Brown bottle, 341 ml, Trappist tasting at my place, savoured on March 9 2007; eye: burgundy, no effervescence, clear, no head; nose: malt, smoke, alcohol, roasting; mouth: roasted malt, dry bitter hops, a bit of alcohol, pepper, finale in roasted malt with a nice bitterness, medium body, quite bitter, slightly sweet, slightly grainy texture, mildly carbonated FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, soirée Trappiste chez nous, savourée le 9 mars 2007; oeil : bourgogne, pas d’effervescence, claire, pas de mousse; nez : malt, fumée, alcool, torréfaction; bouche : malt torréfié, houblon amérisant sec, un peu d’alcool, poivre, finale en malt torréfié avec une belle amertume, corps moyen, assez amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement granuleuse, moyennement carbonatée

A lightly hazed yellowish weizen with a thick creamy white head. Rather on the citrusy side, wiht light fruity esters. In mouth, a crisp weizen, with none of the sweet fruitiness expected for the style, rather bitter. Not too bad, not too style. Bottle from Joanette, Spring 2007.

Sample, Fromages et Bières show, Gatineau, savoured on April 22 2006; eye: golden blond, a bit of effervescence, white head; nose: malt, smelly feet; mouth: blip of malt, rather thin, medium body, oily texture, not much carbonation FRANÇAIS Échantillon, salon Fromages et Bières, à Gatineau, savourée le 22 avril 2006; oeil : blonde dorée, un peu d’effervescence, mousse blanche; nez : malt, pieds puants; bouche : sursaut de malt, relativement mince, corps léger, texture huileuse, pas très carbonatée

Sample, Fromages et Bières show, Gatineau, savoured on April 22 2006; eye: dark amber, caramel head, no effervescence; nose: malt (grain), roasting, bread; mouth: roasting followed by bitterness, finale all in bitterness, mildly bitter, medium body, lively in the mouth, mildly astringent FRANÇAIS Échantillon, salon Fromages et Bières, à Gatineau, savourée le 22 avril 2006; oeil : ambre foncé, mousse caramel, pas d’effervescence; nez : malt (grain), torréfaction, pain; bouche : torréfaction suivi d’amertume, finale toute en amertume, modérément amère, corps moyen, vivante en bouche, astringence moyenne

Brown bottle, 500 ml; eye; straw, really slight effervescence, really abundant white head that first looks creamy but is rather made up of champagne-like bubbles, good lacing; nose: nice floral hops that is also slightly peppery, grapefruit, caramel and a fruity side; mouth: in that order, astringence, a bit more and the inside of my cheeks would touch each other, all in hops, slightly fruity, very discreet caramel underneath that would compare more to the underlay because it is that discreet, the malt is there but more its presence than its actual taste, finale all in hops with a hint of alcohol, good astringence, léightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, slightly grainy texture, good carbonation; overall: better than I expected FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml; oeil : paille, très légère effervescence, mousse blanche très abondante à première abord crémeuse mais plutôt formée de bulles style champagne, bonne dentelle; nez : beau houblon floral légèrement poivré, pamplemousse, caramel, un petit côté fruité; bouche : astringence, on dirait que l’intérieur de nos joues va se toucher, tout en houblon, légèment fruitée, très discret caramel sous le tout qui fait plus sous-tapis tellement il est discret, on devine plus le houblon qu’on le goûte, finale tout en houblon avec une petite pointe d’alcool, bonne astringence, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, texture légèrement granuleuse, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : meilleure que ce dont je m’attendais

Bottle: Poured a clear brown color ale with a small off-white foamy head with limited retention. Aroma of nutty caramel malt is a bit weak. Taste of caramel and toffee malt is dominant but a bit weak for the style. Body is a bit watery and carbonation lively. Overall, this is not something that I would seek again and it is pretty mediocre for the style.

Bottle: Poured a dark hazy amber color ale with a medium slightly off-white foamy head with average retention. Aroma of citrus hops was easily identifiable with also some caramel malt. Taste of bitter and citrus hops are well balance with the caramel malt. Body is above average with low filtration is very enjoyable. Overall, this is better then expected from this hit or miss brewery.

A pitch black beer with a fast disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of ground cocoa beans, but also lighter notes of milk chocolate and malt. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt and some chocolate, leading to a bitter end.