Loup Rouge LÎle de Grâce

Brewed by Loup Rouge, Artisan Brasseur
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Sorel-Tracy, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégustée directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’orange et de pin. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût très prononcé d’houblon avec une pointe fruitée. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’amertume d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating #2118)

On tap at the brewpub. Dark amber pour with white head. Aroma of piney hops, solid toffee-like malts and caramel. Taste is quite bitter, no sweet hop flavors, lots of caramel with a malty-bitter finish. Palate is full bodied with medium carbonation with a slightly astringent finish. Meh.

Poured a hazy orange color, small off-white head. Aroma is floral hops, citrus, grapefruit notes. Flavor is creamy, smooth floral notes, citrus, caramel malts. Wow, impressed!

Draft at Churchkey. Golden color, huge fluffy white head. Aroma of subtle grass. Taste of straw. OK.

Draft. Small off-white head, hazy amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, bitter, grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, bitter, some grapefruit. A bitter bomb, not much there other than the strong bitterness. Light-medium body, low carbonation.

Tap at Churchkey. Pours similar to the Fand’chienne with a towering buttermilk head atop cloudy, glowing gold. The nose is more standout IPA in the nose here compared to the Fand’chienne: American citrusy hops with sugary peach and tangy orange. Taste is grassy, nutty bitter, very clean with baked pears and sugary pear dessert coming through. Excellent.

Sampled on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a hazy orange color with a medium creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral, citrus and tropical hop notes and caramel. The taste is very bitter with earthy and citrus hops, with a caramel and toasted malt finish. Medium bodied. Very nice IPA.

On tap at Les brasseurs du Temps (Gatineau, Qc). Hazy amber body with a fair white creamy head. Surprisingly, aroma is dominated by maltiness. It carries grainy and hoppy hints. Its sharp hoppy taste carries strong coriander notes and leaves a long bitter/grainy finish. Well done.

On tap at the brouehaha Aroma:coffe,toasted malt,hopy aroma... Appearance:Hazy amber,good head... Flavor:Malty with strong bitterness.....

Tap at Saint-Bock. Quite extreme stuff, indeed. No wateriness in the body even with a low ABV for the pronounced hoppiness but, of course, any malt sweetness is in absolute discretion because of the intense bitterness. Well-done and aptly hopped but this not a memorable IPA to me. Not much traces of fruityness like grapefruit or tropical fruits; very herbal, leafy and dry. Enjoyable but not delightful to me.

Sample, at the Festival Bières et saveurs, savoured on September 4 2009; eye: brown with golden reflections, clear, no effervescence, tiny beige head; nose: really resinous hops, light smoke, floral; mouth: really resinous hops, light smoke, floral, malt, finale in really resinous hops, average carbonation, quite bitter, harsh texture; overall: special FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Festival Bières et saveurs, savourée le 4 septembre 2009; œil : brune avec reflets dorés, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige; nez : houblon très résineux, léger fumé, floral; bouche : houblon très résineux, léger fumé, floral, malt, finale en houblon très résineux, carbonatation moyenne, très amère, texture rugueuse; en résumé : spécial