A hazed amber ale with a thick light mocha head. In aroma, nice lightly tart lemon with Epsom salts, light Brett and sweetness. In mouth, a nice tart mix of lemon, Brett and light woody notes, very nice. Bottle from 2018.

355mL can, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Nose is full of apricot and peaches upfront, followed by the matcha, and lacto. Flavour is full of lacto and sour stone fruits. Not really getting the matcha. Light and rather lifeless, with a lacto-y, thin tart fruit character on the finish. Meh.

Violet and a nice white head. Flowery and perfume red fruit with a bit of vanilla. Soured berry and vanilla notes.

(355ml can from 4th and 7, Toronto) Pours somewhat hazy pink-blushing orange with a small whiteish head showing good retention and lace. Aroma of floral guava with cherry candy and ripe pineapple flesh, almost sulphurous funk quality which I associate with some overripe guava fruits too, but definitely rather sweet and juicy. Flavour is a little less sweet than the nose, and moderately acidic, with sour cherry powder candy and lactic yogurt up front, more floral creamy guava in the middle, and a finish that's softly lemony with vanilla and pineapple flesh more prominent. Forgotten can so the hops have doubtless faded out leaving the fruit as the star, and it handles that role fine. Light body with average plus carbonation. Complex and balanced, but a little light overall. Still a fun beer juicebox.

(375ml 2019 bottle c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours nearly clear deep amber with a small but stable white head and lots of lace. Aroma of red wine, red berries, baked apple and pear, stewed fig, slightly peppery spicebox, notes of oxidized fortified wine for sure, sweet and fruity with clear oak presence and light funk. Flavour is much drier and more tart than the nose would suggest, lactic acidity for the most part, heavy oak structure, more white wine-like up front with white pepper phenolics, but becoming richer, sweeter and more reminiscent of the nose on the finish with notes of nutty fortified wine, baked apple, dark fruit, clove and caramelized sugars into the aftertaste. Light to medium body for ABV, with very full effervescence. Interesting, different than a typical red wine ale with the fortified wine barrel definitely dominating over the grape must. Odd, but cool.

A golden sour ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with loads of Brett, ground cherry, light lactic notes, Epsom salts, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light tropical fruits, light Brett, light lactic notes, very nice and smooth. Bottle from brewery, about 1.5 years old.

Green bottle, 375 ml, brewed in November 2016, best before March 2018, from and with Alexandra Serre and Hugue Lebel, brunch at my place, savoured on September 29, 2019; eye: raspberry, veiled, no effervescence, ring of pinkish head, no lacing; nose: woody lace, musk, raspberry, residual sugar, acidity, light sourness; mouth: woody, musk, raspberry, residual sugar, acidity, light sourness, intense, finale in raspberry with presence of musk, full-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly vinous texture; overall: nice surprise

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 375 ml, brassée en novembre 2016, meilleure avant mars 2018, de et avec Alexandra Serre et Hugue Lebel, brunch chez nous, savourée le 29 septembre 2019; œil : framboise, voilée, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse rosâtre, pas de dentelle; nez : boisé, musc, framboise, sucre résiduel, acidité, légère aigreur; bouche : boisé, musc, framboise, sucre résiduel, acidité, légère aigreur, intense, finale en framboise avec présence de musc, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement vineuse; en résumé : belle surprise

A hazed golden ale with a thick frothy lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light Brett, light lactic notes, light fruity esters, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity mix of lemon pulp, light tropical fruits, light acidity and Epsom salts, very nice. Bottle from brewery, about a year old.