6/10
Many years ago...
Tried
on 29 Mar 2009
at 18:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep hazy orangey color ale with large bubbly head with average retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of bubblegum and candy with some light cinnamon. Taste is also dominated by loads of sweet spices such as bubble gum and sweet pears. While I did enjoy the spice mix at first I thought it ended up being a bit much. I believe something to cut through the sweetness would have improve this beer but I must say I still thought it was interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2009
at 21:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bouteille 341ml. De couleur orange-cuivrée et semi-voilée. Nez de levures fruitées légèrement aigres (framboises, notes de citron) avec des notes maltées de biscuits, de pain ainsi que des notes herbeuses. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture aux notes crémeuses. Goût de levures fruitées (framboises naturelles auc notes acides, notes de citron) avec des traces d’épices (coriandre) lors de lentrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût malté de biscuits avec des notes de pain et de blé puis en finale lon assiste à un regain de goût fruité légèrement asséchant (framboises non-mûres peu sucrées) ainsi qu un léger goût herbeux (herbes mouillées, faibles notes de houblon). Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, légèrement aigre de levures et de fruits (framboises naturelles) avec des notes herbeuses.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2009
at 21:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a nice size light brown foamy head with good retention and some minimal lacing. Aroma of light coffee and black chocolate is nice enough. Taste is a nice mix between some dry roasted malt mix in with some coffee and black chocolate notes. Full oily type body with good carbonation and no alcohol discernable. Very well done and a pleasant surprise but lacking some creamy-ness and some complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2008
at 23:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A dark amber ale with a thick off white head. A fresh raspberry mash aroma, light malt. In mouth, a good malt with raspberry, caramel and butterscotch. Medium bodied. Festival Bières et Saveurs, August 29 2008.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2008
at 22:04
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Bottle: Poured a light copper color ale with a huge foamy head with great retention and some lacing. Aroma of light tart raspberry with some very light malt notes. Taste is also a mix between light raspberries with some light malt notes. Body is too thin with some great carbonation though. I understand that tried to brew alight fruity summer bee but I still think this would have gain with some more malt and raspberries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2008
at 13:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a deep black color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of light roasted malt notes with some coffee notes as well. Taste is also dominated by some light roasted bitter notes with some medium dry coffee notes and some subtle black chocolate notes also recognisable. Full body with good carbonation for the style. I thought this was lacking a bit of character but still very enjoyable for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2008
at 13:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bouteille 750ml. De couleur orange foncée et semi-voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (canneberges, moyen d’agrumes, traces de pommes), d’épices (coriandre, notes de cannelle et de clou de girofle), malté de caramel, léger de houblon herbeux et avec des notes boisées rappelant les conifères. Moyen-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et une texture légèrement crémeuse aux notes aqueuses. Goût de levures fruitées légèrement aigre (canneberges, moyen d’agrumes, traces de pommes) accompagné d’un goût épicé (présent en arrière-goût toute la gorgée - coriandre, moyen de cannelle, léger de pain d’épices, notes de clou de girofle, traces de gingembre) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût malté de caramel aux notes terreuses avec des notes de grains de céréales puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume asséchante de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches et fumides) ainsi qu’un léger goût boisé (conifère) et un court regain de goût d’épices (notes de pain d’épices). Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux et très légèrement aigre de levures fruitées (moût de canneberges, notes de zest d’agrumes).
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2008
at 21:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a deep amber/reddish color ale with a nice foamy head with good retention but no lacing. Aroma of dry caramel malt with light spruce notes and some even more subtle notes of cranberry. Taste is also dominated by those dry caramel notes which are more or less appreciated with some notes of spruce and cranberry but those were too subtle IMO. Medium body with good carbonation. Not bad but I am not the biggest fan of the malt bill and would have like too see more spices and cranberry in there. I don’t rate on price and that is probably a good thing considering the price tag of this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2008
at 12:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample, savoured at the Oktoberfest des Québécois on September 9 2007; eye: amber with reddish reflections, clear, no effervescence, tiny beige head; nose: nice cutting hops, grapefruit, orange zest, caramelized malt; mouth: caramelized malt and almost immediately fresh hops, caramelized malt, a watery wave, then hops reappears, finale is hoppier than my memories of the beer, medium body, average carbonation, texture is thinner than what I would have liked, mildly bitter, slightly sweet; overall: really enjoyed the hoppy finale FRANÇAIS Échantillon, évènement l’Oktoberfest des Québécois, savourée le 9 septembre 2007; oeil : ambrée avec des reflets rougeâtres, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige; nez : bon houblon tranchant, pamplemousse, zeste d’orange, malt caramélisé; bouche : malt caramélisé puis presque aussitôt le houblon frais, malt caramélisé, petite vague aqueuse, puis réapparition du houblon, finale plus houblonnée que mes souvenirs, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, texture un peu plus mince que celle que j’aurais désiré, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée; en résumé : bien aimé la finale houblonnée
Tried
on 07 Jan 2008
at 18:16