Brown bottle, 500 ml, 2023 vintage, via Chantal Nantel (merci!) on December 11, 2023, savoured on April 11, 2023; eye: black, thick, opaque, no effervescence, small ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: malt, bourbon, fruity, alcohol, light oak, light molasses, chocolate, light vinous; mouth : malt, bourbon, fruity, alcohol, light oak, light molasses, chocolate, light vinous, finale in bourbon with light presence of raspberry, full-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, syrupy texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, millésime 2023, via Chantal Nantel (merci!) le 11 décembre 2023, savourée le 11 avril 2023; œil : noire, épaisse, opaque, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, bourbon, fruité, alcool, léger chêne, léger mélasse, chocolat, léger vineux; bouche : malt, bourbon, fruité, alcool, léger chêne, léger mélasse, chocolat, léger vineux, finale en bourbon avec légère présence de framboise, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture sirupeuse; en résumé : bien

Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a glowing hazy straw gold with a finger of white foam that lingers. Tropical fruit bouquet with starfruit, pineapple, citrus and papaya all present. Similar notes on the palate with a nice dank note to balance out the tropical fruit perceived sweetness. Finish is balanced with a nice dank note. Great stuff.

Huge, stable, bit fluffy off-white head over yellow-golden beer, cold hazed. Acids - lactic, but also malonic and malic acid, very lambic-y nose with farmyard and horseblanket; lemon, lime. Very citrussy taste (lemon, orange,...) Less lambic-like, but with a very clean palate. Lactic acid, lemony, lemonbalm. Quite well-carbonated, acidthinning. Surprising beer, almost real lambic from Ontario, if you please. Txs to Joren for bringing and Vera for helping!

(500ml bottle c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours black with a snall tan head and some spotty lace. Aroma of dark chocolate as promised, the unsweetened and earthy cacao component mixed with bittersweet baker's chocolate, some dark molasses malt and a bit of burnt grain managing to just peek out from beneath the choc onslaught. Flavour sweeter than the bitter chocolate nose would suggest up front, very much the sweetened high percentage dark chocolate, a bit fudgy, bittersweet vibes, supporting dark malt, molasses touches, drying out mid sip where the earthy bitter component of the chocolate becomes more pronounced, hits of roast acidity peeking through, aftertaste is dry and somewhat bitter chocolate/cacao, light alcohol warmth. Full-bodied, syrupy fudgy texture with low carbonation. Very nice stuff, sure it's totally chocolate-forward but it does it well and with quite a rich mouthfeel for 9%. Very eager to see the BA version see the light of day, but also happy it hasn't because a long rest in oak would work well for this beer.