Cloudy brown color, no head, no lacing. Alcohol evident in the smell and taste. Lots of butterscotch and toffee. Nice enough.

ÀBrown bottle, 341 ml, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on March 22 2010; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, voluminous white head that turns into a sheet, light lacing; nose: malt, light hops, slight caramel, light orange, grain; mouth: malt, slight caramel, light orange, finale in malt with presence of orange, medium body, below-average carbonation, slightly bitter and sweet, silky texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 341 ml, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 22 mars 2010; œil : dorée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse blanche abondante qui se transforme en une couverture, légère dentelle; nez : malt, léger houblon, très léger caramel, léger orange, grain; bouche : malt, très léger caramel, léger orange, finale en malt avec présence d’orange, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, très légèrement amère et sucrée, texture soyeuse; en résumé : bien

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David Cohen. Almost clear red color with no real head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some dark fruits, a bit of chocolate and honey hints. Sweet malty flavor with some molasses, licorice notes, dark fruits and a rather bitter finish with some hops. Full-bodied.

Bottle at a tasting. Thanks David C. Black with a medium beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, woody notes, acidic berries and some coffee hints. Flavor is sweet upfront with roasted malt, chocolate notes and some fruitiness and continues dry with coffee, light alcohol hints and some hops. Full silky body.

At a tasting, thanks David, small head that dissapears quite quickly, lightish brown to burgundy red colour, subdued aromas of hay, spices and atouch of dates, flavours of candy, butter, nuts, dark cherries and some berries, short aftertaste. Fair.

Brown bottle, 341 ml, 2009, purchased at the Manitoba Liquor Control Commissions on January 20 2010, savoured on February 4 2010; eye: copper, turbid, no effervescence, tiny sheet of beige head that turns rapidly into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, resinous hops; mouth: malt, caramel, resinous hops, grapefruit, alcohol warmth, finale in caramel-malt with really good presence of resinous hops, full body, not much carbonation, rather bitter, good astringency, mildly sweet, harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, 2009. achetée à la Manitoba Liquor Control Commission le 20 janvier 2010, savourée le 4 février 2010; œil : cuivrée, trouble, pas d’effervescence, petite couverture de mousse beige qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, houblon résineux; bouche : malt, caramel, houblon résineux, pamplemousse, chaleur d’alcool, finale en malt-caramel avec très bonne présence de houblon résineux, corsée, peu carbonatée, plutôt amère, bonne astringence, moyennement sucrée, texture rugueuse; en résumé : bien

At a tasting, murky light orange colour with bits ands pieces floating around, aromas of candy, honey comb, and at touch of spices, flavours of butter, nuts and dried apricots with an empathic bitterness that also dominates the finish. Quite good.

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David Cohen. Hazy orange color. Aroma of malt, grainy notes, caramel and a bit of hops. Sweet malty flavor, a bit grainy, with caramel and some hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium to full-bodied. No noticeable alcohol.