33cl bottle, BB 26/04/2013; lot# AM260412. Damn, I feel like being back 5 years ago with the Italian beers, this is a gusher, lost 1/2 the beer in my sink. Ambrée trouble, col moyen beige. Arôme fruité, fermenté, grains malté avec ce bouquet de bière très française, mal à détecter le houblon si ce n’est une pointe timide de citronné/fleuri. Palais est malté/grains avec ce terrible profile de pomme de terre phénolique alternant sur des notes de sucres bruns qui donnent un fini cara brûlé. Le tout est sec et poussiéreux avec ce typique fini amer houblonné. Encore un clair manque de finition ou alors un job pitoyable à l’embouteillage.

33cl bottle, BB? can’t read the torn label. Label which by the way is a clear inspiration from Flying Dog’s labels. Orangée toruble, col épais beige. Arôme est extrêmement bien houblonné alternant galaxy et cascade, citronné, pin, résineux, qcq épices le tout étant très épais presque fermenté. Palais est malté avec un houblonné prenant entre citronné/pamplemousse, pin et ce léger côté épicé, sorte de purée de houblon plutôt qu’une infusion ce qui au final rend la bière sympa mais dure à finir. Le tout est épais en bouche, assez sec avec une certaine douceur sucrée qui perdure juste en retrait de l’amertume et houblons. Ok pour moi, mais manque ce petit qcq chose.

Bottle shared. Pours hazy amber orange with an off white head. Aroma of grapefruit, caramel, sweet malts and some booze. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.

33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Nice grapefruit aroma. Thick white head. Hazy golden amber pour. Nice zesty taste. A good brew!

4th August 2012
ChrisOs Marvellous Pre GBBF Mega Tasting. Hazy amber beer, little pale tan head. Palate is dry and airy. Good nettley hops with bitter pine. Okay malt base. Dry finish but the hops keep on going.

Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012, London. Pours hazy amber with a strong, white foam head. Sugary malt nose with a bit of caramel. Big sweet flavor, plenty of caramel, some booze, leaves and grass. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish with dirt, grass and toast. Meh.

Thanks to quack-duck for that one. Bottle looks good but a bit complex. Beer in the glass very zippy, nice head. Starts fine spicy, salty hints, modest fruity like lemon. Light sourish notes. Finish a bit drier, but still well balanced. Nice!

2012-10-09, draught at La Fine Mousse, Paris, 7-5-8-4-15=39
Dark amber, red color, with generous creamy head. The aroma is initially hoppy, quite fruity; later it shows some cheese. Good body strength; the mouthfeel is quite round; it has a quite good caramel flavor and moderate sweetness; maybe a bit too much of crystal malt impression; strong bitterness level, with some fruity hop, bitter oranges, and light earthy character. Definitely better than from the bottle.
Bold..

2012-09-05, bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris; bb 18/01/2013, batch IIPA 180112, 7-4-7-3-14=35
Cloudy light amber color with compact head, reducing to a sticky layer of foam. Aroma of malt, crystal malt, caramel, hops, some mold, light vegetables, light cereals. Medium body strength; flavor of caramel, malt, some cereals (more than in corresponding American beers), some veggies, crystal malt, enough fruits from the hops, medium level of residual sweetness and quite strong bitterness
A bit dusty and earthy, quite rough; decent, not the amazing one.

On tap at Express de Lyon, Paris. Dark golden/amber coloured, medium sized white head, intensive fruity hoppy nose. Moderate malty, very fruity and hoppy with notes of caramel and alcohol. Bitter sweet finish. Nice beer.

Bottled@chriso pre-gbbf shindig 2012. Aroma is fruity, sweet malty with some floral and quite sweet alcoholic notes. Flavour is being quite much the same with some slight herbal notes as well.