Chelsea & Co. (Formerly, Gainsbourg Bistro Brasserie)
Microbrewery
in Chelsea,
Quebec,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Slightly hazy, light golden colour with beautiful tiny-bubble carbonation flowing nicely. The head is frothy, somewhat creamy, white, long lasting with some dirty lacing, foamy patches all-around. Getting hazier as it pours, and loads of smaller particles are floating. Such a beauty, before even the first sip. Citrus aromas with mild sourness and grape notes from the Kveik yeastiness. The taste is citrusy with a mild dryness building away. That sourness is found in the background again, but not annoying. This is quite a nice DIPA that is going down very well right now.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Brown bottle, 660 ml, gift from Louise (merci!) on December 23, 2019, at Sébastien Bertrand, savoured on February 20, 2021; eye: caramel with a golden hue, cloudy, no effervescence, ring of creamy beige head, light lacing; nose: Belgian yeast, light acidity, light pepper, slight musk; mouth: Belgian yeast, light acidity, light pepper, slight musk, slight banana, light coriander, finale in Belgian yeast with light presence of acidity, medium body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, soft texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 660 ml, cadeau de Louise (merci!), chez Sébastien Bertrand le 23 décembre 2019, savourée le 20 février 2021; œil : caramel avec une teinte dorée, trouble, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse crémeuse beige, légère dentelle; nez : levure belge, légère acidité, léger poivre, très léger musc; bouche : levure belge, légère acidité, léger poivre, très léger musc, très léger banane, léger coriandre, finale en levure belge avec légère présence d'acidité, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture moelleuse; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Un nez apparenté aux vins blancs fruités. Notes d'agrumes, de fruits à noyau et de Sauvignon. Absence d'épices. Liquide jaune doré, voilé, avec des bulles abondantes réparties un peu partout. Mousse blanche, crémeuse et abondante, laissant un magnifique dentelle sur le verre. Légèrement acidulée en entrée de bouche, elle présente des saveurs délicates d'agrumes représentées par l'orange, de bananes et d'ananas. Des notes de vin blanc à saveur de Sauvignon sont également présentes. L'amertume est très douce à savoir presqu'inexistante. La base maltée présente de légères notes de miel. L'équilibre penche surtout vers les fruits et le vin blanc. Amertume et épices absentes. Le corps est assez mince la carbonatation plutôt élevée et la chaleur d'alcool très peu ressentie. Son caractère acidulé l'éloigne un peu du style Tripel Belge. L'accent est surtout mis sur le vin blanc et les fruits. O:5.8 V:4.5 G:4.0 C:3.65 G:12.95 T:30.9 (3.1)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle that pours a lightly hazed, bright golden-yellow colour with a big creamy white head, great retention, leaving some creamy clouded lacing. After rating their 3 Some du Mardi last week, got some sourness in the taste. This one, I get from the get-go in the nose. Pineapple aromas are blended with this. Thankfully, I do not get so sour in the taste. Hoppy, but not too the max with 7 different ones that seem to be well-blended. I also getting some tropical notes in the nose with light alcohol. Gets hazier as it pours. Not bad, but not one I would have again, as the sour thing turns me off.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Hazy golden-yellow colour with a frothy-creamy warm head, very good retention and creamy lacing streaks. At first smell, got some sweet, fruity aromas with hints of vanilla. Then, the grassy hops do come out. Unfortunately, in the taste, I am getting some sourness at first - which is not my thing in this style. The pineapple hit I get from these hops do help out not getting the full infection feel (hope it is not that). The rest has nice fruitiness with some mild citrus zest coming out in the finish with enough dryness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5
Brown bottle, 500 ml, via CANBIF - Toronto on October 17, 2019, brunch at home, “savoured” on January 26, 2020; eye: citric, lightly cloudy, no effervescence, ring of off-white head, light lacing; nose: madeira, light hops; mouth: madeira, light hops, finale in madeira, medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, slick texture; in summary: received too old already
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Bouteille brune, 500 ml, via CANBIF - Toronto le 17 octobre 2019, brunch chez nous, « savourée » le 26 janvier 2020; œil : citrique, légèrement voilée, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : madère, léger houblon; bouche : madère, léger houblon, finale en madère, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, texture coulante; en résumé : reçu déjà trop vieille
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22oz (thx, Maxime C.!) at Andrey's. Appearance: dark brown with a tan head. Aroma: nice barrel and fruity caramel notes. Taste: along the same line with some roasted malts and hoppy notes. Overall: pleasant one for sure.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
500ml bottle that pours a hazy golden-yellow colour with a frothy-creamy white cap, good retention and some creamy-foamy lacing. The Kveik yeast gives out tangerine nose at first, with the pineapple sweet balance that come out eventually. This fruitiness is felt in the taste with a little zap in the back. Gets juicy looking near the end, with particles. Orange notes all-around blending things with hints of tropical fruits. Alcohol is well-hidden... this is going down nicely.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle that pours a lightly hazy, light-golden colour with particles though it. The head is frothy, almost creamy, white with decent retention and some foamy streak of lacing. Big raisin aromas with some milder grassiness when you twirl the glass. The taste is dry enough, with some bitterness that builds in the finish. Still, not too strong. Grape, light apple flavours with the lighter hops. Gets cloudy in the end. Fairly easy to drink with lots going on.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Brown bottle, 500 ml, via Festibière in a tin on 11 June 2020, enjoyed on 5 July 2020; eye: golden with a coppery hue, lightly veiled, no effervescence, ring of off-white head, light lacing; nose: fruity, Belgian yeast, slight banana, light spices; mouth: fruity, Belgian yeast, slight banana, light spices, alcohol, alcohol acridness, caramel, malt, light pepper, finish in malt with presence of alcohol acridness, full-bodied, good carbonation, mildly sweet, alcoholic and fleshy texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, via Festibière en boîte le 11 juin 2020, savourée le 5 juillet 2020; œil : dorée avec une teinte cuivrée, légèrement voilée, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : fruité, levure belge, très léger banane, léger épices; bouche : fruité, levure belge, très léger banane, léger épices, alcool, âcreté d’alcool, caramel, malt, léger poivre, finale en malt avec présence d’âcreté d’alcool, corsée, bonne carbonatation, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique et charnue; en résumé : bien
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