Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Hazed, golden colour with an amber hue, a whitish frothy-foamy cap, leaving some creamy lacing streaks. Big tropical fruits in the nose with some mango notes and orange juicy-zestiness. The taste shows all of the fruitiness, but some good citrus zest gets a drying finish. A nice juicy NEIPA with the Krush hops, that is not overly sweet-fruity, but controlled by a herbal touch in the end.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Agrumes au nez relevant des notes de pamplemousse et de sauvignon blanc avec un apport de melon et de fleurs.
Olfactif complexe, légèrement épicé et offrant surtout un environnement de fruits à chair blanche.
Liquide doré presque limpide.
Mousse généreuse et rocailleuse qui tient assez bien.
En bouche, c’est fruité et miellé avec des accents de melon, de mangue, de raisins blancs ainsi qu’un environnement floral important rappelant l’eau de rose.
Houblonnage original et complexe.
La base maltée offre un support miellé qui s’adapte bien à l’ensemble fruité et qui étend ses sucres résiduels jusqu’en finale, atténuant ainsi l’impact de l’amertume qui demeure néanmoins moyennement faible et herbacée.
Une West Coast des plus goûteuse, créative et complexe.
Hautement appréciée !
O:8.33 V:3.95 G:8.4 C:4.25 G:17.5 T:42.43/50 (8.49/10)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy golden colour with an orange hue, a smaller whitish cap, not leaving too much lace, but a few tiny spots. Big orange juice nose with a herbal touch, some white wine notes and hints of coconut-vanilla. The taste shows a blend of tropical fruits with the citrusy ones. A wet mouthfeel with a little booze in the finish, drying a bit. Some bitter zestiness and dryness keeps on building. Not a bad juicy Double NEIPA, but was a expecting a tad more from these two.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
A beautiful, Vermont-style unfiltered peach and orange body topped by a frothy, laced white head. The nose is a harbinger of things to come - juicy tropical fruit, sweet malt and splashes of lemon and orange. Easily the top rating I have given to a 6% ipa. The taste profile explodes with a well balanced range of non-astringent hop driven fruit tastes. Peach, pineapple, grapefruit, melon, orange and lemon elements are beautifully blended and underpinned by sweet, chewy malt. Solid density and a slightly slick mouth feel add to the taste experience. This one comes out of the blue for Boreale. Felicitations!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Arômatique citrique et tropical avec des notes de limette, de citron et de fruits à chair blanche.
Prédominance des houblons au nez.
Liquide doré aux reflets verdâtres et tr`s subtilement voilé.
Mousse moyennement mince qui descend rapidement.
La base de lager est plus présente en bouche avec une tendance céréalière et subtilement miellée.
Les houblons sont certes présents avec des accents de limette, de citron et de fruits tropicaux à chair blanche, mais, sont soutenus par la base maltée subtilement sucrée qui contribue à donner un équilibre parfait et à rehausser les saveurs des houblons.
De subtiles notes poivrées donnent également un cachet varié à la palette.
Il est rare de trouver une lager houblonnée qui met en valeur dans un équilibre parfait les accents de malt et le houblonnage.
Hautement appréciée !
O:5.83 V:3.82 G:8.21 C:4.5 G:16.27 T:38.63/50 (7.73/10)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Clean, light golden colour with a bubbly white cap that dissipates fairly quickly. A beautiful, fresh lime juice aroma over a mild, spicy malt base with a tad grassiness. The taste shows a nice blend of spiced Pilsner malt with not only the lime juices, but a bit of their zest, adding a little bitterness to the sour-fruitiness. A touch of corn lingers in the end, but nicely balanced with the zestiness. Quite a nice refreshing Mexican Lager with real limes.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Day 5 at La Verendrye. Drunk far too tepid as the water was too mild for a proper chilling. Hazy zellow-orange. Grapefruit aroma. Orange zest. Taste is bitter. Citric. Lingering bitter finish. Medium. Refreshing. Good.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Hazy, golden colour with a tad orange hue, a bubbly off-white cap, some stay, and some small soapy lacing spots. White grape nose with stones fruits and hints of sesame seeds. The taste continues along those lines. A juicy mouthfeel with some nice, building dryness that gets stronger as it goes. A nice juicy, fruity Double NEIPA with the help of New Zealand hops to blend with the others - from two breweries I like.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Hazy, light golden colour with a beige hue, a smaller white cap, average stay and minimal lacing. Some good citrus aromas with lemon zest, some orange juice and hints of tropical fruits. The taste is milder, but still offers citrus zest, building up a light dryness. The mouthfeel is quite wet overall. An easy-drinking, hazy-juicy NEPA, but a tad too watery, or green at the last pour, for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
Fairly clean, golden-yellow colour with a smaller off-white head, dissipating somewhat quickly and just leaving a small ring around the brew. A beautiful aroma of spicy malts, herbal hops and a nice blend of oats and fruitiness. The mouthfeel is on the lighter side, with a good drying finish. Some good grassy-berb hoppiness, mild piney notes and hints of Pils spiciness. A nice floral balance all-around. Quite a good, easy-drinking West Coast IPA with different hops that adds a nice herbal-spicy touch.