Hopfenstark

Microbrewery in Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 3 Venues

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1970 Notre-Dame, Lavaltrie, J5T 1N4, Canada

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8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a hazy amber-orange color ale with a quite large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of cat pea and dry hops which is somewhat reminiscent of Orval. Taste is also a strange mix between some dry European style hops with some funky Orvalesque notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Bottle had kind of aged and developed an Orval like infection which was very interesting though necessarily voluntary.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2009 at 19:20

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
A clear blonde ale with a thick creamy white head. A light herbal malty aroma with german hops. In mouth, this is veering on Labatt 50 territory, with more hops, very german, biscuitty malt, light metallic notes. On tap at Vices et versa, July 26 209.
Tried from Draft on 05 Aug 2009 at 22:35

5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
A very hazy banana yellow ale with a thin white head. A lightly lemony banana aroma, light cloves. In mouth, a light weizen, with light bananas, no Berliner character. Dissapointing. On tap at Brouhaha, June 2009.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2009 at 18:13

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
A hazy amber ale with a thin white head. aroma of berries, Brett, yeast and coriander. In mouth, a nice sourish ale with light berry sweetness, lactic lambic notes, herbal and peaty. A rish and complex saison. On tap at Mondiale 2009.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2009 at 18:07

7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a cloudy beige color ale with a small bubble head with minimal retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of coriander and wheat malt with some dry notes. Taste is also dominated by loads of coriander with a lightly sour and dry aftertaste. Body is quite full with limited filtration with some low carbonation. Interesting and different take on the style but additional carbonation would have been welcomed.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2009 at 12:34

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A light dirty amber ale with reddish hues and a thin moka head. In aroma, a pleasant light woody smokeyness, with fusel alcohol. In mouth, a sweet malt with light smoked ham, maple notes, a bit simple, but good. On tap at Vices et Versa, April 26 2009.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2009 at 23:22

5.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of roasted malt and some oxidation. The flavor is sweet mlaty with notes of alcohol, dust, and roasted malt as well as some notes of oxidation.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2009 at 17:52

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A black beer with a red shine under a lazing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of butter, roasted malt, and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet malty with an acidic edge and notes of alcohol, roasted malt, and metal as well as light notes of wood. It shows some signs of oxidation. Thanks Shaun for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2009 at 16:00

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled, by hand? A golden beer with a thin bubbly head. The aroma is sweet with citrusy notes and a bit of acidity. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw and citrus, leading to a lightly tart finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2009 at 18:44

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Brown bottle, 750 ml, purchased at Le Grand Duc on December 5 2008, savoured on January 17 2009; eye: black, opaque, cappuccino head that rapidly turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, light pepper; mouth: roasted malt, pepper, buttery, somewhat dry finale in roasted malt with presence of pepper, a bit thin, medium-light body, not much carbonation, lightly bitter, somewhat oily texture but also watery; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, achetée chez Le Grand Duc le 5 décembre 2008, savourée le 17 janvier 2009; œil : noire, opaque, mousse cappuccino qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt rôti, léger poivre; bouche : malt rôti, poivre, beurrée, finale un peu sèche en malt rôti avec présence de poivre, un peu mince, corps moyen-léger, peu carbonatée, légèrement amère, texture légèrement huileuse mais aussi aqueuse; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2009 at 12:41