A deep dark brown barley wine with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with vinous notes, dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice and rich. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, woody notes, very nice and smooth. Bottle at Festival de la Bière de Laval 2025.

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color barleywine with a dark brown foamy head with some retention and some lacing notes. Aroma of deep caramelized notes with some strong woody bourbon notes and vanilla. Taste is also a mix of deeply caramelized malt notes with some vanilla notes with some strong bourbon and a sweet finale. Body is pretty full with an oily texture and good carbonation with some discernible alcohol notes. Nice woody bourbon barleywine with with semi-sweet finish.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, purchased at Brasserie du Bas-Canada - Hautes-Plaines on February 15, 2025, savoured on February 17, 2025; eye: very dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, ring of rather large brown bubbles, no lacing; nose : molasses, alcohol, malt, whisky, bourbon, aniseed, light oak, brown sugar; palate: molasses, alcohol, malt, whisky, bourbon, aniseed, light oak, brown sugar, alcohol warmth, finale in alcohol with presence of aniseed, full-bodied, average carbonation, rather sweet, alcoholic texture; in short: very good


FRANÇAIS


Bouteille brune, 750 ml, achetée chez Brasserie du Bas-Canada - Hautes-Plaines le 15 février 2025, savourée le 17 février 2025; œil : brun très foncé, opaque, pas d’effervescence, anneau de bulles brunes plutôt grosses, pas de dentelle; nez : mélasse, alcool, malt, whisky, bourbon, anis, léger boisé, cassonade; bouche : mélasse, alcool, malt, whisky, bourbon, anis, léger boisé, cassonade, chaleur d’alcool, finale en alcool avec présence d’anis, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon