En fût au brouepub. De couleur cuivrée ambrée et transparente. Nez de houblon floral et herbeux, légèrement malté de céréales avec des notes de caramel (quelques notes de fumée également), de pain, de noix ainsi que des notes terreuses et herbeuses de chanvre. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût moyen-léger amer de houblon herbeux et floral (qui dure toute la gorgée) avec un léger goût de malt pâle et de faibles notes fruitées (agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un goût malté de caramel doux aux notes fumées et rôties avec un léger goût de céréales (notes de seigle asséchant), de noix rôties et de pain ainsi qu’un léger goût herbeux et terreux en finale venant du chanvre. Post-goût moyen et moyennement sec, léger-moyen amer de houblon herbeux aux notes florales avec un léger goût de noix et de faibles notes de zest d’agrumes.

Draught, at the pub on August 14 2006; eye: amber with golden reflections, nice white head made up of tiny bubbles, lacing; nose: hemp, hops, caramel, freshness; mouth: malt, hemp, soft finale where a big hint of caramel shows up, medium body, slick texture, good carbonation, very slightly sweet, mildly bitter FRANÇAIS Fût, bue sur place; oeil : ambrée avec des reflets dorés, belle mousse blanche formée de petites bulles, dentelle; nez : chanvre, houblon, caramel, frais; bouche : malt, chanvre, finale douce où apparaît une grosse pointe de caramel, corps moyen, texture lisse, bonne carbonatation, très légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère

A hazy orange beer with a small beige head. The aroma is hazy a faint note of beechwood smoke, and also hints of caramel. The flavor is woody dry with a light note of smoke.

On draught at the brewery, March 2005. Having never cared for hemp ales (or more accurately, having never had a hemp ale for which I’ve cared), I didn’t go in to this with much expectation. Warm-toned, clear amber colored beer, with a little bit of vibrant orange and a small white head. Smells of dry fruits (peach and apricot) with a clean ale yeast presence and some lightly sweet, nutty malt. Flavor is nowhere near the horribly astringent, bland hemp ales I’ve had prior to this. Far from it, in fact, as this one was quite tastey. I don’t know about all of this talk of hemp, smoke and hazelnut, but it seemed like a lightly chewy, crystal malted amber ale, with some fresh, mildly citric hops to finish and a wonderful lightly creamy body that I really enjoy about this brewery. It’s difficult to rate these beers highly, as they seem to be more about execution and subtlety, but this is fantastically well-brewed, I feel, and I have no problem giving it high marks.

Copperish color, with a tinges of red. The beer was balanced more towards the rich caramel maltiness than the floral hop undertones.

Red copper ale with a nice white head. Sweet candy malt with a discreet bitterness ...is this a result from using hemp...not bad, but knowing the brewery, not my favorite.

Amber coloured. Medium bodied, fruity (mango!), some late bitterness........

Amber malts, touches of hemp; dry character and lots of crystal malt; crisp bitterness underneath. Good balance and more hemp than most of this type.