À La Dérive Brasserie Artisanale

Microbrewery in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues

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1015 Rue Jacques-Cartier, Gatineau, J8T 2W3, Canada

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(473ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours quite hazy medium yellow with a decent head and a little lace. Notes of coconut, green melon, mixed citrus pulp, orange and grapefruit zests, some mango/peach flesh sweetness in the middle to round things out but dry overall, soft slightly crackery malt base, finish is quite dry with orange and grapefruit peel giving soft bitterness and oily florals, touch of an herbal Sabro touch as well, fruit rinds in the aftertaste. Fairly light body with quite active but smooth carb. Nice bright fresh-feeling NEIPA with an interesting hop profile, quite refreshing.
Tried from Can on 06 May 2022 at 17:10


7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On-tap: Poured a hazy yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of tropical notes with some juicy hops undertones. Taste is also a mix of juicy hops undertones with some tropical notes and light residual sugar notes. Body is pretty full with good carbonation. Solid IIPA with good drinkability.
Tried from Draft on 12 Apr 2022 at 02:14

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On-tap: Poured a pale yellow color ale with a medium size white foamy head with limited retention and light lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some lemony flavors. Taste is also a mix of tart notes with some lemony flavors. Body is about average with good carbonation. Well brewed with nice lemony flavors.
Tried from Draft on 11 Apr 2022 at 19:53

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a clear light brown color ale with a off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of floral coffee notes with some light caramel mal notes. Taste is also a nice mix of light caramelized malt notes with some floral coffee notes with a semi-sweet finish. Body is average for style with good carbonation. Well brewed brown ale with great coffee flavors.
Tried from Draft on 05 Apr 2022 at 14:58

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a black color stout with a medium size light brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of blakc chocolate notes with light vanilla notes. Taste is a good mix of light vanilla notes with some black chocolate notes and light residual sugar notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable stout with nice notes of vanilla.
Tried from Draft on 05 Apr 2022 at 13:57

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hazy, bright golden-yellow colour with a white frothy-bubbly head, decent stay and leaving some foamy spots of lacing. Citrus, lemon zest mild aromas with hints of grassy hops and soft oats. The taste shows the same, and a touch of grapefruit. Nothing too crazy. Decent dryness like lemon peel, but again - nothing too crazy. An easy-drinking, great entry-level DDH IPA.
Tried on 31 Mar 2022 at 02:02

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(473ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours near-opaque bright yellow with a fine white head and decent lace. Notes surprisingly dominated by papaya, melon, strawberry (none of which I associate with these hops), some nice core tones of pineapple, orange and grapefruit, soft malt core, grapefruit and florals later in the sip, smooth yeast profile, off-dry overall with a dry and fairly low-bitterness finish. Medium-bodied, creamy, mouthfeel reminiscent of BdBC, where it's brewed... Quite a nice NEIPA with a surprising hop profile. I would check out other entries in this series in the future.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2022 at 16:56

7/10
En fût à la brasserie. Levure Belge évidente au nez. Fruité aux agrumes, légères épices. Dorée. Partiellement voilée. Fruitée en bouche. Épicée mais le poivre est discret. Effervescence active. Très bien.
Tried on 06 Feb 2022 at 00:09

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hazy bright yellow-golden colour with a big frothy white cap that stays very long with the very active carbonation. Thick foamy lacing is left. Peppery nose with some lemon zest, orange juices and Saison yeast. The taste shows citrus, but not too bitter, still a sharper bite with the pepper, but not overly. Orange peel lingers. All-around pretty nice for a local, micro Saison with pepper.
Tried on 21 Jan 2022 at 02:13