Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Living in Quebec, Boréale is the 12-pack I go to for an always-in-fridge beer and I always get their tester-pack. Dorée is one of four of their brews in the pack. I would have to say that it is my lease favorite one in the pack, but still a great beer nonetheless. Pours a clean golden-copper colour with a big creamy white head. This one is long lasting, even coating the brew as you drink it. Decent lacing is also present and nice slow carbonation of tiny bubbles. Sweet aromas of honey (one of the ingredients) and grain malt. The mouthfeel is smooth and the finish is semi-crisp. The honey is also in the taste and the grain in the aftertaste. Still, this is not too sweet, so a very well-balanced honey ale that refreshes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Originally rated November 2004. This is the newest beer from this brewer in a long time. Not being a fan of Boréale, I kind of hesitated. But a fan of witbier I am. Poured a cloudy golden-white colour with a beautiful thick white head. There is a good amount of lacing. Aromas are herbal and fruity. The taste is of ginger mostly with hints of honey and citrus. This is definitely not Unibroue’s Blanche de Chambly, but I find it still amazing because of the spices. Heavily recommended.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Originally rated November 2005. Pours a pitch black colour with no sign of ruby highlights. The brown head is thick, creamy, foamy and fizzy with great retention. Smells hints of caramel, roasted malts and molasse. Bitterness throughout with a smooth finish. Then, bitterness comes around in the background. Smoky notes in there too, and not sweet at all, nor too dry. More on the coffee side, than on the chocolat side. Great generic stout with a smooth taste and a good alcohol content.
GRM (7524) reviewed Cuivrée from Boréale - Les Brasseurs du Nord 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Brown bottle, 341 ml, best before July 14 2010, gift received on June 2 2010, savoured on June 14 2010; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, light caramel; mouth: malt, light caramel, banana (?), finale in grain with good presence of caramel, medium-light body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, meilleure avant 14 juillet 2010 , cadeau reçu le 2 juin 2010, savourée le 13 juin 2010; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger caramel; bouche : malt, léger caramel, banane, finale en grain avec bonne présence de caramel, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
GRM (7524) reviewed Dorée from Boréale - Les Brasseurs du Nord 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brown bottle, 341 ml, gift received on June 2 2010, savoured on June 11 2010; eye: golden, clear, average effervescence, white head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: grain, honey, malt, slight floral hops; mouth: grain, honey, malt, slight floral hops, finale in grain with light presence of honey, medium-light body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, cadeau reçu le 2 juin 2010, savourée le 11 juin 2010; œil : dorée, claire, effervescence moyenne, mousse blanche qui se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : grain, miel, malt, très léger houblon floral; bouche : grain, miel, malt, très léger houblon floral, finale en grain avec légère présence de miel, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample, tasted at Festival Bières et saveurs, savoured on September 4 2009; eye: cherry, clear, no effervescence, tiny beige head; nose: fruity, malt, meaty, light sugar; mouth: fruity, meaty, light caramel, meaty finale with fruity presence, not much carbonation, mildly sweet, rich and velvety texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Festival Bières et saveurs, savourée le 4 septembre 2009; oeil : cerise, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige nez : fruité, malt, viandeux, léger sucre; bouche : fruité, viandeux, malt, léger caramel, finale viandeuse avec présence de fruité, peu carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, texture riche et veloutée; en résumé : correct
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A dark reddish amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, light funky fruits with meat notes, metallic. In mouth, a rather sweet caramel and berries, vanilla, oily and cloying, a bit unbalanced. On tap at Fête Bieres et Saveurs, Sept. 4 2009.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Blanche from Boréale - Les Brasseurs du Nord 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Light sour grain nose. Pale cloudy yellow, white head. Fruity base, straw, berry retronasal. Medium body. Minerally sticky finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Had this with an Italian meal at a sidewalk cafe in Montreal. Perfect beer for a hot, humid summer day and an accompaniment to my meal of linguini. Pours a nice light golden color with a medium-sized head. Flavor was very hoppy, malty with a bitter finish to it. I liked this so much I brought a 12 pack home with me!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Sylvain Cloutier: Poured a deep cloudy brown color ale with a light foamy head with average retention and minimal lacing. Aroma consists of sweet malt with some distinctive notes of caramel and toffee. Taste is also a very balance mix between some caramel malt with some distinctive notes of caramel and toffee. No discernable hops which is no surprise considering the age of the bottle and not sure it would have provided anything more. Very well done and something they should brew on amore regular basis.