Tourbé Novum
Temporal Artisan Ales in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Brewed at/by: Slow Hand Beer Co.Traditional Beer - Adambier Regular
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Score
7.47
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The barrels come from La Piautre, a brewery/distillery on the banks of the Loire River than utilizes local organic grain and smokes their own peated malt to make intense Islay-style whiskey.
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Oakes (33493) reviewed Tourbé Novum from Temporal Artisan Ales 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown, nearly black. No head. Aroma is almost entirely peat and iodine though there are some dark sugars in there as well. But on the palate, same thing. Big rich peat. The malts balance it, but it’s up to the beer to influence the barrel here, not the other way around. I’m going back and forth - is it refined like lagavulin or heavy-handed like Octomore? I think more heavy-handed but still not bad.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Tourbé Novum from Temporal Artisan Ales 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark hazy brown with light tan head. Aromas of dark caramel, whiskey, bourbon, vanilla, a bit of cake spice and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same with some nice woody and subtle peat. Perfect peat addition; use enough to keep things interesting without distracting. Warm finish. Excellent.
Kinda pricey but likely on par with something equivalent from the EU once shipping and exchange rates are factored in…
RennyDoig (4553) reviewed Tourbé Novum from Temporal Artisan Ales 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Threefold. Pours nearly black with no head. Tons of dry, woody peat smoke and burnt dark sugars on the nose. Flavour is rich with lots of woody peat smoke, charred wood, burnt sugars, roast. Finishes strong and boozy, which compliments the dark smoky palate. Fantastic.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Tourbé Novum from Temporal Artisan Ales 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Threefold, pours black with a small beige head. Nose has plenty of peat upfront—though it doesn’t seem too abrasive or monolithic; there’s clearly some solid malt backbone in here. Flavour is primarily a function of the peated whiskey barrels, tempered by subtle cognac, some bourbon, molasses, and deep toasted malts. Finishes with low residual sweetness, a strong boozy kick that doesn’t detract, and moderate smokiness. Really nice blend.