HELM Microbrasserie sur Bernard
Brewpub
in Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: HELM - Microbrasserie sur Bernard
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Clean amber colour with a creamy-frothy warm cap, good retention and foamy lacing streaks left. Grainy cereal aromas with hints of spiciness and herbal hops. The spicy notes come out more in the taste with the hops taking a seat in the background, and the grainy malt base adding a fruity, sweeter side to this. The hops come to cut this in the end, and crisp up the mouthfeel, dry up the finish. Another easy-drinking beer from HELM with a nice specialty grain twist on an amber.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy golden colour with an orange hue, some particles showing at last pour with a creamy whitish head, good retention and light lacing. Banana-peach aromas with a herbal touch and hints of grapefruit peel. This last fruit comes out a little more in the taste, giving a soft dryness. The basil is light across the board, but does add some decent herb notes. A good wheat base adding fruitiness. Quite a nice, refreshing Witbier with some grapefruit and basil added.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Lightly hazy, bright yellow, light-golden colour with a big frothy-soapy white head, good stay and some foamy-soapy lacing. Fresh lemon zest, mild juice with Saison yeast. The taste is mild, as this is a 4% ABV Grisette, but the lemon zest and tad of its juice that give a touch of sourness is nicely blended. Light tart on the tongue and decent dryness. Quite a nice refreshing, light Saison with good lemon notes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Lightly hazed, bright golden colour with a frothy-bubbly white cap, good stay and leaving some thick foamy-soapy lacing. Nicely-balanced aromas of fresh grass, some pear notes and Belgian Saison yeast. The taste shows a nice bitter herbal hop finish, over some apple-malt base. Some good fruitiness, grassiness and hoppiness. A nice hazy, apple-pear and hop Saison.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Clean, amber colour with a golden hue. The head is off-white, frothy, bubbly with average stay and some mild foamy lacing spots. Big cereal aromas of malty grains with the fruitiness of Oktoberfest, and light spiciness. The mouthfeel is refreshing, crisp and with decent dryness in the finish. The taste shows mineral water, spices, rye, cereal and graininess lingering with the touch of hops. Very well done.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pretty clean so far. Light golden colour with a white cap, not too big and leaving a little coating on the brew and around. Spicy, grassy aromas with the coriander and hints of citrus, bananas. Wet, refreshing mouthfeel with just a tad dryness. The orange peel show up a little more and the spices are nicely balanced. Not too much wheat, but enough to give that banana touch. A bit syrupy for my likings, but overall - a nice witbier. Just wish it was less filtered.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
OK, this is an interesting sour... reading the tag. I am intrigued. Lightly hazed, golden colour with a small bubbly head that disappears quickly, and no lacing is left. Kind of herbal in the nose, with hints of dill, not as powerful as expected, and some mustard. The sourness shows up a bit in the taste, but still, not overly. The herbal-dill duo is here. Some citrus notes as well, a touch medicinal. Not blended as well as I wish, but interesting to try and not bad at all, overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
A light hazed, amber colour with a golden highlight. The frothy head is a warm light-beige colour with decent stay and minimal lacing. A blend of caramel malt base and apples for aromas. The caramel really comes out in the taste, but is cut short by the mild grassy hops, both lingering. Not too thick of a mouthfeel, and not dry in the end. The rye is kind of hidden in here, but does come out eventually in the aftertaste, mixing some light spiciness with the hops. Refreshing, and goes down well for those who like a red ale with lots of caramel notes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Lightly hazed, light golden colour with a frothy white cap, good stay and thick foamy lacing. If you do not like herbal notes, you won't enjoy this one - try another! I love thyme, rosemary so adding the lemon instead of orange peel to this witbier base is totally for me. The herbs come out very well in the aromas over the wheat and oat base. The herbs then blend well with the hops, or do its job. The refreshing, witbier base with the spices and wheat all very well-balanced. I totally love this one, and will buy more if available yearly.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Lightly hazy, golden colour with a frothy-bubbly, white-warm head, good stay and some soapy lacing patches. Orange juice aromas for base with some lemon zest, mild herbal notes and medicinal hints. The citrus continues into the taste with decent hops. The medicinal action is still present, but work out well in here. A refreshing Saison with a nice blend of citrus, herbal and medicinal touches.
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