Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Glass, 2 ounces, draught, during the Mondial de la bière, savoured October 7, 2021; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, ring of off-white head, no lacing; nose: acidity, fruity, light musk, slight wild yeasts, lemon, sour candy; mouth: acidity, fruity, light musk, slight wild yeasts, lemon, sour candy, finale in sour candy with presence of acidity, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Verre, 2 onces, en fût, durant le Mondial de la bière, savourée le 7 octobre 2021; œil : dorée, limpide, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, pas de dentelle; nez : acidité, fruité, léger musc, très léger levures sauvages, citron, bonbon sure; bouche : acidité, fruité, léger musc, très léger levures sauvages, citron, bonbon sure, finale en bonbon sure avec présence d'acidité, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
A hazed rosey amber rose with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, a raspberry jam with light acidity, light cork, light raspberry jam, light acidity, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light raspberry jam, light acidity, very nice.
A hazed golden ale with a thin lacing. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with ground cherries, lactic acid, light cork, light buttery notes, pleasant. In mouth, light cork, light buttery notes, light Epsom salts, very nice.
A hazed golden saison with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light curacao, coriander, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light Curaçao, Brett, light mineral notes, pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
On tap at Le Cheval Blanc, pours a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is really messed up, with all sorts of phenolic notes — burnt rubber — maybe there's prunes further back. Flavour is indeed infected as hell, with all sorts of phenols ruining this. Totally undrinkable. Needs serious fixing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Le Cheval Blanc, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Nose actually smells more like a lager, with that malty, straw-like breadiness, with the hops sitting way further back. Flavour confirms this impression. This is more like a lightly hopped lager than it is an IPA. Good clarity but just nothing special flavour-wise. It's alright.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Le Cheval Blanc, pours a hazy full golden with a small white head. Nose is very English in the hop department, with a decent bready malt backbone. Flavour is much the same, with bready malt and English hops. Not a big fan of the hop expression here. It smells much more promising than it tastes; maybe it needs the typical casking to blunt the flavours. Meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Le Cheval Blanc, pours a fairly clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma reveals a really nice weat coast hop expression — there's pine, dank weediness, some resins — and backed with a crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is clean, with piney hops, some resins, and crisp biscuity malt. There's very low residual bitterness. I like these blonde IPAs — they often manage to be cleaner than the over-malted old school (I)IPAs. Very drinkable, yet I'd still hope for a more forceful hop character. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Le Cheval Blanc, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma certainly brings out the hoppy white wine tanginess from the NZ hops, along with rustic saison yeast and maybe some young brett that hasn't yet had a chance to impart funk. Flavour is much the same, with a great blend of rustic saison yeast and white wine tanginess from the ample hopping. Not very funky, nor is the brett very detectable otherwise. I appreciate the rustic character and the incorporation of the NZ hops. Very good, despite it not being all that complex.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On nitro tap at Le Cheval Blanc, pours black with a thick, creamy light brown head. Nose brings out dry, hearty oats, and dry cocoa. Flavour is creamy, with bone dry cocoa and earthy, hearty oats. Nice bitter finish that retains its heartiness. Well-made for the boring style it is.