Le Trou du Diable La Bretteuse (Syrah)

La Bretteuse (Syrah)

 

Le Trou du Diable in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA - Sour / Wild Regular Out of Production
Score
7.68
ABV: 7.8% IBU: - Ticks: 21
La Bretteuse est une IPA vieillie 18 mois en barriques de Syrah californien envahies de brettanomyces. Il en résulte une bière trouble aux accents orangés dont le nez évoque l’eau de rose, le pamplemousse, la vanille et le cuir. En bouche, l’acidité et l’amertume s’engagent dans une longue valse nuptiale, véritable mariage des saveurs qui ne demande qu’à être consommé.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Le Trou du Diable La Bretteuse Brassin Spécial (Syrah) (by Le Trou du Diable (Six Pints - Molson Coors)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

26/IV/14 - 75cl bottle @ ZBF 2014 (Leuven) - BB: n/a (2014-421) Thanks to tom10101 (I think? Things got a bit hazy towards the end) for sharing the bottle!

Cloudy reddish orange beer, creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: artificial brett aroma, pleasant sourness, fruity, tangerines. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: artificial brett, bit sour, pretty bitter and dry. Aftertaste: bitter, grapefruit, bit of artifical brett yeast, some lemon rind. Why always using that same brett yeast package people? You want wild yeast? Go collect it outdoors.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2014 at 12:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pours unclear blonde to orange Good white head Smell has some brett Taste is rather thick , pure brett but not too balanced. Much funk . Dry , buttery character .

Tried on 26 Apr 2014 at 09:06


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Nice dry crackery bretta feel. Orange pour with nice lacing and head. Finishes with bitterness and sourness. Some malt here but hops are rather overtaken by bretta. Some sour apricot. Bottle at Volo for Zwanze Day.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2013 at 11:57


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750mL bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks a lot, Dany), pours a cloudy vibrant orange wit a huge white foamy head that lasts. Nose is full of brett funk, followed by wine barrels, some light fruitiness, more brett, and oak. Flavour is a brett bomb, with loads of funk, followed by more subdued red wine notes, some fuzzy citrus fruits, and some light hops. Very funky, lightly vinous and somewhat hoppy. Extremely well-constructed, with a suitable carbonation that brings out the complexities really well. Amazingly drinkable. Wonderful, elegant beer.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2013 at 20:57


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sample, draught, tasted during the Hivernale des brasseurs, savoured on February 22 2013; eye: straw, semi-opaque, no effervescence, white head, no lacing; nose: wine, wild yeasts, wine, rose water, sourness; mouth: wine, wild yeasts, wine, rose water, sourness, acidity, sour and dry finale in wild yeasts with presence of wine, average carbonation, medium-full body, slick texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue lors de l’Hivernale des brasseurs, savourée le 22 février 2013; œil : paille, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, mousse blanche, pas de dentelle; nez : vin, levures sauvages, vin, eau de rose, aigreur; bouche : vin, levures sauvages, vin, eau de rose, aigreur, acide, finale aigre et sèche en levures sauvages avec présence de vin, carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen-corsé, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon

Tried on 02 Jun 2013 at 14:38


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at RBJG 2 Grand Tasting, thanks MartinT. Orange colour with a white head. Some lacing. Sour vanilla, lemon aroma. Smooth sour fruit, lemon, vanilla flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2013 at 19:49


8.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle courtesy of Martin at RBJG, thanks! Cloudy golden amber color, fluffy white head. Aroma of sour vanilla, lemon, grapefruit. Taste is smooth and softly sour peach, apricot vanilla. Very tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2013 at 16:58


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottled. Deep amner-orange, cloudy, a bit, fine head. Great fruity nose, lemon, yogurt, stone fruits, grapefruit. Dry, tangy falvor, orange and yogurt, vanilla, still nice hops. Excellent. Not all that sour, but dry and wonderful.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2013 at 19:50


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Hazy golden amber color. The nose is very bretty, with tons of tropical hops. Big brett mouth with a touch of sourness, oak, peaches and cream, medium body. Rounded. Tons of depth, but the Syrah does not shine. Dry, bretty finish.

Tried on 30 Mar 2013 at 03:19


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bouteille 750ml. Explosive à l’ouverture. De couleur ambrée-dorée et voilée. Nez de levures sauvages, fruitées (agrumes, notes de fruits tropicaux et de pêches) aux notes terreuses et épicées (poivre doux), moyen de houblon floral, légèrement herbeux aux notes citriques et résineuses ainsi qu’avec des notes boisées (fût de chêne aux petites notes vineuses). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de levures sauvages fruitées (moyen d’agrumes, notes de pêches, traces de fruits tropicaux) légèrement épicées (poivre doux) et aux notes terreuses lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un très léger goût boisé (bois humide, notes de fût de chêne vineux). Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon floral, légèrement herbeux et résineux avec des notes citriques qui se développe jusqu’en finale. Post-goût moyen-long et moyennement sec, moyen-léger amer de houblon floral, herbeux, légèrement résineux et aux traces citriques avec un léger goût de levures fruitées (zeste d’agrumes).

Tried on 05 Mar 2013 at 19:26