7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by Jay at tasting at my house. Pours black with brown head. Nose and taste of milk chocolate, roast chocolate malt, vanilla and roast brownie. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2012
at 18:53
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
LA CHOUAPE - NOUVELLE MOISSON - definitely not the same beer as HOUBLON FRAIS (see my rating below) I hope I bought a bad bottle because this beer is disgusting. Aroma is similar to decaying herbs. I don’t know what it is but it smells barn or rotten hay with a touch of sour. Appearance is gold with orange glints, very hazy with white, thick and creamy head. Little lacing fading fast. Taste is awful: like old barn rotten hay with a sour aftertaste. This beer is definitely sour. Had to trow it down the drain. HOUBLON FRAIS - LA CHOUAPE (Tasted in october 2012) Aroma: Cinnamon, caramel and pepper; a surprisingly malted and yeasty nose for an IPA although we can also find herbal notes of fresh cut grass. well balanced aromas. Appearance: Amber brown, hazy, average creamy pale brown head, sticking well to glass with fair lacing. Taste: Attack is malted at the beginning with notes of cinnamon, caramel, clove and nutmeg. Then, fresh hops are taking over with herbal notes, fresh cut grass and hay, leaving a smooth bitterness with a long lasting finale. Very interesting to discover undried fresh hops flavors for the first time. Another country beer by La Chouape. Very interesting for those who want to discover the taste of undried hop. Aroma: 7 Appearance: 3 Taste: 7 Palate: 3 Overall: 14 Total 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2012
at 19:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tasted on tap at La Chouape Pub in St-Félicien on July 31st. Aromas: Mainly molasses and oatmeal. Appearance: Very dark and opaque black. Wonderful head and lacing. Flavors: Oatmeal, molasses and coffee with a strong roasted bitterness. Interesting combination of cereals and bitterness. I’ve never tasted oatmeal beer before and I have to admit that it’s not my favorite style. But it certainly does the job.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2012
at 17:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tasted on tap at La Chouape Pub in St-Félicien on July 31st. Aroma: A good balance of hops, hay, and cereal notes. Appearance: Clear gold, nice creamy head and good lacing. Taste: Flavors are mainly herbal with a lot of cereal notes. A good country reminder. Hops could be sticking out more though. I’d say it’s more like a pale ale than an IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2012
at 17:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 500ml. Couleur noire presque opaque, mousse peu présente couleur café au lait. Arôme de grains torréfiés, d’espresso et de vanille. Goût d’espresso, un brin sucré, grains torréfiés, un peu de vanille.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2012
at 18:22
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bought this by accident confusing with a better beer. Smells like nothing really, or I don’t have a nose. There’s nothing overtly wrong here. Ends up a little sour after a few sips. Pours cloudy at least and head retains. Soft carbonation. Isn’t bad at all for what it is, really. Bottle from Peluso d-pan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2012
at 21:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 500ml. De couleur noire et opaque. NeZ de malt rôti, moyen de café, léger de chocolat noir avec des notes de houblon herbeux et des traces de furits (framboises). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture riche, léger-moyen crémeuse et légèrement huileuse. Léger goût de chocolat noir dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt assez rôti avec des traces de pain grillé ainsi puis progressivement un goût de café s’installe jusqu’en finale, où y arbore également une légère amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût long et aux notes sèches, moyennement amer de rôti avec un moyen goût de café et de houblon herbeux ainsi que des traces de chocolat.
Tried
on 24 May 2012
at 23:41
6.5/10
Oak is more present here. Yeast is strong but oak shows its teeth and overrides. The problem is that it leaves more of an alcohol burn
Tried
on 18 Apr 2012
at 05:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Winter Warmer: Poured a medium brown color ale with a nice foamy head. Aroma consists of light residual sugar with some light spice and dry fruit notes. Taste is not as complex as I had expected with some notes of residual sugar and some dry fruits and light spices. Body is about average with no apparent alcohol. Overall this was OK though below the average from their other beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2012
at 13:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a hazy deep beige color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of fresh cereal notes with great floral hoppy aroma. Taste is a mix between some super fresh and somewhat floral cereal notes with some super floral green hops notes. Body is quite full with limited filtration and good carbonation. This was a surprising hit with loads of nice aroma and fresh cereal notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2012
at 12:35