7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours a slightly hazed, golden colour with an amber hue, an off-white head, average and decent lacing. Wild, sour aromas with fresh apple juices, vinegar notes and hints of.... not maple, but oak-vanilla. If there is maple, it is a tad in the flavours, blending some mild sweetness, with the apples fruitiness, to the funkiness. A touch of wood and vanilla. Thankfully, after swirling the end of the bottle, getting a touch of maple. Was expecting more of a Triple, and maple - but no, got a nice funky-apple brew instead.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(750ml 2021 bottle from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours clear pale amber with a decent eggshell head and a little lace. Aroma is fairly sweet and reminiscent of apple preserves with a dash of maple syrup, round ripe fruity/citrusy esters, lightly spicy wood, soft lactic acidity, some bready malt, not heavily Belgian. Flavour is much less sweet than the nose would suggest, cider-like with a soft to moderate lactic tartness, soft citrusy fruitiness, maple without much sugar, soft spicebox/wood tones, somewhat crisp actually with a little roundness from the malt, cleaning lactic apple-forward finish with a little maple/wood and soft bitterness. Medium-bodied, oily, bottle-conditioned carbonation, alcohol largely hidden. Interesting and unique wild ale, not much like a tripel in the classic sense which is fine for me, unsurprisingly cider-ish but definitely distinctly beer.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle: Poured a slightly hazy golden color ale with a medium size white foamy head. Aroma of light tart notes with some funky ester and light apple notes. Taste is also a mix of tart notes with light oak notes, funky ester with some light funky cider notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Nice hybrid between a sour and some wild apple cider.

7

A lightly hazed golden triple with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light maple, apple jam, light acidity, light alcohol, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light cinnamon, light apple, light acidity, very nice. On tap at brewery.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Green bottle, 750 ml, lot 05-06-20, bought at Rapido on December 29, 2020, savoured on January 9, 2021; eye: rust, cloudy, no effervescence, small ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: banana, wild yeasts, musk, honey, fresh, fragrant; mouth: banana, wild yeasts, musk, honey, fresh, fragrant, light green apple, finale in light green apple with slight presence of musk, medium body, average carbonation, slightly sweet, lightly sparkling texture; in summary: fine

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 750 ml, lot 05-06-20, achetée chez Rapido le 29 décembre 2020, savourée le 9 janvier 2021; œil : rouille, trouble, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : banane, levures sauvages, musc, miel, frais, parfumé; bouche : banane, levures sauvages, musc, miel, frais, parfumé, léger pomme verte, finale en léger pomme verte avec très légère présence de musc, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement pétillante; en résumé : bien