Boréale - Les Brasseurs du Nord
Regional Brewery
in Blainville,
Quebec,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Le Relais Boréale - Montréal
Established in 1987
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Hazy, golden-amber colour with a whitish head, decent stay and thin, foamy lacing. Mild aromas of fruitiness stone-tropical fruits, some citrus notes and a touch of grassy hops. Getting a tad peach, mango, orange, lemon zest and grassiness in the flavours. A tad lime eventually comes out. A wet mouthfeel, medium bodied with a little dryness, that keeps building, lingering. Even some zesty, tarty, bitterness appears with time. Not much going on at first, but some subtle action shows up, showing lots, but all so well-blended. Not overly juicy, but a good drying NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
from
IGA Extra - Famille Charles (Gatineau)
on 18 Mar 2026
at 04:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
A light haze from a tad unfiltered, tiny-transparent particles floating around. Golden colour with a wee amber hue. The head is white, foamy, with decent stay and some nice, sticky creamy-soapy lacing clouds. A caramel malt base in the nose, with some piney notes, cereal malts, hay, some fruitiness and hints of alcohol. Getting a little wheat sweetness, with some banana notes, even in the taste. Piney flavours, decent bitterness, caramel maltiness. Not sure how they can brew this 8% ABV beer, for $4 or less - in Quebec ?? Other than the wheat being a touch strong for my likings, a good West Coast-style IPA blended with an American one.
Tried
from Can
from
IGA Extra - Famille Charles (Gatineau)
on 28 Jan 2026
at 04:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hazy, golden-beige colour with an whitish cap, decent stay and foamy lacing. Big orange aromas with some tropical fruitiness. Citrus taste with lemon-lime zest, orange juice with some good, light dryness. A nice, refreshing, juicy NEIPA with lots of citrus, some tropical fruit and some good grassy hoppiness in the end.
Tried
from Can
from
IGA Extra - Famille Charles (Gatineau)
on 25 Jan 2026
at 04:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Hazy, golden-orange colour with a bubbly, white-yellowish head, average stay and light soapy lacing. Stone fruit aromas with a touch of bitter alcohol, and citrus zestiness. A smooth mouthfeel, kind of creamy, oily with just a little dryness in the finish. Nectarine, peachy flavours, but not overly sweet, balanced by citrus notes. The booze is well-hidden in the mouth. Quite a nice, smooth Double NEIPA with all-around good refreshing juiciness.
Tried
from Can
at
IGA Famille Charles Cantley
on 12 Jan 2026
at 02:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
A very slight haze from very tiny transparent particles floating around. Amber with golden highlights. A warm off-white head, with good stay and foamy lacing traces. Toasty, bready, malty nose with a touch of spiciness from the Saaz. The toastiness continues in the taste with some good grassy hops that cuts the sweetness, thickness with some good dryness. Quite a good, easy-drinking and somewhat refreshing Polotmavý Ležák with nice spicy notes.
Tried
from Can
at
IGA Famille Charles Cantley
on 07 Jan 2026
at 07:39
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can: Poured a pale yellow color ale with a medium white foamy head with OK retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy notes with some sweet wheat malt notes. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy notes with some sweet wheat malt notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Easy drinking citrusy wheat ale.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jan 2026
at 20:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Hazy, golden-orange colour with a white cap, decent stay and some foamy lacing. Loads of tropical fruits in the nose, from the Waimea hops, with some citrus and white wine notes. The alcohol is fairly well-blended for an 11% ABV one. Not warming, maybe a touch of bitterness, dryness from it. Again, tropical fruitiness in the flavours with just a tad wine, and a touch more of citrus zestiness. An interesting Quad NEIPA, that almost feels like a 5.5% NEPA.
Tried
from Can
from
IGA Extra - Famille Charles (Gatineau)
on 23 Dec 2025
at 05:06
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can: Poured a hazy/cloudy yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some tropical/mango fruits and a semi-dry finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with mango/tropical fruits notes and a semi-dry finale. Body is full for style with good carbonation. Really good NEIPA with a good hoppy profile and really powerful juicy notes.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2025
at 20:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden-beige colour with a smaller head, decent stay and light lacing. Some nice New Zealand hop aromas with citrus notes, a touch of white wine and some hints of sesame seeds. The taste shows fresh lemon zest, some other citrusy feel and just a tad of the white grapes. Not a bad NEPA with the New Zealand hoppiness.
Tried
from Can
at
IGA Famille Charles Cantley
on 20 Dec 2025
at 06:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hazy, golden-orange colour with a whitish frothy head, decent stay and some sticky-foamy lacing streaks. A beautiful nose of fruitiness with tropical notes, some stone fruits, citrus notes and fresh herbs, even showing some pine needles. The taste is still fruity, but not as full as the aromas. A mild blend of all of the fruits found in the nose, but not blending the herbal touch. A wet mouthfeel with just a tad dryness. A nice smelling NEIPA, that goes down well with its smoothness in flavours.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2025
at 04:27