Noire et Blanche RastafaYan

Noire et Blanche
Brewed at Brasseur De Montréal
Style: American Strong Ale
Saint-Eustache, Canada

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Dégustée en fût au Brasseur de Montréal. De couleur brune et voilée. Nez de noix grillées, moyen de malt légèrement rôti et caramélisé avec des traces terreuses, léger de pain, de houblon herbeux (notes citriques, résineuses et florales) et de biscuits. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et une texture légèrement crémeuse aux notes huileuses. Goût asséchant de noix grillées avec une légère amertume de houblon herbeux (discrètement présente en arrière-goût toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de malt rôti aux faibles notes terreuses avec un léger goût de caramel et quelques traces de cacao et de pain puis en finale une l’amertume de houblon se veut plus résineuse. Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux, et très légèrement résineux avec un léger goût de noix et des notes d’alcool très doux. (1er décembre 2011)

Drank on tap (10 oz) at the brewpub on October 19, 2012. Red brown, medium head. Aroma of plum, raisin and licorice notes malted barley. A similar taste but more dry because of alcohol, a little sweet, bitter alcohol. So why the name (and the taste), you would need to see the brewer!!!

Glass, sample, draught, during the La journée des brasseurs, savoured August 11 2012; eye: dark brown, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of mocha head; nose: roasted barley, molasses, resinous hops, light burnt barley; mouth: roasted barley, molasses, resinous hops, light burnt barley, finale in resinous hops with presence of alcohol, full body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Verre, échantillon, en fût, lors de La journée des brasseurs, savourée le 11 août 2012; œil : brune foncée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse moka; nez : orge torréfiée, mélasse, houblon résineux, léger orge brûlée; bouche : orge torréfiée, mélasse, houblon résineux, léger orge brûlée, finale en houblon résineux avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon

Nutty aroma, light cereals. Subtle piney hops, with some fresh cut grass and floral herbs. Solid body, solid carb. Mineral flavor with more roasty nuts. Light breads, and cereals, with a clean grassy finish.

Enjoyed on tap with Yan the brewer, at the brewpub. A decent brown ale, with chocolate and above average roasting. Akin to a dry stout. Yes, critics will note the lower abv, and the brewer claims it as a strong ale because of ageing and taste, however it best belongs to this category from my limited knowledge. Creamy mouthfeel. WIll have to follow this brewer at new digs.

In short: A sweet nutty cookie in a pint. Decent.
How: Tap directly at the brewery restaurant
The look: Mahogany body topped by a small beige head
In long: Nose is very nutty and a bit sweet, it smells like a brownies. Taste has a lot of cookies, lots of toasted nuts, toasted brown sugar, a toasted pastry (croissant), crunchy brownies. No hops to speak of. A pleasant sweet nutty malt backbone that could make for a very good beer if there was more hops to oppose the malts. Still, this is so far the ‘best’ beer I’ve had from this brewery, and I used the term ‘best’ very loosely. This beer wasn’t bad but the problem with Brasseur De Montréal is that 99% of their beers give the rest a bad name.

On tap at Brouhaha the regular version, dark brown color, with a tan head, sweet toasted, caramel, biscuity, roasted malt, nutty, cookie dough, toffee nose with a mild floral lime, lemon peel citrusy, leafy, grassy, cedary hop note, and a faint cereal bran muffin accent in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a nice toasted, dark, roasted, caramel, biscuity malt, flowery leafy, piney, cedary hoppy character with a dark bitter chocolate, minty leafiness, toffee, nutty flavors, with a lemon, lime rind, faint candied lemon marmalade backbone, leading towards a roasty maltiness, nutty, leafy, piney, cedary hop bitterness finish.

On tap, described as barrel-aged brown ale. Dark brown pour with an off white foam. Aroma is quite laden with different things. I mainly pick up cherry, cinnamon, cocoa, anise and some oak. The barrel-aging appears really well done on this beer, mild bourbony notes in the aroma and flavor but not overpowering. Flavor is mellow and sweet. Fine winter warmer.

A deep dark stout with a thin lacing and creamy brown head. In aroma, a doughy chocolate malt overlayed with herbal floral hops, quite nice. In mouth, a nice smooth coffee malt with nice floral resinous hops, citrusy and grassy notes, woody, very nice. On tap at Brouhaha, Dec. 16 2011.

Randalized with Cascade and Centennial: same appearance, more pronounced resinous floral hops in aroma, green and doughy, some light iron notes. In mouth, a very green and doughy herbal hops attack, a bit nasty and strange, more fruity, not to my liking. Only rating original. On tap at Brouhaha, Dec. 16 2011.