 MartinT (4307), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 3, 2008
My Bottom Line:
An amiable alliance of roasted chestnuts and caramel leans onto an earthy hop finish to provide a suave, balanced pint of Brown Ale.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam shields the burgundy brown.
-The body is well built, lightly creamy, and conducive to high drinkability.
-The hop bitterness is also resinous at times.
-A undefined fruitiness seeps from the grain bill and chosen yeast.
On tap at the brewpub.
LadySusan (360), Ste-Therese, Quebec, Canada
Aug 13, 2008 On tap at Benelux. The color is a dark brown, not much head. The taste is malty and also of nuts, with a sweet taste of caramel added on. It finishes with a bitter taste of hops and citrus fruits that is just a good way to end this one,
DougShoemaker (2560), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 5, 2008 On tap @ Mondial 2008.
Nose is a fine roasted malt, caramel, hazy deep copper. A rich malty flavour, nutty as well. Mredium bodied, well balanced, beautifully bitter and dry. Quite nice!
beerbuzzmontreal (2697), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dec 31, 2007 The pour reveals a reddish brown color with an offwhite head. Nice aroma of nuts, tobacco and hops, there’s also some mild sweetness. Good flavor of nuts, hops, tobacco with a bitter and astringent finish. Surprisingly good.
Rastacouere (5258), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 25, 2007 A dark chestnut ale with a gentle haze. Healthy off-white head tops it despite the generally low effervescence. Immediately nutty upon hitting the nostrils and well contained at that. Limited roastiness leave more room for toasted malts. It is quite straightforward in maltiness, but compensates this apparent simplicity with a solid hop backing, citrusy, leafy and foresty, making it feel drier than initially and satisfyingly complete.
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