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St. Ambroise Vintage Ale 3.83 308

St. Ambroise Vintage Ale

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by McAuslan Brewing
Style: Barley Wine

Montreal, Canada

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3083.86/5.03.83/5.09.8%90.1Snifter
Commercial Description:
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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 Hunsell (400), Amsterdam, Netherlands
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Feb 27, 2007  
Another generous gift of Lubiere! Deep foxy amber with a nice off-white head. Aroma of raisin, alcohol, orange. Sweet fruity taste, but with a nice gentle bitter end. Some chocolate notes and toastiness as wel, that prevent the beer from being syrupy. Very nice beer!


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 29, 2006  
12oz bottle 2001 vintage via trade with radiomgb - Thanks Jeff! - Pours murky copper/brown witha short offwhite head that fades to a ring but laces from there. Aromas of raisins, caramel, candi sugar, and some brourbon. Flavor is big and bold of caramel, raisins, plums, brown sugar, candi sugar, earthy with some smoke notes as well. Nice soft palate for a pretty big brew. Feels thick in the mouth but not overly sweet. Warmth on the finish. Very easy to sip. Nice brew..


 mannika (109), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Jan 4, 2010  
Pours hazy orange with a off-white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is fantastic. Mellow sweet fruitiness (apricots and maybe coconut??), with a bit of spicy and bready nose. Taste is very sweet - spiciness kicks in after a few seconds but subsides again to a bit of a malty sweetness. Thick, almost syrupy texture, very rich. Not much carbonation. Long finish. Fantastic.


 matt7215 (1002), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/515/20
Jan 9, 2009  
341 ml bottle from the LCBO. 2007 vintage. pours amber with a nice equal protein suspension and a small off white head. aromas are classic american barley wine. malt forward with ripe fruit in the nose and hops also present. flavours are well intregrated but malt forward. bitter hop finish and i imgaine this would drink like a IIPA when fresh. im not sure that the year in my cellar added anything to this brew but it was enjoyable. i will seek out other vintages.


 rodenbach99 (711), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/517/20
Oct 7, 2007    Updated: Nov 30, 2009
bouteille, édition 1999,2000,2001,2006, meilleur bière jamais brassée au Québec, en 2006 j’ai bu l’édition 1999 qui était en parfaite forme, longueur en bouche exceptionnelle, grande bière. l’édition 2007 est de loin moins bonne que les autres versions, 8,0% alc/vol. Retour en force avec la 2009. wow !!!


 TampaBrew (907), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 17, 2009  
Pours amber with thin quickly dissapating head. Nose is caramel, some tart ripe fruits, sweet caramel, booze, mild floral hops. Flavor is sweet sweet caramel, flowery hops, warming alcohol, fruity notes, sweet sugar and toasty malts. Smooth full body.


 ajm (976), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Bottle from Lt. Butler. Very nice sleeper beer. Nose of barrel, sweet baked goods, sherry. Flavor is the same plus brighter fruit and the tongue happiness of champagne. Color is a nice red brown. A surprising hit.


 Pyrozoid (352), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 1, 2008  
(Dégusté avec french tickler-millisimé 2007) Couleur orange cuivré avec un collet mince et un peu collant. Arome d’alcohol, réglisse rouge, cerises, érable et pincer de sel. Gout sucré et épicé, caramélisé. Une biere tres bien équilibré et si vous avez la chance de la faire vieillir faite le!!!!



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