341 ml Bottle from Harry; Nose of a bitter chocolate covered cherry; bitter chocolate, cherries, and some smoky and caramel notes; dark lightly hazed brown with a small straw head; flavor has dark fruitiness (black cherries), caramel, light chocolate, and some light sweetness in the finish!

Brown bottle, 341 ml, purchased at La trappe à fromage (Gatineau), savoured on March 31 2008; eye: copper, clear, tiny ring of beige head, no effervescence, a bit of lacing; nose: malt, lots of caramel, alcohol; mouth: caramel, malt, alcohol, a bit of pepper, light hops, finale in big caramelized malt with a good presence of hops, alcohol stays on the tongue making this not that enjoyable, rather sweet, mild bitterness and astringency, full body, slightly sticky texture, a bit thin, not much carbonation; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille, brune, 341 ml, achetée à La trappe à fromage (Gatineau), savourée le 31 mars 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas d’effervescence, un peu de dentelle; nez : malt, gros caramel, alcool; bouche : caramel, malt, alcool, alcool, un peu de poivre, léger houblon, finale en gros malt caramélisé avec une bonne présence de houblon, un film d’alcool plus ou moins agréable demeure sur la langue après la finale, plutôt sucrée, amertume et astringence moyenne, corsée, texture légèrement collante et un peu mince, pas très carbonatée; en résumé : déçu

341 ml bottle from Harry!!! Nose is caramelly, piney, and bready; clear dark red with a small beige head; flavor is hop bitterness, caramel, and earthiness; finish is bitter with a fishy note deep in the backgound the whole time as if I had been eating fresh caught and fried trout (which I haven’t had since last summer)

Brown bottle, 341 ml, brewed at Microbrasserie St-Arnould, purchased at La trappe à fromage (Gatineau), savoured on March 27 2008; eye: black with a ruby hue, opaque, really thing ring of head, just a little bit of lacing; nose: smoke, roasting, cocoa, chocolate milk; mouth: smoke, dark chocolate, a bit lactic, a bit acidic, hoppier than it feels, finale in smoke with a good presence of acrid roasting, a bit thin, full body, light astringency, lightly bitter, medium body, oily texture, not much carbonation; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, brassées chez Microbrasserie St-Arnould, achetée à La trappe à fromage (Gatineau), savourée le 27 mars 2008; œil: noire avec une teinte rubis, opaque, très petit anneau de mousse, un très petit peu de dentelle; nez : fumée, torréfaction, cacao, chocolat au lait; bouche : fumée, chocolat noir, malt rôti, un peu lactique, un peu acide, plus houblonnée qu’elle ne semble, finale en fumée avec une bonne présence de torréfaction âcre, un peu mince, corsée, légère astringence, légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture huileuse, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien

Small yellowish 2mm; beautiful light chestnut coloured beer. Caramel & greenery, slightly oxydized malts, ovomaltine, some aroma of shellfish. Bitter overlying taste over flavours of very stale cookies (if there’s any BBd, I cannot spy it). Bitterness is crude, unrefined, like scorched chicory. Medium bodied, bit sticky, little bit of alcohol. Very crude, fighting flavours. Sorry, Monsieur Huard this one, I cannot dig.

Medium offwhite head. Amber body with carbonation. Sweet firm malty caramelly grainy chocolatey aroma. Intense sweet chocolatey grainy caramelly taste with sharpish hoppy notes. A bit cloying, perhaps, lacking in bitterness, but still good. (0.341l bottle traded from glouglouburp.)

Biggish dark brown head. Deep dark amber body, just barely translucent. Deep smoky meaty malty aroma, dominated by the smoke. Sweetish caramelly smoky taste with acidic notes. Dry smoky aftertaste. Has a meaty, tangy character. Light, mid-bodied. Very, very good. (0.341l bottle traded from glouglouburp. 2005 vintage.)