Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Unfiltered with lots of particles floating through it. Light golden-orange colour with a white head, good retention and some light creamy lace. Orange aromas with mild malt grain and honey. Some grassy hops in there. Definitely not like their regular "blanche", this one does not have the spices found in their original. Hoppier for sure. Again, orange flavours, but mild overall. Interesting brew that drinks well from the bottle.
Earlier Rating: 5/24/2013 Total Score: 3.5
Congratulations on the 25 years Boréale (still love your tester 12-pack for get-togethers). Pours a slightly hazy golden colour with a big warm cap that has great retention and soapy lacing. For a wheat brew, I was not expecting this smell, but a nice mild, grassy hop nose with some spices. The taste, again, is a little different, with a fruity start and finally, the wheat appears in the finish. Hints of oranges and other exotic fruits. The hop does come in eventually, creating a little dryness. Quite an interesting brew, which is pretty mild overall for a higher ABV and goes down nicely for those summer patios.
Earlier Rating: 5/24/2013 Total Score: 3.5
Congratulations on the 25 years Boréale (still love your tester 12-pack for get-togethers). Pours a slightly hazy golden colour with a big warm cap that has great retention and soapy lacing. For a wheat brew, I was not expecting this smell, but a nice mild, grassy hop nose with some spices. The taste, again, is a little different, with a fruity start and finally, the wheat appears in the finish. Hints of oranges and other exotic fruits. The hop does come in eventually, creating a little dryness. Quite an interesting brew, which is pretty mild overall for a higher ABV and goes down nicely for those summer patios.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2017
at 19:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Enjoyed at Les Brasseurs du Temps. Pours a dark brown colour with copper highlights, a beige head and creamy bottom lacing. Aromas are fruity from the tea over the roasted malts. The tea adds a nice touch of fruitiness (kind of berries) and spices (almost minty) to the taste as some dark fruits lingers. Interesting fruity roasted malt brew that seems like a nice twist on a porter.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2017
at 17:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with light grassy floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and smooth. In mouth, a rather buttery pale ale with metallic notes, light grassy hops, a bit off. On tap at Balthazar Laval.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2017
at 15:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A deep dark brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light black tea, light curacao, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light berries, dark fruits, light tea notes, light and smooth. On tap at L’autre oeil.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2017
at 06:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: big, brown, quick gone to thin film. C: dark brown to almost black, opaque. A: roasted malt, cocoa, chocolate, dark fruits, coffee, dark caramel, nuts. T: roasted malt, light earthy bitterness, cocoa, chocolate, coffee, medium body, medium carbonation, good balanced and easy drinkable, perfect beer, 341ml bottle from Christmas market in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2016
at 13:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: huge, off-white, long lasting. C: deep coppery, clear. A: weak, malt, some fruity, caramel, bread. T: malt, roasted malt, fruity, red fruits, caramel, hint of grassy/floral bitterness, medium body, medium carbonation, quite good and tasty, 341ml bottle from Christmas market in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2016
at 13:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: normal sized, white, average retention. C: gold, light hazy. A: malt, grassy, floral, toast, caramel. T: malt, light grassy/floral bitterness, toast, grainy sweet, light to medium body, medium carbonation, good one, 341ml bottle from Christmas market in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2016
at 13:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: normal sized, white, average retention. C: deep gold, clear. A: malt, caramel, hint of honey, herbal, hint of toast. T: malt, honey, herbal, fruity, clean and simple taste but not bad, medium body, medium carbonation, enjoyed, 341ml bottle from Christmas market in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2016
at 13:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Glass, 4-ounce, cask, Festibière de Gatineau, savoured on May 28 2016; eye: orangey, hazy, ring of off-white head, light lacing; nose: aromatic herb, thyme, hops, light pine, slight citrusy, fresh, sage, finale in thyme with light presence of pine, medium body, good carbonation, mildly bitter, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, cask, Festibière de Gatineau, savourée le 28 mai 2016; œil : orangée, voilée, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : herbes aromatiques, thym, houblon, léger pin, très léger citrique, frais, sauge; bouche : herbes aromatiques, thym, houblon, léger pin, très léger citrique, frais, sauge, finale en thym avec légère présence de pin, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Nov 2016
at 16:25
6.5/10
A 2016 check-in!
Tried
on 17 Oct 2016
at 20:38