Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(On tap @ Grande Ourse, Kamouraska, QC, May 22/23) Pours nearly clear bright pale gold with a decent white cap that fades slowly leaving some lace. Notes of an interesting suite of boreal plants - conifer tip aromatics, labrador tea, some dune pepper, something floral and a touch perfumed, built on top of a base of crackery cereals, dry and crisp with a little acidity, lime with a bit of fragrent peel, soft yeat character (phenolic, no esters really), finish is bone dry and a bit mineral with soft conifer resins, peppercorns, softly bitter and herbal. Light body, lively carbonation, very refreshing but still with some complexity. I can see how this would be plain to some but it's very nicely executed (and not bad with a burger either!)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a golden color lager with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of cereal notes with some light herbal notes. Taste is a mix of cereal notes with some herbal hops and a semi-dry finish. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable lager with good drinkability.
A lightly hazed blonde ipa with a thick frothy lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light Brett, light lactic notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice mix of resinous hops, light pine needles, light brett, OK. On tap at Poincaré.
A hazed pinkish saison with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light citrus, currant, light spices, pleasant. In mouth, a nice mix of tart apples, pepper, currant, light lemongrass, pleasant. On tap at Poincaré.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle: Poured a bright golden color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some excellent lacing. Aroma of spicy yeast notes with some sweet malt notes with light residual candi sugar notes. Taste is also a mix of spicy yeast notes with some peppery notes and some sweet Belgian malt notes with light residual ausgr notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation and very faint alcohol notes also detectable. Solid mix between a Saison and a Belgian ale. Good mix of drinkability and complexity.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle: Poured a yellow color ale with a large whote foamy head with good carbonation and some excellent lacing.Aroma of spicy yeast notes with some citrusy hops undertones and floral notes. Taste is also a great mix of dry leafy citrusy hops notes with some nice floral undertones and light spicy yeast notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Solid grisette with greta drinkability.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle: Poured an amber color ale with a medium size off-white foamy head with light retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of dry caramelized malt notes with some light Cognac barrel-aged notes and some light woody notes. Taste is also a great mix of dry caramelized malt flavors with some Cognac barrel notes and light oak. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable bitter and barrel-aging does bring out more flavors. .
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear pale yellow color gose with a small white foamy head with light retention and some light lacing. Aroma of cucumber and salted water is quite enticing. Taste is a balance mix of flavors between cucumbers and salted water with a light tart finale. Body is light as per style with good carbonation. Well balanced gose with great refreshing flavors.
@ 2017
@ 2017