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RJ Spéciale Rousse (Cheval Blanc)

RJ Spéciale Rousse (Cheval Blanc)

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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Brasseurs RJ

Montreal, Canada

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613.05/5.03.04/5.05%34.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This "typical" beer has an aroma of wheat, caramel malt and yeast, which give it its legendary spicy taste. Bottle refermentation imparts a yeast enriched flavor.

Formerly known as Cheval Blanc Rousse, now only as Spéciale Rousse.

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 sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20

Aug 22, 2007  
Cap Espoir - 12oz bottle. Pours a hazy, dull light brown. Aroma has some nice yeast to it, but it’s not overly strong. Flavour also has the nice yeastiness to it, although the overall impact is too light and fades too quickly. It’s a bit of a shame as this beer has a nice flavour, it’s just that there’s not enough to it. I think I will let this one warm up a bit more before I finish it.

 PilsnerPeter (1729), Flushing, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Bottle from local Grocery by my Hotel in the Latin Quarter. Pours a deep orange with an off white film of head. Grainy aroma with some caramelized suggestions. Fairly light body with a subdued flavor. Thin, caramelized grains, a touch oxidized perhaps, with a note of coriander in the background. Residual sugars in the finish. Simplistic.


 kwoeltje (1237), Manchester, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Aug 24, 2008  
(341 ml bottle as Cap Espoir) amber, slightly hazy, with off white head. Aroma of yeast. Flavor is yeast, caramel malts, slightly sweet.


 JesseM (443), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 18, 2008  
660mL bottle, with a label that is about 20x cooler than the one pictured, of some voyageurs rowing through some rough waters. Damn, this one was good. Pours a really nice amber colour with a large tan head. What seems like a simple Belgian Wit is so much more. Right from the aroma I could tell it was going to be a good one. All the good aspects of a Wit with some delicious other malty aspects thrown in. Spicy, corriander and clove, with some roasty caramalt, given great body and feel from the yeast. Everything leads into this amazing herbal earthy finish of ground spices and a hint of bittering hops. Estery too. I loved this stuff, and could drink it all the time if it were only available in Ontario!


 puzzl (1982), New York, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/514/20
Apr 29, 2008  
Bottle as Cap Espoir. Full, potatoey, yeasty aroma, mushrooms. Decent body, unfiltered, filling, but flavor is very bland. Mostly just old, stale hops, some metal.


kev26 (23), Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Apr 20, 2008  
C’est une bière avec un dépôt. une bière plutot bonne, meme si elle a un gout assez fort



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