La Complice (2008)

341mL bottle, sold way past its prime but I didn't notice until I bought it. Pours a murky diarrhea brown with a big off-white head. Nose doesn't smell too bad or oxidized, with toasted nuts and some caramel, a bit of oxidation. Flavour of creamy nuts, some caramel and toasted malts - surprisingly not too oxidized and nothing offensive, just an "old" quality. Medium-bodied and a bit off-kilter from a regular brown ale, which is a nice change. I'll uprate this a bit, given that this is an old bottle.

12oz bottle pours a hazy brown with a cloudy, white head. Nice malty nose, bready, light hops, fairly approachable. Flavor is sweet, malty, a little brown sugar, a touch of cookie dough. Medium bodied, sweet finish.

Borrle. Clear golden color, little head scant lacing. Aroma is herbs, straw, oil. Taste is floral and extremely malty. OK.

Brown bottle, 341 ml, drunk in a Dieu du Ciel! glass, purchased at Le Grand Duc, savoured on January 25 2010; eye: bronze with reddish hue, clear, slight effervescence, tiny sheet of beige head, nice lacing; nose: nutty, malt, light resinous hops; mouth: nutty, malt, resinous hops, dry finale in resinous hops, medium body, average carbonation, mild astringency, lightly bitter, slightly harsh texture; overall: surprising FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, bue dans un verre Dieu du Ciel!, achetée chez Le Grand Duc, savourée le 25 janvier 2010; œil : bronze avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, très légère effervescence, petite couverture de mousse beige, bonne dentelle; nez : noisette, malt, léger houblon résineux; bouche : noisette, malt, houblon résineux, finale sèche en houblon résineux, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, astringence moyenne, légèrement amère, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : surprenant

Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a generous foamy head with surprisingly good retention and good lacing. Aroma of well balanced caramel malt with just enough sweetness and some light dry English hops as well. Taste is also a well balance mix between some rich caramel malt with just enough sweetness and some dominant English hops (which are sadly on the decline since this is not as fresh as it once was). Well made for a style that doesn’t offer it fair share of surprise.

Bottle thanks to blutt59. Pours with a small off-white head over a hazy amber body. Aroma of honey, apple, cinnabun, belgian yeast, and a touch of roast. Taste is honey, caramel and a lingering bitterness. Fizzy and dry mouthfeel.

Slightly hazy amber. Thin head. Slightly earthy, nutty with a leafy hop character. Really dry, hoppy take on the style. Has length and a relatively full mouthfeel. Clean. Pretty good hoppy brown.

Bouteille 341ml. De couleur cuivrée foncée et claire. Nez fruité (agrumes, traces de petits fruits), malté de caramel, de noix, moyen de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches) aux petites notes terreuses et florales ainsi que des notes de biscuits et de butterscotch. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement huileuse et aux notes crémeuses. Goût fruité (agrumes et zest, traces de fruits des champs) accompagné de petites notes épicées (poivre doux) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel légèrement terreux et aux petites notes rôties, de noix et de noisettes, de notes de biscuits ainsi que des traces de butterscotch puis en finale l’on retrouve une moyenne amertume légèrement asséchante de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, moyennement amer de houblon herbeux et légèrement terreux ainsi qu’un moyen goût de noix et de fruits (zest d’agrumes) ainsi qu’un léger goût rôti.

A reddish brown ale with a thick off white head. Aroma is very pleasant, lots of floral hops, marmelade, light black pepper. In mouth, a nutty malt with good floral hops, grapefruit. Medium bodied. A very nice ale! Bought at Jovi, 2.45$.