Arctic Ale (Millésime 2025)
Brasserie Artisanale Albion in Joliette, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.28
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark amber-brown, no head. This is interesting. The aroma has a fair bit of toastiness, light fruitiness, some alcohol. This doesn't have a lot of bitterness, but it's certainly got a fair bit of malt, alcohol. The malt is toasty, but also has some old ale type oiliness, dried hops, raisins, some marmaladey accents. Light tartness in the finish as well. Described as barley wine, but it's an old ale for me.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
250mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is full of bready caramel and a touch of toasted nuts. Flavour is malty but dry, with lots of dry bready caramel, some toffee, fermented out brown sugar, and a touch of toasted nuts. Finishes dry, moderately bitter, a touch tart, and yet still very malty. Very odd. Not bad, but doesn’t hit the bulls eye for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
375mL bottle. Pours very dark brown with a minimal beige head. Old grains, dried fruit, and some boozy notes on the nose. Flavour has dusty malts, old grains, dry caramel, tangy dried fruits; a very dry finish. This is very odd for a barley wine, but I really enjoy it.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Des bactéries acidifiantes agrémentent un olfactif complexe relevant des accents de cassonnade, de boisé, d’alcool et de terre.
Un filet de mousse disparait rapidement sur le liquide brun aux reflets rubis et parfaitement limpide.
Caramel et fruits noirs en entrée de bouche avec une texture liquoreuse, un corps puissant et un environnement bactérien acidulé discret et équilibré avec l’ensemble de la palette.
Notes de raisins secs, de dattes, de cassonnade, de toffee.
La finale est sucrée et légèrement épicée avec une pointe d’alcool.
L’amertume est très faible, presqu’inexistante.
Un vrai nectar. Un plaisir à chaque gorgée.
Très hautement appréciée !
O:8.11 V:3.79 G:8.43 C:4.71 G:16.73 T:41.77 / 50 (8.35 / 10)