La Belle Province

meh this didnt impress me, just seemed lik a typical belgian ale just sweeter. the maple didnt seem to do anything except make it sweeter, and frankly quite cloying.

Flip-top .75 litre bottle (most likely the French version): shared with my son on Christmas Day 2016. An off-white head sat on a reddy brown body that oozed maltiness from start to finish. More semi-sweet caramel and toffee notes than ’maple syrup’ in the nose and flavour for me. Quite liked it.

Thx. to Martinus for sharing this one // 75 cl. swing-top bottle sampled @ Tim’s De Molen & assorted beers tasting // brewed with maple syrup // picked up a week ago by Tinus but regardless this bottle was still BBF 19 May 2012 // lovely big gusher, pretty fountain on the table // looks like a fountain, nice // amber with a brief off-white head // smell is bread, leaves, light syrup, yeasty, spices and caramel // taste is sweetish, caramel, bread, syrup, way too much carb., berries, BE-style yeast, spices, grains, light signs of age // meh, I hear that it cost a pretty penny // not worth that, that for sure

75cl bottle, shared with 77ships, Martinus and Tderoeck. Thanks Tinus. BB 19-5-2012. Huge gusher. Cuivrée, col crémeux beige. Arôme présente une fine note d’érable, bouquet un peu vieille levure avec un malt cara léger. Palais présente en effet des notes d’érable-noisette est le tout s’arrête bien là gardant ce profil très français, le tout étant trop effervescent, terreux avec des notes de carton. Au final, seul l’érable ajoute qcq chose d’intéressant à cette bière et un clair manque de finition.

Imported from my RateBeer account as 3 Brasseurs La Belle Province (by 3 Brasseurs / 3 Brewers (Canada)):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 2.4/5

30/XII/12 - 75cl bottle @ home: De Molen & assorted beers tasting - BB: 19/V/12 yet only bought one week before the tasting by Martinus in the Lille shop of 3 Brasseurs (2012-1414) Thanks to Martinus for sharing the bottle!

Gusher alert! Clear dark orange beer, huge yellow head, pretty stable, bit adhesive, quite some chunks floating around. Aroma: citrus, very frassy, herbal, bit sugary, sweet, spices, dusty, cardboard. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, grains, some citrus, bit spicy, sourish, cardboard, bitter unpleasantness. Aftertaste: caramel, spices, dry, cardboard and some chocolate. Bleuh.

swing top bottle 330ml. -from brewpub Reims. Darker amber coloured, medium to big sized off- white head, (dried) fruity spicy nose. Sweet malty, moderate spicy and hint of alcohol with rather fruity finish. Pretty sweet overall but without any trace of maple syrup.

An amber Belgian with a thick mocha head. In aroma, a grainy malt with light maple wood notes, grassy notes. In mouth, a smooth grassy grainy malt with grassy qualities, light maple notes, a bit grainy and cloying. On tap at Festibiere de Gatineau, May 26 2012.

Swingtop bottle from the brewpub in Lille
Cloudy amber color; high carbonation, generous head. Some aroma of vegetables, spicy maybe. Common Ale with some vegetables touch, and common bitterness too. Imprecise.

75cl bottle from the pub in Lille. It was an explosion of beer out of the bottle. Even the swing top came clean off the bottle with the force. Hazy brown colour with thick rocky beige head. Very malty beer. Some sting on the finish. Some caramel/toffee. Arh sweet due to the maple syrup.