McAuslan Frontenac Extra Pale Ale

Thin white head. Yellow body. Light malty straw aroma. Dry clean resiny straw-and-malt taste with honey and grain notes. Sweetish. Dry papery aftertaste. Decent, drinkable. (0.275l draft at Le Barbare, Montreal, under the name "Le Potion Barbaresque".)

But au resto Le Barbare (rue St-Laurent, Montréal), en fut. Blonde légèrement foncé, petit collet. Légé arome d’houblon et de fruit intéressant. Bon goût d’houblon sucré

(Draught) Glad to see that this beer hadn’t been retired - after a visit to the Salon des metiers d’arts where I talked with the rep at the McAuslan booth, we sampled this at McKibbons Irish Pub on December 13, 2005. Pours a deep orange body with a thin, white, foamy head. Nose of bread with floral hoppy hints. Flavour of English bitter hops with subtle sweet malt. Finishes with a mild bitterness. Average.

This is just lovley. On tap at my new workplace, McKibbins Irish Pub. Lovley. just lovley. Pours a rich sunshine gold, with just a tinge of ruby. Thin whispy head {except for one stupid bartender, who thought he was dong me a favour filling it to the rim with beer} that fades to a lovley thin cover with minimal but present laceings. Aroma is floral and grassy with strong presence of sweet caramel malt. Boddy is silky and a little chewy, with thin carbonation. Taste is VERY slightly bitter, dominated by sweet and nutty malts, and floral hops that are so lovley they remind me of a fresh spring medow. Undertones of ripe plumb, some citrus and mellon, with a spicy hop trace hiding in there somewhere. Aftertaste is first a little bitter, folowed by a bitter/floral balance, folowed by a chewy sweetness. Nice, very very nice. Cheers

On tap at Barbare, Montréal. Average gold body topped with a thin and lasting white creamy head. Light hoppy aroma with some subtle herbal and flowery hints. Taste is not bad but it lacks complexity. Good carbonation. Leaves a fair bitter/hoppy aftertaste. Average everyday beer. Perfect with the pizza after moving into your new home.