french tickler (523), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada Sep 1, 2008 Sampled @ le Festival Bieres et saveurs
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<b><u>App.:</b></u>
Light brown, cloudy, foamy beige head, good lacing
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<b><u>Aromas:</b></u>
Zesty, citrus, pine, caramel
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<b><u>Palate:</b></u>
Extremely well hopped, great bitterness, creamy medium / full body, long lasting aftertaste
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<b><u>Flavors:</b></u>
Hops, Hops, and HOPS, grassy notes, earthy, honey, caramel malts
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<b><u>Notes:</b></u> 1st beer sampled at the festival... what a great start!
rederic (1513), montréal, Quebec, Canada Oct 3, 2008 On tap at the Brouhaha, dark amber-orangeish hue, with a creamy beige head, yeasty, fruity, floral hop nose, with a mild piney, cedary, resiny accent, within a malt toastiness aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, resiny, flowery hop character, with some nice piney, cedary, coniferous notes, and a leafy fruity, zesty, lime, citrusy accent, within a faint toastiness, leading towards an intense leafy hop bitterness finish. Pyrozoid (213), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Sep 1, 2008 (Dégusté avec french tickler - festival Bieres et saveurs) Une biere de couleur miel-ambré avec un mince collet moyennement collant. Odeur d’alcohol, pin, zest d’oranges. Gout tres épicés, blé, un peu de miel. MartinT (4458), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Aug 31, 2008 <i>My Bottom Line:</i><br />
The revealing finish of this pillowy American-style IPA lathers the tongue with peppery, herbal, resinous hoppiness well after the gentle cereal sweetness is introduced. It may not be a balanced brew, but man is it fun!<br />
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<i>Further Personal Perceptions:</i><br />
-A fine sheet of foam covers the hazy orange.<br />
-This is the version brewed with 100% Pacific Gem hops. Their bitterness is astoundingly expressive!<br />
-The nose is mostly resinous.<br />
-The malts could be brighter or crisper, which would let the hops express themselves even more in the flavor profile.<br />
-This hop appears to affirm itself mostly in the finish, although it seems to have been used equally throughout the boil.<br />
-The body is chewy and round.<br />
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<b>On tap at Festival Bières et Saveurs.</b> TaktikMTL (2042), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada Jul 17, 2008 Updated: Jul 20, 2008VERSION 2.0: En fût. Verre de 20 oz directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’houblons résineux. Apparence: La couleur est orangée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons résineux. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating #1822)
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