MacKroken Flower
Le Bilboquet - Microbrasserie in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.15
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Avec des arômes de dattes confites, cette bière pleine de texture est ronde en bouche. Son goût sucré rappelle celui du miel et du confit d’oignon. Le taux d’alcool élevé s’ajoute aux saveurs pour rendre cette bière encore plus complexe en bouche en nous rappelant la saveur du porto et des dattes.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thick, rich and decadent - this is a beast of a Scotch Ale (actually an imperial, if that is an actual category. Pumping up the alcohol and ingredient list has made this into a Canadian classic. A backbone of very roasty malt supports a super rich taste profile. Thick toffee, dark berries, booze, butter and a hint of chocolate are brought into an extravagant but successful balance. Taste sustains and stays in balance. Not for everyone, but quite an accomplishment!
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Hopa. Deep mahogany pour, off-white head. Nose is huge honey, bread notes, burnt sugar, chocolate, sweet booze. Taste is the same with a long, sweet and warm finish. Feels a tad too light, but otherwise pretty awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
my bottle states the alcohol is 10.2%
Wicked aroma of dark sweet malts, caramel, and honey. The flavor is rich, and malty. Great beer.
Wicked aroma of dark sweet malts, caramel, and honey. The flavor is rich, and malty. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 24 July 24). Clear auburn brown with small beige head. Woody caramel malt, feint honey, mild phenols come to the forefront as it warms giviing a dubbel quality to the scotch ale. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2024
at 03:23
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Amber-brown, and bright. Medium head. On the nose, some bubblegum, and this also has a bit of toffee. On the palate, it's cleaner but still some phenols that drag it down. Lowish bitterness, so you really want lots of rich malt character, and I don't get quite enough of that. Touch of honey sweetness in the finish, but doesn't help me get past the phenols.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2024
at 03:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz (thx, Josh!) @ Sales Force. Appearance: dark copper with a beige head. Aroma: caramel, figs, some raisins. Taste: along the same lines with some bitterness. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2024
at 03:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Republic. Hazy brown, small, foamy, tan head. Aroma of candied date, raisin, apricot jam, dark honey, orange peel, caramel, brioche, liqueur. Taste has very sweet candied date, raisin & red apple in a honeyish, caramelly malt body with herbal edges. Soft earthy hoppy finish, lingering dried fruits, vague toast, warming honey liqueur-like alcohol. Medium to full body, syrupy texture, soft carbonation. Tasty, but more of a genuine 'honey beer' than a Scotch.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2023
at 20:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
472 mL can thanks to hershiser2, 9/26/22. New brewery! Brewery #2112, Canada #56, Quebec #23. Dark red, medium tan head, decent retention. Aroma of toffee, caramel, vanilla, hint of cherry. Taste is cherry, toffee, earth, more cherry, cola, vanilla. Slick, mild booze.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2022
at 02:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
$5.35 Pint can, WW. Clear ruby-brown with a small beige head. Heavy honey nose, caramel malt, dark fruit nose. Quite sweet dark cherry, honey, herbal/dried flowers, caramel, glue. Not cloying, but very sweet. EDITING TO ADD: knocking this down a bit. As it warms, it gets sickeningly sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2022
at 21:13
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2022
at 22:52