6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz Bottle. Pours out black with some red highlights topped with a tan head. Aroma was black licorice, roast malts, and some more candy sweetness. Taste is all licorice all the way, I just couldn’t get my mind off of that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2011
at 14:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bouteille 341ml. De couleur brune et claire. Nez liquoreux boisé (fût de chêne, bourbon), malté de caramel toffee sucré, léger de vanille, d’alcool et de fruits (raisins aux notes vineuses) avec des notes de noix rôties. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture sirupeuse et aux notes liquoreuses. Léger goût fruité (raisins légèrement vineux, faibles traces de cerises) accompagné d’un goût boisé (fût de chêne, présent en arrière goût toute la gorgée) et d’un léger goût de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût malté de caramel toffee assez sucré avec de faibles traces de chocolat et de rôti. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un léger goût d’alcool réchauffant accompagné d’un goût progressif liquoreux (bourbon) jusqu’en finale, où l’on retrouve également de petites notes asséchantes de noix. Post-goût long et un peu sec, légèrement amer d’alcool avec un goût boisé, liquoreux sucré avec des notes fruitées (moût de raisins).
Tried
on 20 Apr 2011
at 19:53
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Pours with a nice beige-yellow head and a murky brown body - possibly overloaded with sugar and molasses to crank up the alcohol? Doesn’t seem obvious - the nose is modest fruit and malt notes, and no overbearing gasoline to be seen. The flavour is soft cloying sweetness, not as bad as some other strong brews like this but hard to pick out of a pack. A bit of a weak mouthfeel. Nothing to get excited about here.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2011
at 08:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Has an okay black body and a very thin bright brown head. The aroma is distinctly anise absinthe, very sweet and quite nice. The stout and absinthe flavours work extremely well together here - well balanced and both distinctive, yet working in harmony. This is a kind of experiment that usually goes horribly wrong, but in this case it’s a resounding success - this is far and away the best absinthe beer I’ve had anywhere.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2011
at 07:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Has a really excellent dark amber-ruby body with a nice sophisticated (yes, sophisticated) looking bunch of head on top. The aroma is an odd sweet and woody mess that is neither appealing nor disgusting - it just is, and is hard to pin down into one flavour category, perhaps hazelnut dust best describes it. The flavour is similar - it’s this huge rush of sugary syrupy hazelnut followed by a dry finish. Way too sweet for my tastes, and totally unbalanced in my opinion for what they’re trying to do. But at almost five bucks for a 341ml bottle, you’ll want to at least finish it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2011
at 16:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear deep copper color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some very good lacing. Aroma of bourbon is dominating with nice notes of caramelized malt and light candi sugar notes. Taste is a complex mix between some candi sugar, heavy caramelized malt and nice bourbon notes. All ingredients are well balanced with great overall drinkability factor. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very well brewed and probably one of the best from this brewer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2011
at 19:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
I feel slightly inclined to write part of this review in French, since it’s Montrealaise, but I’ll just be on the Anglo-side of the city and stay en Anglais. Crisp, clear slightly orange golden blonde coloured body with a large, thick off-white head that leaves a lace on the glass. Aroma of fresh malt, light hops, citrus, a bit of caster sugar and some very mild coriander seed freshness. Light-bodied; Fresh malt flavour with some very subtle corn and yeast with an odd fake-sugar sweetness. Aftertaste is slightly bitter, but left mostly mild from the lack of real flavours and complexity. Overall, not such a great beer, but perhaps good and fresh when the weather is very hot - when is that in Montreal?!? I sampled this 341 mL bottle purchased from Marche Des Saveurs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for CA$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 24-January-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2011
at 22:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A deep dark brown ale with a thin lacing moka head. In aroma, sweet beet sugar with light vanilla notes, molasses, loads of dark fruits, some nutella, over the board sweetness. In mouth, a super sweet licorous malt with molasses and licorice, vanilla, loads of warming alcohol. Overall, a sweet cloying beer, good considering the unadventurous nature of the brewery, but too sweet for me. And at 4.29$ a 12 on. bottle, a bit on the pricey side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2011
at 12:47
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bouteille 341ml. De couleur jaune et claire. Nez fruité (lime intense) avec des traces de grains de malt pâle. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement aqueuse. Goût fruité (concentré de lime) dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute de faibles notes de grains de malt pâle avec des traces d’herbes mouillées en finale. Post-goût court, composé d’un goût résiduel fruité (lime et notes de zest de lime).
Tried
on 31 Dec 2010
at 17:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy orange coloured body with a thin white head, some noticeable sediment towards the bottom and a bunch of bubbles. Aroma of yeast, wheat, coriander seed, curacao, honey and a decent amount of alcohol. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong yeast and bread flavours show first with a bit of lively coriander seed, curacao and nutmeg coming in. Aftertaste is a bit fruity, slightly sweet, but mostly yeastie and malty. Overall, not such a bad beer, but not amazing. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Depanneur Peluso (Bonisoir) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 09-April-2009 for CA$2.29 sampled at home in Washington on 14-December-2010.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2010
at 21:52