Pasionaria Double IPA
Brasserie Trois Dames in Sainte-Croix, Vaud, Switzerland 🇨🇭
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.95
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours a clear amber with a small and rough off-white head. Very intense citrusy hop aroma - quite caramellish also. Solid body, lots of fruit and caramel with tons of citrusy hops leaving a good dose of bitterness. Solid and well made. 261010
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2010
at 11:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2011-05-05, bottle from Artisanale Bières Belges, Crissier, bb 2012-01, 8-5-8-5-17=43
Cloudy dark amber color; medium-sized head, of which a thin layer is persistent. The aroma, besides the obvious fruity hops, has a cheesy component. Great body balance, where malts that are only medium-sweet meet the sweaty and fruity hops; in the final, where the hop resins just prevail on the malt and fruits, is now possible to notice a light astringency as well. The bitterness is high but not so apparent.
2011-04-03, bottle from Artisanale Bières Belges, Crissier, bb 2012-01, 8-4-8-5-17=42
The cap is not very tight, so the carbonation is low and there is little head; it pours a hazy amber color.
The aroma has great balance between fruity and sweaty hops.
The mouthfeel is mellow, and the flavor is a great combination of sweet malts and fruity hops, almost orange and apricot jam.
The bitterness is never too much here.
2011-02-19, bottle from Artisanale Bières Belges, Crissier, bb 2012-01, 8-4-8-5-16=41
Cloudy orange-amber color; the head is not very persistent. The aroma is nice, hoppy, fruity (mango and apricots), and malty (sweet). The flavor is clearly malty-sweet, with a strong bitterness, bringing not only a fruity character but also resiny, and the resins are more evident in the final. Powerful and balanced candy beer.
2010-11-13, bottle from La Mise en Bière, Lausanne, bb 2012-01, 8-5-8-4-15=40
Hazy dark amber color; beautiful compact head. The aroma is very nice, with fruity hops and malts; strong, perfumy, with a vein of cheesy yeast. It has a good body structure, with a strong caramel and toffee flavor, well balanced by the fat hops, resiny, but apparently fading, still well fruity; a bit spicy. The final is bold, juicy sweet bitter and fruity; very long. The light cheesy note doesn’t speak for freshness, but it’s a very enjoyable beer.
2010-10-03, bottle from La Mise en Bière, Lausanne, bb 2012-01, 8-5-7-4-15=39
Beautiful color, amber, bright and hazy, with a thin creamy head. Nice but not strong hop notes, with a light fruity accent (apricot jam), followed by comforting caramel aroma; there are also shades from a musky yeast, interesting. Good body structure; it has bold caramel and toffee flavor; the bitterness is strong, but correctly balancing the residual sugars; the hops are juicy, a bit fruity and resiny; the final is good, bold as well, but a bit tiring. I also start enjoying drier examples...
A good brew, globally able to stand proudly, and, most of all, a pioneering rarity in the country.
Unfortunately, the beer was distributed to retailers only 4 months after brewing (June 9th), and some/most of the hop character may have gone; we wait for a new, fresh batch!
Cloudy dark amber color; medium-sized head, of which a thin layer is persistent. The aroma, besides the obvious fruity hops, has a cheesy component. Great body balance, where malts that are only medium-sweet meet the sweaty and fruity hops; in the final, where the hop resins just prevail on the malt and fruits, is now possible to notice a light astringency as well. The bitterness is high but not so apparent.
2011-04-03, bottle from Artisanale Bières Belges, Crissier, bb 2012-01, 8-4-8-5-17=42
The cap is not very tight, so the carbonation is low and there is little head; it pours a hazy amber color.
The aroma has great balance between fruity and sweaty hops.
The mouthfeel is mellow, and the flavor is a great combination of sweet malts and fruity hops, almost orange and apricot jam.
The bitterness is never too much here.
2011-02-19, bottle from Artisanale Bières Belges, Crissier, bb 2012-01, 8-4-8-5-16=41
Cloudy orange-amber color; the head is not very persistent. The aroma is nice, hoppy, fruity (mango and apricots), and malty (sweet). The flavor is clearly malty-sweet, with a strong bitterness, bringing not only a fruity character but also resiny, and the resins are more evident in the final. Powerful and balanced candy beer.
2010-11-13, bottle from La Mise en Bière, Lausanne, bb 2012-01, 8-5-8-4-15=40
Hazy dark amber color; beautiful compact head. The aroma is very nice, with fruity hops and malts; strong, perfumy, with a vein of cheesy yeast. It has a good body structure, with a strong caramel and toffee flavor, well balanced by the fat hops, resiny, but apparently fading, still well fruity; a bit spicy. The final is bold, juicy sweet bitter and fruity; very long. The light cheesy note doesn’t speak for freshness, but it’s a very enjoyable beer.
2010-10-03, bottle from La Mise en Bière, Lausanne, bb 2012-01, 8-5-7-4-15=39
Beautiful color, amber, bright and hazy, with a thin creamy head. Nice but not strong hop notes, with a light fruity accent (apricot jam), followed by comforting caramel aroma; there are also shades from a musky yeast, interesting. Good body structure; it has bold caramel and toffee flavor; the bitterness is strong, but correctly balancing the residual sugars; the hops are juicy, a bit fruity and resiny; the final is good, bold as well, but a bit tiring. I also start enjoying drier examples...
A good brew, globally able to stand proudly, and, most of all, a pioneering rarity in the country.
Unfortunately, the beer was distributed to retailers only 4 months after brewing (June 9th), and some/most of the hop character may have gone; we wait for a new, fresh batch!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2010
at 04:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Good yellow head, over veiled bright orange beer. Dried hops overporwering things, until a serious upsurge of caramel malts. Specific aroma reminding me of thistle. Hoppy, but with a good old, oxydized malt taste, as a breadcake made with wholemeal or brown bread. Liqueurish character. Much less hoppy palate, but the bitterness remains, superposed on the wholemeal malts. Special, unusual IIPA. Grand merci à Jean comme au Submarine Captain!
Tried
on 01 Aug 2010
at 00:14