RJ Brune dAchouffe

Brewed by Brasseurs RJ
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Sample, draught, 4 ounces, Hivern’ales, savoured on January 20 2011; eye: caramel, semi-opaque, no effervescence, no lacing; nose: malt, anise, floral hops, perfumy; mouth: malt, anis, floral hops, perfumy, light lime, finale in malt with floral hops, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, 4 onces, Hivern’ales, savourée le 20 janvier 2012; œil : caramel, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, anis, houblon floral, parfumée; bouche : malt, anis, houblon floral, parfumée, léger lime, finale en malt avec houblon parfumé, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon

pours cloudy dark brown with a nice beige head, decent retention and lacing. roasted malts, tons of spices, cloves, hint of sweetness, balanced by fairly present grassy hops, yeasty. average carbonation, medium to full body. nicely balanced beer.

Small bottle. Fairly dark amber, sediment floating throughout, tan head. Sweet malts, yeast, spice, alcohol, orange zest, citrus. Somewhat sweet, bite from the alcohol, medium carbonation and body, little thin towards the finish; dry, malt, spice and booze on the finish.

660mL bottle from a trade with a friend in Montreal. Thanks Dan! I love how Quebec brewers give you that extra 10mL in their bombers, it makes all the difference. This one pours a nice hazy brownish red with a small surface film. Aroma at first hits with too much of that weird chemical plastic character I get with a lot of Quebecois brews, but you get used to it and there’s some really nice spicy yeast quality on top of toffee caramalt. Similar to a good Wit. Flavour has some nice rich toffee and caramalt, salt, mild booze, and that same nice yeast character. Subtle spice, as well as the plastic. Feels medium on the palate with some considerable spitzy carbonation, though nothing over-the-top. Pretty solid beer, glad it was brought to me to enjoy.

Bottle; cloudy murky pale brown with medium beige head; aroma-sweet, caramel, yeast, alcohol, grass and herbs ; taste-light sweetness, medium bitterness that is long-lasting. Medium carbonation.

Solid beer, good version of the Belgian Ale. Strong malt presence, alcohol not overbearing.

Le liquide est ambré. La mousse est fugace. Au nez, la levure et les épices occupent un espace partagé avec un alcool floral et parfumé. Le malt belge étale toute sa douceur, touché par de bons arômes de fruits. Le goût rappelle les bières belges fortes avec une levure goûteuse, des esters fruités et un alcool expansif et savoureux. En bouche, le liquide possède une belle rondeur avec une effervescence active et une texture légèrement huileuse. En finale, une fleur d’alcool qui se combine avec des épices mélangés.

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2010 Bouteille 341 ml. 8.5%. Couleur ambrée-rouge brouillée. Mousse beige. Arômes de levure et malt grillé. Goût de levure, alcool, malt, un peu de zest d’orange, et épices. Finale en épice et alcool.