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St. Ambroise Vintage Ale

St. Ambroise Vintage Ale

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A Barley Wine brewed by
McAuslan Brewing

Montreal, Canada

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2193.92/5.03.92/5.08%90 Snifter P  Stats

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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%

All vintages of this barley wine are to be rated on this page.

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 Pyrozoid (109), 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!!!!

 Bockyhorsey (1920), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Catching up on backlog. Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser II. Got written down bready aroma sweet fruity flavor, malty. Give 3 something.


 hellbilly (793), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 21, 2008  
2007 bottle sampled with the phoenix crew courtesy of rustychiles. pale honey color with a small off white head. smells like it will be really sweet.... honey, pale malt, orange, earth and light spicy hops. the palate is on the sweet side but not nearly as the aroma... flavors of honey, toffee, spices, light pine, grass, earthy hops, fruit and slight oxidation (not off putting at all. akin to aged sherry). a little thin in the mouth feel but that could be a good thing given how sweet it is. seems more like an old ale in flavor than a bw?...


 SuperDave70 (652), Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser II. Thanks Rusty! Caramel colored pour with a small white head. Pretty straightforward aroma of sweet malt, hops and some fruit. Sweet malty flavor fading into a bit of a hoppy bite. Good.


 Sparky27 (430), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 27, 2008  
Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser II. Bottle courtesy of Rustychiles. Pours a clear amber with almost no head. Nose is hops up front with a sweet malt background. Palate is the opposite – malt upfront with a mellow hop bite in the finish. Medium mouth feel. Decent Barleywine.


 rustychiles (374), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 26, 2008  
Bottle shared at Hellbillys Hellraiser II. Pours an amber color with a small white head. Aroma of barley, malt, hops. Flavor of malt, and hops. Nice palate. Pretty good barleywine.




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