I bought this beer up in Canada without first checking the rating - ever since I’ve brought it home, it’s been beckoning me from my closet, daring me to drink it - "come on, you know I’m going to suck, and I’ll quite possibly give you a raging headache, but I’m a new beer rating. Who are you to resist?" - well, I finally caved, mostly because I don’t have anything in the house that I’m not sharing for a tasting - anyway, to the beer - it ain’t terrible, just indistinct - hazy golden beer, with some soapy lace - the aroma is mostly earthy raspberries, but they are very faint, and there isn’t much else happening, so the aroma gives the impression of raspberry puree mixed into a glass of water - a little bit of graininess reminds you it’s beer - the flavor is quite similar - it’s like 1/3 framboise, 1/3 belgian ale, 1/3 water - there is a little bit of tartness and raspberry flesh, some light notes of wheat and grain, and a light belgian phenolic character, all topped off by a thin, watery finish - some alcohol as it warms - a little bit of odd chalkiness and yeast - there may have been a good concept behind this one, but it is not executed well.

500ml bottle purchased in Montreal. Pale golden color, with a little cloudiness. Excellent carbonation, with a lively head. This one is severely underrated. Subtle raspberry flavor reminiscent of the Ephemere line. Some sweet, malty characteristics of a Tripel, perfectly balanced by the raspberry. A world class beer.

500ml bottle. Big white head, very fizzy. Orange color, spicy and yeasty aroma. Light chemical raspberries flavor. Alcohol is well hidden.

bouteille brune de 500ml. bière aromatisée au framboise avec un peu d’arôme et de goût de framboise, le petit coté aigre des framboises n’y est pas trop présent.bière ordinaire

Probablement la meilleure bière des Frères Houblons. Le Goût de framboise est très marqué. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec petit petillement. Arrière goût prononcé mais qui n’affecte en rien son goût harmonieux