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St. Ambroise Vintage Ale

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by McAuslan Brewing
Style: Barley Wine

Montreal, Canada

bottled
common

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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2983.86/5.03.84/5.09.8%90.4Snifter
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Also known as St.Ambroise Millésimée.

In honour of our tenth anniversary, McAuslan Vintage Ale has been brewed to continue the centuries-old tradition of strong ales and barley wines. Vintage Ale is rich and malty, with a surprisingly well balanced and clean hop finish provided by classic Goldings hops. The ale is unfiltered and derives its orange hue from wheat malt blended with pale and Munich malts. The malts also provide a hints of caramelized fruit reminiscent of a Christmas pudding.
McAuslan Brewing will celebrate each new year by brewing Vintage Ale on our anniversary. As a vintage product, we estimate this ale will remain in good condition for a number of years.
The 2006 edition is down from 9.4% to 9.2%. In 2007 this went to 8%. In 2009 this went to 9.8%.

All vintages of this barley wine are to be rated on this page.
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 Ungstrup (15107), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 9, 2006    Updated: Oct 22, 2006
[Vintage 2001 sampled 2005]
A hazy orange beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet and quite hoppy. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy with a slight alcohol burn. Nice for a barley wine to by so hopped. Thanks, Per, for sharing.
Vintage 2000 - Sampled 2006 - it definately is over the top [4/3/5/3/10=2.5]
An amber beer with a fast disappearing orange head. The aroma is extremely oxidixed, but also has notes of oranges. The flavor is sweet and again very oxidixed but not as bad as in the aroma, but also has notes of fruit


 Papsoe (14883), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/515/20
Sep 3, 2006  
(Bottle 34,1 cl) Hazy, amber golden with an off-white head. Fat, caramel aroma with a tart edge. Fairly full-bodied with notes of overripe apricots. Sweet caramel malts and sherry like accents. Perhaps somewhat oxidized. 290806
Earlier Rating: 8/15/2005 Total Score: 3.4
(Bottle 34,1 cl) Vintage 2001. Hazy, amber golden with a nice, beige head. Aromas of sweetish malt and hops - lovely aromatic, hoppy nose. Sweetish and quite alcoholic with loads od sweet caramel. 120805


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/104/516/20
Apr 6, 2002  
Copper coloured. Big citric hop aroma. Hurely malty, rather sweet. Fruity withsome plum flavour. Salty licorice in the finish. A very nice and well balanced barley wine. Thanks DougShoemaker!
Earlier Rating: 1/31/2002 Total Score: 4.2
Tasted in February 2001. Dark orange. Thick, rich, complex and very malty. Tasty now, but will probably conitnue to develope on the bottle for a few more years.


 yespr (12020), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 1, 2008  
LCRBM: 34.1 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a fully gone head. Dense phenolic and spiced aroma with a mild caramel malty note in addition. Mild spiced and caramel malty flavoured. Light yeasty finish. Smooth and crisp brew.


 fonefan (11090), VestJylland, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 2, 2009  
Bottle 341ml. @ LCRBM 2008, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
[ Vintage 2006 ]. Clear medium amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, vitage, cask wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081025]


 MiP (9065), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 31, 2008  
Bottle, 9.2% at LCRBM08. OK spicy aroma. Hazy golden colour. Spicy flavour, clean bitterness, but some yeast. Very nice.


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 14, 2007  
Bottled (2000 vintage, 10.2 %, thanks Bov!). Hazy brown colour, small beige head. Aroma is plummy, alcoholic, toffeeish, wineous and spicy. Barnyard, berries and plum in flavour along with leathey and alcoholy hints. A bit glueish and redwineish. Pleasant thing overall.


 joergen (8523), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 17, 2005    Updated: Nov 12, 2007
Bottle, tahnks to MPA for sharing. Hazy golden coloured with a small white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits. Flavour of malts, caramel, dried fruits and hops.



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