La Cristal IPA
Brasserie du Mont-Blanc in La Motte-Servolex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 🇫🇷
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.12
|
|
Une bière blonde légère équilibrée, rafraîchissante et finement houblonnée. La Cristal IPA intègre des houblons aromatiques et non pas amérisants : Le Saaz : houblon noble et aromatique et plusieurs houblons en provenance des Etats Unis pour leurs parfums très floraux et leurs notes agrumes. Un nez houblon très floral et agrume, suivi d’une première bouche également très florale, un corps équilibré et une fin de bouche qui donne envie de redécouvrir la bière une nouvelle fois.
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Small white head over cristal clear pale golden beer. Nice, if a bit unspecific nose of hops, at least this one is clinched correctly. Taste is a bit thin, but again determined by the hops - fruity, but not distinct. Still, probably the best tasting beer from Mont Blanc so far. Light body, feels better carbonated than it looks; bit slick. Not too bad; still, the tasteprofile of this beer refers more to macrobrew than to a local craft. Thanks to Stefanie V for bringing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2022
at 07:42
6.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle at Brasserie Blanc in Oslo. Covering white head, near-clear golden body, faint lacing. Moderate smell of oily hops. Fine blended taste of ripe lemon and pale malt. Clean, distant bitterness to the ending. Smooth in the mouth. Food friendly. (Oslo 02.11.2021).
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2021
at 09:00
6.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Foggy golden pour and a fine white head Looks fine Decent intensity in the aroma Moderate sweetness and a moderate bitterness Ok carbonation level Pale malt, herbal, mild fruity and mild citric flavor [Bottle at Kokkekollektivet in Halden, Norway]
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2021
at 10:09
5.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Champagne-like color. Some traces of lacing. In aroma, there are hints of citruses, pear, and soap. The whole beer feels too soapy. Medium bitterness, low sweetness. Watery. Light body. Medium to high carbonation.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2021
at 16:43
6.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, frothy white head. Aroma: Floral hop. Taste: Floral hop, subtle lemon notes, malty background. Moderate to over moderate bitterness, light sweetness. Medium body, average carbonation. Ok but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2021
at 16:12
4.9/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Helder lichtgeel bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is licht bitter hoppig en licht fris fruitig met iets van gras, citrus en wat dennen. Is erg waterig in de mond en vrij vlak van smaak. Valt me erg tegen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2020
at 13:20
5.9/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 ml capped bottle with swingtop for re-sealing, as La Cristal I.P.A. from Brasserie du Mont Blanc. Purchased at Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%, IBU 30. Gusher bottle, 1/3 of the content went down the sink. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of floral and herbal hops. The flavour is first slightly citric, before sweet pilsener malts take over, ending in a very moderate and dry herbal hop bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2020
at 19:59