St. Ambroise Pale Ale

Bottle. [Courtesy of Papsoe, another great session @ Papsoe] Small fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Slight dark golden color. Aroma of floral, pine, dry hops feel, caramel, light notes of apricot and some fruit. Medium bodied with a dry texture and an average carbonation. Light bitter flavor with some sweetness. Very smooth and pleasing mouthful. Light dry and floral bitter finish that lasted. Very nice indeed. 31-08-2007

Tried this one in a taster pack of McAuslan products and I was very impressed. Lots of hops for a pale ale with a slightly bitter taste. Great beer.

An excellent execution of a pale ale: as hoppy as some IPAs, and without any cloying sweetness. Plus, the mouthfeel is gentle, which is hard to find on pale ales. This beer, and brewery, have a lot going for it. Cheers :-)

Small white head. Brown body with carbonation. Fruity mango hop aroma. Dry resiny fruity taste with herbal notes. Clean mouthfeel. Dry, fruity metallic aftertaste. Nice session beer. (0.341l draft at Hotel Europa, Montreal.)

341ml bottle. Pours a nice golden amber colour, with a medium head. The aroma is an enticing blend of good hops with some sweet malts. Wow, the taste is very nice, I’m impressed! The malts come up front, a little caramel, then they get over-powered by the floral hops, which add the bitter bite to the taste, then it finishes off with the malts again, almost fruity tasting, but I’m going to say more toffee-like, with a hint of bananas. The after taste is not all that bitter, but I can definitely still taste the hops. In the end a highly enjoyable, very tasty pale ale. Lots of flavour, with a medium body, this is a great beer from an amazing brewery. Top notch in my books.

light copper hue with little head, it has sweet malt aroma and flaovr. there is a hint of citrus in the body, nicely balanced flavor.

341mL bottle: Has an appetizing aroma with fruity notes. Gorgeous, clear brown-amber color with thick frothy tan head. Flavor is strong and complex: Hops, yeast, roatsed malts, coffee, apricot. Well carbonated palate that settles well. Have this one with a hearty meal or on its own. I was awestruck by this one the minute I uncapped and poured it!

Once again McAuslan wows me. I have had many Pale Ales (mostly English) to which I have not enjoyed nearly as much as this. It has a beautiful hop presence that should be in all pale ales. Word to the wise: do not purchase this beer if you are not in favour of hop flavouring.