Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
At a tasting, thanks, small bubbly head, very cloudy to murky brown, foul aroma of stale vanila bean with a hint of barnyard and something medicinal, flavor of stale grains and dusty bitterness, some sourness that is out if place. probably old and not enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at tomer’s place. Thanks Cris. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of vanilla, roast, olives and some sour milk. Slightly sourish flavor with vanilla, roast, coffee, a bit of sour milk, and a bitterish finish. Medium-bodied. Infected.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
IPA Citra Galactique 6.5% 65 IBUs pours a beautiful copper orange with a thick off-white head. A fantastic nose: pineapple, resin, herbs and maybe some papaya as well. Wow, this is incredibly bitter and very very dry. The first hit is like licking a pine tree, the hops are just assaulting my tastebuds. The sweetness and fruity character of the hops come through in the lingering aftertaste. It grows on me but that first sip was a shock. Brewed at Parisis.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Bieres Cultes. Porter Gourmande Coffee Vanilla Porter 5.9% brewed at Brasserie Rabourdin. It pours a deep brown that settles I the class black with a thick tan head. The nose is roasty coffee and light vanilla - think French Roast. Med-light bodied with a scratchy carbonation and somewhat watery mouthfeel. The taste is good: chocolate, roasted coffee beans, light vanilla sweetness. Very good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity and solid hoppy. Smooth fruity, bitter and slight sweet fruity impression. Crisp bitter and smooth fruity finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Cloudy and dark orange color with an off-white head with nice lacework and good duration. Aroma has notes of resin hops, pine, light caramel and some peach. Flavor has a decent bitterness with good duration, moderate fruitness, notes of grapefruit, peach and slightly citrus. The flavor has a good bitterness with good duration. Highly recommended.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
@ Express de Lyon, Paris. Dark brown color, almost black with a beige head with good lacework. Aroma has notes of roasted malts, licorice and coffee beans with light ashes. Flavor is bittery with light vanilla hints, coffee also present. Mild creamy on palate with roasty hints.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity slightly grassy hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter finish with weak yeasty hints.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(330 ml bottle from A la Biere Comme a la Biere) Pours nearly clear orange gold with a small white head that fades to a ring with lace. Aroma of passion fruit, tangerine, slight pineapple, grapefruit zest, hop leaf, pale and light caramel malt sweetness. Palate fairly dry for an IPA, hop forward with pretty high bitterness. Some orange and grapefruit pith and zest, intense leafy hops with a bit of fresh pine and lots of resin, a little passion fruit, very light caramel notes. The finish is bitter and astringent, very pithy and resinous but not much pine. Chewy sort of hop feel that sticks to the mouth after. Medium body with fairly light carb. Definitely on the big bitter side for an IPA but not without fruit either so still fairly refreshing. Quite a good French take on an American IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
En fût, version café et vanille. Couleur brun foncé presque opaque, mousse moka pâle laissant une légère dentelle. Aime de malt torréfié, café, vanille. Goût semblable aux arômes. Carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen-faible.