GRM (7527) reviewed La Garce from Au Maître Brasseur (AMB) 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Brown bottle, 341 ml, at L’autre œil, savoured on July 30 2010; eye: copper, clear, good effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: malt, buckwheat, sugar; mouth: malt, buckwheat, sugar, slight spices, finale in buckwheat wit a good presence of caramel, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, sticky texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, 6,5 %, bue à L’autre œil, savourée le 30 juillet 2010; œil : cuivrée, claire, bonne effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : malt, sarrasin, sucre; bouche : malt, sarrasin, sucre, très léger épices, finale en sarrasin avec bonne présence de caramel, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture collante, ronde; en résumé : ordinaire
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours a black colour with little red highlights and a big creamy beige cap that stays a while creating chunky lacing. The hop comes out perfuming the nose like soapy dishwashing water. Hints of roasted malt appears. Smooth medium-bodied mouthfeel. Burnt malt taste with the hop being right up there, and overpowering the rest (chocolate, molasses). No burning for a high alcohol content. Too bad for the elevated hop content.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Beautiful spicy nose with some belgian yeast notes. Big white frothy head with great retention and patchy-foamy lacing. Clear golden colour at first pour but when the rest comes in, turns cloudy with some beige and orange nuances. High alcohol is very well-hidden with a medium body. A nice touch of caramel mixed with citrus appears in the aromas. Mild taste of coriander, bread yeast, wheat malt and herbal hops. Quite well done and reminding me of the good Unibroue days.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Has a bright orange-yellow body with a modest amount of head. Hoppy Belgian-style aroma; in fact this is the first North American brew I’ve encountered that has actually gotten the aroma right! Taste is smooth, just like a Belgian ale; there I am again, in Brussels, eating Frites and Moules, with a fine Belgian on tap, on my way to the Delirium Café.... they’ve done it, this North American brewery has imitated the Belgian style almost perfectly and I’m happy about that. No re-invention or innovation, just a great brew that reeks of Belgium that’s widely available to people on the other side of the Atlantic... in Québec, at least.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Stout Impérial from Au Maître Brasseur (AMB) 15 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Pours dark with no head, no extra points for that. Aromatic barley, probably hopped or something in that fancy-pants term for a slightly spiced barley. Taste is heavy smoked barley with an alcoholic aftertaste. Yeah, it’s a stout. A drinkable stout, just barely. A good stout? Not so much.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle: Poured a clear copper color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of caramelized malt with light sweet notes. Taste is also dominated by medium caramel malt notes with light sweet notes also noticeable. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not very complex overall but drinkable and somewhat enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Purchased at Marché Omni in Aylmer, QC (single bottle). Pours a dark mahogany-copper colour with an off-white medium head that leave good lacing. Scent of burnt malt, dark fruits, nuts and mild caramel. Medium-bodied with a little stickiness, but more on the thin side. Pretty much the same for the taste, as the aroma, with notes of smoke in the finish. The brew gets hazy at the last pour. Pretty decent overall, but not really a fan of Scotch ales.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brown bottle, 500 ml, purchased at Peluso on August 2 2010, savoured on November 23 2010; eye: mahogany, lightly hazy, light effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: malt, nutty, light dust, caramel, slight fruity, light spices; mouth: malt, nutty, light dusty, slight fruity, alcohol, caramel, spices, finale in malt with presence of alcohol, medium body, rather carbonated, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, achetée chez Peluso le 7 août 2010, savourée le 23 novembre 2010; œil : acajou, légèrement voilée, légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle ; nez : malt, noix, léger poussière, caramel, très léger fruité, léger épices; bouche : malt, noix, léger poussière, très léger fruité, alcool, caramel, épices, finale en malt avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : correct
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Originally rated December 2006. This Laval (Quebec) IPA pours a clean caramel-copper colour with nice steady tiny-bubbled carbonation. Got a decent off-white creamy head by pouring a good distance away from the glass. Above average retention with some mild lacing. Beautiful nose of grainy malt, caramel, nut and slight hop. Creamy and a little watery mouthfeel. The taste is not as hoppy as I expected, but just like its description. Well mixed between the bitterness and the caramel, with light apple notes. A touch of burnt malt and nut is also present in the flavours. A great India Pale Ale for those who do not like their hop crazy, but still highly there with a load of other great things. This brewery is really impressing me so far.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Purchased in Quebec City and came in a mixed 12-pack with 2 bottles each of their MB "classique" line. Oh wow... basically poured a head out of the bottle. After a minute or two, the liquid can be seen... and it is dark, real dark. The head is creamy and frothy, light brown, has good retention and full lacing. Beautiful roasted malt nose with notes of molasses, coffee and chocolate. The mouthfeel is not too thick, but nice and smooth (almost refreshing). The taste is what is expected from a good stout. Well-balanced between the burnt side of the malt, some light sweetness from the chocolat and some mild bitterness from the coffee and then, the hop that comes out in the finish. Probably the best of their "Classique" series.