8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
(On tap @ the brewpub, July 7/23) Pours opaque medium purple with a thick mauve head and some thick pulpy 'lace'. Notes of ripe banana and blueberry compote, creamy softly floral and moderately sweet vanilla, very soft tannins from the blueberry just to ground the sweetness, long fruity banana/blueberry aftertaste. Super-thick and creamy mouthfeel with very soft carbonation. Probably the best smoothie so far from Nano Cinco and that's saying something. The blueberry shockingly stood up better to the banana than most of the other pairings with it have, despite often being a retiring fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2023
at 22:09
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(On tap @ the brewpub, July 7/23) Pours basically black with a fairly thick medium brown head and some spotty lace. Notes of deeply roasted and lightly burnt grains, dark caramel with a touch of molasses, semi-sweet cacao, light coffee, moderately sweet up front but finishes nearly dry with some soft earthy bitterness, tobacco, a little nutty toasted grain, a little spent coffee and basically no roast acidity. Full-bodied, oily to creamy, softly carbonated, excellent texture for only 9% ABV, alcohol basically hidden. Super basic imperial stout that would be a good base for adjuncts or barrels.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2023
at 22:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(On tap @ the brewpub, July 7/23) Pours fairly hazy dull pale orange with a decent whitish head. Notes of floral grapefruit, orange, apricot, potpourri, grapefruit zest, softly sweet biscuit malt, finish is moderately resinous grapefruit with pine and herbs. Hop profile is light on the whole. Light to medium bodied, softly carbonated, touch slick. Decent but rather less concentrated and lively than most of their IPAs.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Aug 2023
at 16:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
(473ml can from the brewpub) Pours fairly hazy medium yellow with a thin white head and some lace. Notes of pulpy orange, semi-ripe mango, papaya, melon, lemon-lime peel, soft and fairly dry malt body with a little bit of cereal character, dry finish with melon, floral and herbal accents, mixed citrus peels, touch of hop burn. Light to medium body, soft carbonation, touch watery. Nice exploration of some hops I'm not used to or overly enamoured of (save Motueka) but which come together in a soild IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2023
at 16:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Hazy, pale golden color and a creamy white head. Lots of overripe tropical fruits like mango, pineapple and papaya in the nose. Smoorth and juicy. Fruity bitterness. Nice.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2023
at 07:15
7/10
A hazed golden DIPA with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light citrus pulp, light dank notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, alcohol warmth, very nice. On tap at Festibiere de Gatineau 2023.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2023
at 23:06
7/10
A hazed golden ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, light tropical fruits, light grapefruit, very nice. On tap at Festibiere de Gatineau 2023.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2023
at 22:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, date: 06/06/2023, from, with and at Jean-Frédéric Pleau's (merci!), savoured on 2 July 2023; eye: golden with a yellowish hue, cloudy, opaque, no effervescence, ring of tawny head, light lacing; nose: aromatic hops, lemon, light malt; mouth: aromatic hops, lemon, light malt, lemony finale with light presence of malt, medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, lightly sweet, slick texture; in short: correct FRANÇAIS
Canette, date : 06/06/2023, de, avec et chez Jean-Frédéric Pleau (merci!), savourée le 2 juillet 2023; œil : dorée avec une teinte jaunâtre, trouble, opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse fauve, légère dentelle; nez : houblons aromatiques, citron, léger malt; bouche : houblons aromatiques, citron, léger malt, finale citronnée avec légère présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct
Canette, date : 06/06/2023, de, avec et chez Jean-Frédéric Pleau (merci!), savourée le 2 juillet 2023; œil : dorée avec une teinte jaunâtre, trouble, opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse fauve, légère dentelle; nez : houblons aromatiques, citron, léger malt; bouche : houblons aromatiques, citron, léger malt, finale citronnée avec légère présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2023
at 19:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(473ml can from the brewery) Pours quite hazy deep gold with a huge white head that fades slowly leaving heavy lace. Aroma of fresh conifer needles and leaves, lemon and grapefruit, ripe peach, fresh weed, kind of skunky. Flavour is lightly sweet, mix of semi-ripe peach and nectarine, touch of mango, grapefruit and lemon peel, citrus pith, biscuit malt, some fresh conifer needles, finish is quite dry with biscuity malt and some cereals, citrus pith and light bitters, earthy pine, pretty neutral yeast, light bitterness. Green but not in the hop burn way, more of a really old school hop profile minus the bitterness. Light body, touch watery, average carbonation that is a little creamy. Not a fruity jam but solid stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2023
at 21:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(473ml can from the brewery) Pours very hazy orange-gold with a thick white head and very heavy lace. Aroma of floral lime peels, lime candy, white grape, green melon, tart passionfruit without the musky side, slighly bready malt, very high and bright tones overall. Flavour is again high, light and bright - juicy lightly tart passionfruit, white wine, juicy lime, pale orange, a little guava floral component, soft white bread malt, lightly sweet throughout the sip without a heavy drydown, zero bitterness, finish and aftertaste are lime powder candy, touches of green berries, thiols, lingering passionfruit feel. Fairly light-bodied for style, super creamy to compensate, quite softly carbonated. Definitely not your typical DIPA, especially with the contribution of the passionfruit in the Kohia Nelson (my first experience with this product). Fun and refreshing with no sign of the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2023
at 11:12