7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Clean, light amber colour with golden highlights, a warm off-white head, decent retention and a nice foamy collar, some coating the brew. Malty nose with cereal grains, a touch of maple syrup, rye, caramel and even getting some peaty action, like barrel whiskey. The taste is not overly sweet - like what you think it will be. Cereal malts, a tad caramel, but some good blending hops to lightly dry the finish. Not syrupy, not too thick. A mild warming, boozy feel. Quite an easy-drinking, very strong Pilsner that is worth trying.
Tried
from Can
at
IGA Famille Charles Cantley
on 26 Mar 2026
at 06:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml can that pours a real dark brown colour with ruby highlights, a light mocha-coloured frothy head, with good retention and creamy lacing. Roasted malty aromas with a touch of chocolate, and a touch of peppery spiciness. The spicy peppers really shine in the flavours, lingering that beautiful warmth. Not only spicy, but the pepper flesh has a nice taste, blending well with the roasted barley base. Some bitterness does come in to balance things. You kind of forget it's an Imperial Stout in the background, as the 75 000 SHU peppers shine well.
Tried
from Can
from
IGA Extra - Famille Charles (Gatineau)
on 08 Feb 2026
at 22:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Fairly clean, but some tiny transparent particles hazing a tad. Golden colour with a beautiful, creamy, warm-white head that stays long enough, and leaves creamyish, streaky lacing. The chamomile blends well with the wheat base that shows sweetness, banana notes and hints of apples. The mouthfeel is oily-creamy, but does finish dry with time. Some light caramel-banana flavours with a little grassy-bitterness near the end. The alcohol seems well-hidden, and some decent Witbier yeast seems to wrap the package. A pretty, easy-drinking Double Witbier.
Tried
from Can
from
IGA Extra - Famille Charles (Gatineau)
on 06 Jan 2026
at 06:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a real dark brown colour, kind of black, with little ruby highlights. The head is big, creamy, light mocha-coloured with good retention and full sticky-creamy lacing. The aromas are mostly the Stout-side of things with the roasted malts, and a touch of chocolate. A creamy, lightly oily mouthfeel with the hazelnut lingering on the tongue, some tartiness. Some good bitterness all-around, that keeps building, creating a nice drying finish. The vanilla is almost non-existing. The chocolate notes are mostly bitter cacao. A good Imperial Stout that is not the dessert you expect, but a bitter-drying one.
Tried
from Can
at
IGA Famille Charles Cantley
on 03 Jan 2026
at 03:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Le nez donne une impression liquoreuse de mélasse, de réglisse noire, de chocolat, de dattes séchées avec un alcool très peu senti pour son 15%.
Un filet de mousse assez épais s’affaisse rapidement sur le liquide noir et opaque.
Chocolatée en entrée de bouche, elle explose en saveurs de mélasse, de pruneaux, de dattes et de réglisse noire.
Présence également de poivre assez intense issu des houblons et de l’alcool provoquant une légère amertume en finale.
L’alcool est très bien équilibré et à peine perceptible malgré son haut degré.
Absolument sublime.
Hautement appréciée !
O:7.83 V:4.15 G:9.0 C:5.0 G:17.45 T:43.43/50 (8.69/10)
Un filet de mousse assez épais s’affaisse rapidement sur le liquide noir et opaque.
Chocolatée en entrée de bouche, elle explose en saveurs de mélasse, de pruneaux, de dattes et de réglisse noire.
Présence également de poivre assez intense issu des houblons et de l’alcool provoquant une légère amertume en finale.
L’alcool est très bien équilibré et à peine perceptible malgré son haut degré.
Absolument sublime.
Hautement appréciée !
O:7.83 V:4.15 G:9.0 C:5.0 G:17.45 T:43.43/50 (8.69/10)
Tried
from Bottle
from
Broue Ha Ha (DBSQ)
on 19 Dec 2025
at 22:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter toffee og vanilje. Lett. Smaker sjokolade, noe bitter kaffe og kakao. Kort.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2025
at 16:53
7/10
Thick, heavy and boozy with some roastiness, sweetness, coffee, chocolate, vanilla and dry cocoa powder. A bit unbalanced, quite boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2025
at 22:32
8.2/10
The burn is not over done and damn if it isn't smooth for such a high ABV.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 22:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle, as Beauregard Espresso Corsé Bière de Glace Cuvée 2025, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 18%. Pitch black colour, surprisingly heavy carbonation, huge beige head which takes a long time to settle. Aroma of roast malts, espresso coffee (no surprise), hints of unsweetened liquorice and dark bitter chocolate. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, also distinct bittering hops. Intense stuff, the bottle should be shared by 2 persons.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 31 Oct 2025
at 21:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330 ml bottle, as Beauregard Baba au Rhum Barley Wine de Glace Cuvee 2025, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 17%. Hazy brown colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of oak and rum-raisin, also hints of other dark dried fruits. Sweet flavour as expected, but not cloying, with the same elements as the aroma, but also an astonishing sharp bitterness throughout. Apparently the freeze distilling has also concentrated the hop bitterness. Definitely something out of the ordinary, and it is not a shame to share the bottle between 2 persons.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 30 Oct 2025
at 21:43