Bièropholie Alt

Formerly brewed at Bièropholie
Style: Altbier
, Canada

(341ml bottle) Purchased at Metro Joannette in Montreal for $2.49. Pours a thin dissipated almond head atop a deep brown body. Nose of biscuit and mild soy. Flavour is very robust. Strong bread and brown malt. Good base and slight tart sweetness into the end. 6/3/7/3/13

Bouteille de 341 ml. Arômes de fruits rouges et chocolat. Robe bourgogne, légère effervescence. Très belle rondeur en bouche, les fruits rouges et le chocolat sont soutenus par un malt caramel très intense. Légère amertume de houblon en arrière-goût. Très bon !

bouteille de 341ml. au prix de 2,69$ chez Grand Duc, bière cuivrée, nez malté, sucré,pomme verte, bouche sucrée, très forte présence en bouche. bonne bière.

Bouteille de 341ml acheté à La Barik (Trois-Rivière, Quebec), le 14/8/08. Rousse acajou, peu de collet. Arome de malte caramelisé liquereux, un peu fruité. Goût de malte un peu brulé, fruits et noix alcoolisé, très prenoncé. Après les deux dernières offrantes de RH qui étaient plus ou moins intéressantes, il revient en forme avec cet alt!

A dark brown alt with a thin quickly dissipating off white head. In aroma, a vinous and rich aroma, with dark fruits, banana, in doppelbock territory. In mouth, a good sweet and crisp malt, with licorice, nutty notes, burned caramel. Again, this is a doppelbock. Good work, RH! Bottle at Jovi, 2.99$.

Objectively speaking: A stronger alt that maintains most of the style’s heavy drinkability.
I like: Restrained nutty bitterness. Alcohol notions are very controlled - a touch more would be too much. Gentle and lasting carbonation. The elegant fruitiness of an old cheddar (sharp and flowery hard to pinpoint fruits - pears, roasted chestnuts, astringent wood cherries, bitter chocolate)
I dislike: The head quickly disapparates from the deep auburn. A bit more acidity than expected (albeit very clean). Slightly coating lingering fruity residual sweetness.

Belle mousse, belle couleur foncée rouge, senteur forte, un goût de scotch, aucun arrière gout amer.

Pours a dark reddish amber color with a thin offwhite head. Pleasant aroma of malt, caramel and fruits (apples? pears?). The flavor is rich, the caramel’s sweetness blends well with the fruit, there’s a nice presence of malt. The body is medium with an oily texture and soft carbonation. It’s not as refreshing as some other altbiers, but it’s still a pleasant interpretation of the style.