Green bottle, 750 ml, bought at Dépanneur Rapido on 5 April 2024, savoured on 7 May 2024; eye: golden with caramel highlights, cloudy, no effervescence, sheet of white head, good lacing; nose: malt, hops, light orange, light bittering hops; mouth : malt, hops, light orange, light bittering hops, finale in malt with presence of bittering hops, medium body, good carbonation, rather bitter, lightly sweet, lightly raspy texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 750 ml, achetée chez Dépanneur Rapido le 5 avril 2024, savourée le 7 mai 2024; œil : dorée avec des reflets caramel, voilée, pas d’effervescence, couverture de mousse blanche, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, houblon, léger orange, léger houblon amérisant; bouche : malt, houblon, léger orange, léger houblon amérisant, finale en malt avec présence de houblon amérisant, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

A lightly hazed golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice crisp biscuit malt with resinous hops, light catnip, light mineral notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice crisp biscuit malt with light fruity esters, light mineral notes, light catty notes, pleasant. On tap at Les Sans Taverne's Festival des Bières Ouvrières 2024.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, bottled on 12-03-24, best before 12-09-24, bought at Dépanneur Rapido on 5 April 2024, savoured on 15 April 2024; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, ring of greyish head; nose: malt, yeast, light bread, light acidity, biscuit; mouth : malt, yeast, light bread, light acidity, biscuit, light bittering hops, semi-dry finale in bittering hops with presence of yeast, medium-light body, good carbonation, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, fleshy texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, embouteillée le 12-03-24, meilleure avant 12-09-24, achetée chez Dépanneur Rapido le 5 avril 2024, savourée le 15 avril 2024; œil : dorée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse grisâtre; nez : malt, levure, léger pain, légère acidité, biscuit; bouche : malt, levure, léger pain, légère acidité, biscuit, léger houblon amérisant, finale semi-sèche en houblon amérisant avec présence de levure, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture charnue; en résumé : bien

A hazed golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, light biscuit malt with resinous hops, light mineral notes, light skunkyness, OK. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with resinous hops, light mineral notes, light resinous notes, pleasant.

(500ml bottle from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours opaque dark yellow with a thick white head that's stable and leaves heavy lace. Aroma of navel orange and tangerine, bright ripe pineapple, some spicy green garlic/onion, a little dank cannabis and resin. Flavour is roundly malty and yeasty in a smooth estery English way without being sweet, pale orange and grapefruit, some pith and zest, underripe and slightly peppery pineapples, a little green onion heat, dry and a litte mineral on the whole, finish is moderate plus bitter with some astingent resin. Light bodied, creamy soft carbonation. Refreshing and resinous IPA, in the style of what NEIPA initially meant, with pale malt and English yeast but a sticky hop bite rather than pure juice.

(500ml bottle from the brewery, bottled Aug 15 2023) Pours lightly hazed pale orange-gold with a thick white head of fine bubbles and good lace. Aroma is very citrus-forward, lots of grapefruit and navel orange peels, grapefruit pulp, some mango and peach sweetness, moderate cannabis, some pine resin, brioche malt. Flavour is lightly to moderately sweet with a core of brioche and honey, navel orange, grapefruit, intense citrus peel/oils, dank pine/cannabis, orange fruit, semi-dry finish with moderate plus bitterness, big grip of orange and grapefruit peels, pine, sticky resin really, light astringency, long bitter aftertaste. Medium-bodied, soft almost bottle-conditioned carbonation, oily. Very fun to finally try this classic NEIPA about 7 years after I remember becoming aware of it. Feels like it has much more in common with the early Alchemist/HF NE style than what it has come to mean: lightly malty, roundly fruity, but with big grippy resins and prominent bitterness. Fun even if it's not my usual IPA now.

750ml (thx, M. Charron!) shared with Farees @ Ryan's. Appearance: a bit hazy blonde with a white head. Aroma: rustic, some bugs. Taste: same, pomace, bugs, some funk, a bit lemony. Overall: good and refreshing one.