neongolden (4416) reviewed Innovation 1 from Nano Cinco 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(On tap @ the brewpub, Limoilou, Jan 21/23 & in 473ml can from there) Odd experience this, both my better half and I felt the draft and can versions were very different beers. Tap version was far superior for me so I'm rating that. Very hazy medium gold pour with a nice thick stable white head and lace. Aroma is super-dank, pineapple weed strains dominating with supporting sweet mango, earthy conifers and grapefruit zest, soft but present cereals in support. Flavour is mid-sweet up front, again loads of dank pineapples (El Dorado) and mango (Citra), but with hefty amounts of conifer and cannabis so Mosaic definitely doing its thing, cereals are present and quite dry really for a TIPA, nice softly fruity yeast, finishes really dry for style with dank grippy weed/conifer, earth, some berry and a little pineapple, moderate bitterness, no hop burn or alcohol. Light to medium body for style, soft semi-creamy carb. Really nice TIPA on tap, felt a bit like Monkish 2017 or something to me being on the dry and dank side of NEIPA. The can was not that at all despite being quite fresh (2wks), much weaker aromatics, canned pineapple, lots of lactose-like sugar, booze. Bizarre.
neongolden (4416) reviewed Calie from Nano Cinco 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
(750ml bottle from BG18e brewpub, Quebec City) Aroma is earthy cacao, raw white coconut and floral vanilla, sweet burnt sugar with a little bit of maple to it and something quite creamy like marshmallow or lactose, rather roasty with a slight acidity and even smoky char. Flavour is big notes of white coconut leading the way, mix of darker sugars making it fairly sweet up front, earthy semisweet chocolate and cacao nib, dries out pretty promptly mid sip with coconut still there but floral vanilla, earthy cacao, some dark roast coffee, charred grains and even some maple without the sweetness leading to a dry, moderately bitter roasty cacao and coffee grounds finish. Some lingering coco-vanilla in the aftertaste. Light to medium bodied for style, a bit oily, light carbonation, no alcohol. Nice stuff as usual from Nano Cinco/BG and I enjoy the adjuncts even if the maple is largely MIA. Coconut works for me! Just wish it had more body to go with the flavour.
neongolden (4416) reviewed Falaise from Nano Cinco 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(473ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours very hazy medium yellow with a thick white head that lingers and leaves lace. Notes of creamy floral tropical fruit like lychee and papaya, some melon, fresh coconut, sweetened grapefruit, some coco-banana smoothie element to it too, white grape, some leafy herbal hits, very softly sweet with a rounded oat-esque malt body and soft yeasy fruitiness, quite dry but low-bitterness in the finish with floral, herbal and coconut notes but a touch of the distracting soapy melon vibe I associate with Strata in the aftertate as well as well. Medium-bodied, oily, fairly softly carbonated. Aroma is rather weak for what's not an overly ancient can, but the flavour is quite pleasant. Nice stuff.
neongolden (4416) reviewed Fréquence from Nano Cinco 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(473ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours very hazy yellow-gold with a thick white head and some lace. Aroma of candied pale citrus like yellow grapefruit and lemon, some balancing mango sweetness, leafy herbs/grass/conifers, slightly dank, bit of floral creamy fruit too. Flavour is fairly light for style without heavy hop concentration, but nice notes of sweetened lemon and some mango, bit of pale grapefruit pulpiness, softly sweet but fruity core, slightly dry/crackery cereals emphasized by a chalky minerality, moderately leafy and somewhat dank with some grass and citrus oil bitterness. Light body, oily with light lifting carbonation. Well balanced but not as punchy as I was expecting; very drinkable but I would love a touch more heft for the ABV.
neongolden (4416) reviewed Parcelle from Nano Cinco 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(473ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours fairly bright medium gold with a thick white head that is stable and leaves heavy lace. Aroma of peach, creamy light orange juice, pale citrus zest, tropical florals from Galaxy, light leafy/green garlic edge, not much malt. Flavour is lime, grapefruit and some less sweet orange, slightly bitter rindy floral tropical fruit, lime zest oils, some onion/garlic pepperiness but not hop burn, very light cereals, off-dry at best with a dry finish that has fairly low bitterness and a nice citrus oil grip. Light bodied but oily to creamy, great mouthfeel for low ABV. Excellent low ABV hops; the dryness from the weaker malt base is evident but the mouthfeel and hop profile are of a bigger beer.
neongolden (4416) reviewed Massive from Nano Cinco 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(473ml can from BG18e, Quebec City) Pours rather hazy medium yellow with a nice pile of white foam and some lace. Aroma of candied pink grapefruit, mango, heady floral tropical fruit (canned lychee, mangosteen, guava), lime. Flavour is mid-sweet and very juicy, canned peach, candied pineapple and papaya, rich tropical florals, light grapefruit peel bitters, smooth fruity yeast, malt core is really retiring, drying but low bitterness ‘red fruit’ tropical floral finish and aftertaste with nice hop oils. Medium-bodied, oily, rather softly carbonated. Nice floral-side NEIPA vibes while avoiding soapiness, had a certain BdBC-esque feel to it which is a great compliment. Loving the work from Nano Cinco at the moment.