Tasted on tap at the brewery’s pub in Lac Beauport, Québec on August 9th 2012. Mainly hoppy aromas. Color is clear dark gold with small head and little lacing. Straight off the bat, hops are at work with very cutting and dry bitterness. I suspect a lot of Cascade in there. Malt is also doing a good job supporting a light caramel accent; just enough. A very long all bitterness finish. A straight forward IPA like it should be.

Tasted on tap at the Wendat Hotel Museum in Wendake, Québec. Very clear pale blond almost straw. Head is small and disappears rapidly. A tiny bit of lacing. Flavors are mainly hoppy with notes of cereals and especially corn. Malts are weak. Corn is taking a lot of space and it’s almost making that beer unpleasant. Palate is light and thin. Kwe in wendat native language means ’’Hello’’. It was probably a request from the Wendat Hotel- Museum to have a beer brewed as close as possible to the ancient native traditional ingredient such as corn. I personnally think that it’s not a success.

A reddish orange amber ale with a thin lacing and frothy off white head. In aroma, caramel malt with resinous hops, treacle, barley candy. In mouth, a sweet burned caramel malt with light floral hops, some short bitterness following by pungent hopping, interesting. Can from SAQ.

Had not been to a SAQ (Quebec liquor store) in a while and found this one (as it is exclusive to them). Pours a clean amber-copper colour with a light beige head that is foamy/creamy, last a long time and covers the glass with lacing. Beautiful fruity nose with some caramel malts, some mild hops and hints of burnt malt. Creamy mouthfeel with a quick wet finish. The hop is slightly more apparent in the taste, but still, the caramel blends things well. Very mild grapefruit flavours from the hop creating very light bitterness. A pretty nice product for the liquor store (just a tad expensive for a can that is not imported).

Canette 473ml. De couleur cuivrée et claire. Nez de grains de malt sucrés et caramélisés, moyen de houblon floral, légèrement herbeux et citrique (pamplemousse) ainsi qu’avec des notes terreuses, léger de biscuits avec des petites notes fruitées (agrumes). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement huileuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon citrique (pamplemousse) et légèrement floral (une amertume présente en arrière-goût toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un léger goût fruité (agrumes) et de notes de noix lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt caramélisés avec des petites notes de biscuits puis en finale l’amertume de houblon reprend de la force et se fait plus asséchante, légèrement herbeuse et terreuses avec de faibles traces résineuses. Post-goût moyen-long et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de houblon citrique, herbeux, légèrement terreux et floral avec de faibles notes résineuses.

Can: Poured a clear light amber color ale with a medium size foamy head with good average retention and limited lacing. Aroma of grain and cereal is very average. Taste is also dominated by some unrefined grain with light cereal notes and a light dry hoppy finish. Body is about average with good carbonation. Definitely not the best creation form this brewery.

Canette 473ml. De couleur jaune pâle et voilée. Nez épicé (coriandre) et de levures fruitées (agrumes), léger de blé et de grains de céréales fraîches avec des notes d’herbes mouillées. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux petites notes aqueuses. Moyen goût de levures fruitées (agrumes) et épicées (coriandre, petites traces de clou de girofle) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût de grains de céréales sucrées avec un léger goût de blé et des traces de pain humide puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes herbeuses. Post-goût court-moyen, composé d’un léger goût de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes).

Can explodes with carbonation and foam right after opening, but dies down quickly, then there is no head at all - strange. Slightly hazy light amber and copper coloured body with a thin tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, cardboard and a touch of hops - not much though. Light-bodied; Creamy and malty flavour at first with a touch of nuts, some raisins and a cardboardie, off-malt taste with a little earthy and floral hops. Aftertaste is quite potent with bitter tastes throughout and a light hoppy note on the back end. Overall, a decent beer - a bit interesting since it’s more of a Canadian (or almost English) Pale Ale, but not horrible - some complexity in the mix. I sampled this 473 mL can purchased from Au Coin Duluth in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 04-December-2010 sampled at home in Washington after Montreal won Game 6 in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs against Boston.