7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Originally rated December 2004. Sampled at Vineyards in Ottawa. Poured a dark colour with red highlights and a brown head with spots of lacing. Aromas were of coffee and had quite a bitter scent. The taste was slightly bitter with a mild chocolat finish. Also, there was a small fruity taste to the mouth. Mouthfeel was smooth and slightly creamy.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2010
at 20:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample, at the brewery, savoured May 22 2010; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, nice creamy white head; nose: grain, slight caramel, slight hops; mouth: grain, slight caramel, slight hops, grainy finale in malt, medium body, good carbonation; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue à la brasserie, savourée le 22 mai 2010; œil : dorée, claire, pas d’effervescence, belle mousse blanche crémeuse; nez : grain, très léger caramel, très léger houblon; bouche : grain, très léger caramel, très léger houblon, finale granuleuse en malt, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried
on 04 Oct 2010
at 13:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample, at the brewery, savoured May 22 2010; eye: amber, clear, no effervescence, nice creamy white head, average lacing; nose: hops, caramel, grain, grapefruit, citrusy; mouth: resinous hops, light caramel, light orange, grapefruit, good carbonation, finale in resinous hops with presence of grain, medium body, lightly grainy texture, light astringency; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue à la brasserie, savourée le 22 mai 2010; œil : ambrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, belle mousse blanche crémeuse, dentelle moyenne; nez : houblon, caramel, grain, pamplemousse, citrique; bouche : houblon résineux, léger caramel, léger orange, pamplemousse, bonne carbonatation, finale en houblon résineux avec présence de grain, corps moyen, texture légèrement granuleuse, légère astringence; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
on 02 Oct 2010
at 11:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample, at the brewery, savoured May 22 2010; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, creamy white head; nose: grain, light hops, light fruity; mouth: grain, light hops, light fruity, foamy texture, good carbonation, medium body, lightly bitter; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue à la brasserie, savourée le 22 mai 2010; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse blanche crémeuse; nez : grain, léger houblon, léger fruité; bouche : grain, léger houblon, léger fruité, texture mousseuse, bonne carbonatation, corps moyen, légèrement amère; en résumé : correct
Tried
on 23 Sep 2010
at 13:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This beauty is courtesy of thecheeseman, I love thecheeseman! Pours a nice looking amber with tan head. It tosses up a full aroma of crumbly dry blue cheese and little else. The taste is malts, a bit of caramel malts and growing into full on blue cheese. By midway it is simply firm, dry, robust, tangy crumbly blue cheese notes. Wow! I’ve never had anything anywhere close to what this smells and tastes like, strange.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2010
at 17:21
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
A pale blonde, lightly hazed, with a thick white head. Faint aroma of ginger pulp and light herbal spices. In mouth, a sourish concoction, with lemon, ginger root, and not much else. Watery and boring. Bottle from Mike H., May 2010.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2010
at 17:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Glass, 5-ounce, draught at Volo, savoured on September 15 2009; eye: black with ruby reflections, light effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, smoked, light peat, cocoa, dark chocolate, strong coffee; mouth: roasted malt, smoked, light peat, cocoa, dark chocolate, lightly acidic and acrid, finale in roasted malt, lightly lactic, medium-full body, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue chez Volo, savourée le 15 septembre 2009; oeil : noire avec des reflets rubis, légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, fumé, léger tourbe, cacao, chocolat noir, café fort; bouche : malt torréfié, fumé, léger tourbe, cacao, chocolat noir, café fort, légère acidité et âcreté, finale en malt torréfié, légèrement lactique, corps moyen-corsé, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
on 19 Mar 2010
at 12:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
A deep dark reddish brown ale with a thin creamy lacing moka head. A nutty caramel with light vegetable notes, and a bit of butterscotch. In motuh, a nice woody brown ale, with treacle, brown sugar, buttery notes. A nice brown ale with light licorice notes in finale. Quite nice. On tap at Volo, March 21, 2009.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2009
at 21:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed orange amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a wonderful banana, ginger, butterscotch an berries. In mout, a nice malty weizen, a bit lighter than expected, with nice herbal notes, ginger and bananas. On tap at C’est What, March 21, 2009.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2009
at 21:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber and hazy. Piney, earthy and a little bit caramelly aroma. Moderate bitterness and some earthy, slightly citrusy character. Ok, but not as bright as I’d prefer.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2008
at 10:22