Nelson Sauveur - Nelson Sauvin Rakau Hop Kief
À La Dérive Brasserie Artisanale in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.21
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DOUBLE IPA NELSON SAUVIN - RAKAU HOP KIEF - 8% ALC./VOL.
Nous avons décidé de brasser un projet spécial avec les houblons de la compagnie Néo-zélandaise Freestyle Hops. Ces passionnés de houblons s’intéressent aux différentes caractéristiques que cette plante peut développer selon le moment de la récolte. Le projet consistait à brasser deux versions de Double IPA : l’une avec du Nelson Sauvin récolté à la mi-saison et l’autre en récolte tardive, afin d’explorer les différentes saveurs qu’un même houblon peut offrir.
Cette version est élaborée avec une récolte tardive de Nelson Sauvin, qui apporte des notes plus herbacées (dank), de pamplemousse rose, de fruits tropicaux et de résine (cannabis).
Nous avons décidé de brasser un projet spécial avec les houblons de la compagnie Néo-zélandaise Freestyle Hops. Ces passionnés de houblons s’intéressent aux différentes caractéristiques que cette plante peut développer selon le moment de la récolte. Le projet consistait à brasser deux versions de Double IPA : l’une avec du Nelson Sauvin récolté à la mi-saison et l’autre en récolte tardive, afin d’explorer les différentes saveurs qu’un même houblon peut offrir.
Cette version est élaborée avec une récolte tardive de Nelson Sauvin, qui apporte des notes plus herbacées (dank), de pamplemousse rose, de fruits tropicaux et de résine (cannabis).
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Hazy golden, small head. Aroma of mango and pineapple. Sweet with above medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with syrup, apricot and mango. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2026
at 19:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Thanks fonefan! Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, some mild cannabis like sweetness, and a bunch of grains/wort. Flavour is floral, grainy, some cereals, mild fruity tones with some citrus as well.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 19:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 473ml. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As A La Derive Nelson Sauveur - Nelson Sauvin Rakau Hop Kief ]. ABV: 8.0%. ✅ [20260108]. 6/3/6/3/12. Yeast - Ash Tray - Smoked, Grain - Wheat - Oat - Minerals, Fruity hops - Gooseberry,
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2026
at 17:27
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft: Poured a somewhat hazy yellow color ale with a nice white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of juicy citrusy hops notes with some floral hops undertones and dank tropical notes. Taste is also a mix of juicy citrusy notes with some floral undertones and some dank/tropical notes with a semi-dry finish. Body is quite full with good carbonation. Enjoyable double NEIPA with a nice dank/tropical twist.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2025
at 15:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
473ml can. Hazy, orange, dark golden colour with averge, frothy to creamy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Zesty, citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, minimally sugary, wheaty malty background, minimally perfumed notes of grapefruit, orange, lemon, minimally dank, earthy, grassy, resinous interludes with a touch of hemp, weak, tropical fruity overtones, whiffs of coconut as well. Taste is tripartite: sweet-ish, minimally sugary, wheaty and pale malty base layer, dank, resinous, slightly earthy and grassy, "heavy" hoppy middle part, "light", citrusy fruity hoppy top layer, notes of orange, grapefruit, some mango, hints of hemp, moss.
Slightly oily texture, smooth and soft, slightly greasy palate, medium to fine, scattered, mildly prickly carbonation.
Quite intense and condensed, minimally mismatching, resinous-grassy aspects once in a while - good.
Slightly oily texture, smooth and soft, slightly greasy palate, medium to fine, scattered, mildly prickly carbonation.
Quite intense and condensed, minimally mismatching, resinous-grassy aspects once in a while - good.
Tried
from Can
from Hoptimaal
on 23 Nov 2025
at 18:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A hazed milky yellow orange DIPA with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
at
À La Dérive - Brasserie Artisanale ( Brasserie)
on 29 Oct 2025
at 19:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
After having the "Mi-saison récolte" version with Riwaka Hop Kief, let have this one. Medium haze, golden colour with an orange hue, an off-white frothy head, good stay and lacing spots left. Nice fresh fruity aromas with stone fruits, white grapes and a touch of sesame nuttiness. Some nice peach notes in the taste with the white wine and hints of sesame seeds. Some mild grassiness adds a tad bitterness to the mix. The overall balance of this version is smoother, better blended with still lots going on and the Nelson Sauvin shinning a little better.
Tried
from Can
at
IGA Famille Charles Cantley
on 24 Sep 2025
at 04:04