Bièropholie IPA

Formerly brewed at Bièropholie
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
, Canada

Bottle- A slightly hazed orangey amber with a nice creamy foam. Zesty nose of citrus and fruit, piney hops, perfume. Tastes sweet, of caramel malts, grapefruit and lemony hops, a bit bready with cookie dough. Creamy and hoppy finish. Good stuff.

Bottle. Not quite sure how old this is, but it is quite old. Appearance is deep brown with thin head. Aroma: first impression was minty, fresh citrus a bit of herbs, eucalyptus freshness. Then we found some fresh vegetable and fruit aromas plums, beets, carrots and tomatoes. Taste is slightly roasted, cocoa powder and brown sugar. Watery at first but with a persistent finale, not too enjoyable. This beer is well past it’s prime.

Bottle from Bonisoir in Montreal. Pours a deep hazy brown with a fairly hefty tanned head. Loads of malt, bordering on barley wine aromas, with touches of plum and fruit. First impressions are that there is something odd going on here, as this is darker than pretty much any IPA I’ve seen, and comes out smelling like something full of malt, and not too heavy on the hops. Medium to thick body (especially for an IPA), and very malty, but not overly sweet. Finishes with a good amount of bitterness. I really have no idea what to make of this… it’s not really an IPA in my book (and blind I’d never peg it as one). More like a hoppy brown ale. Marginally drinkable (though I dumped about half of the bottle), but I certainly wouldn’t repeat this one.

341ml bottle 2.99$ at Grand Duc. Poured dark amber-mahogany. One half inch creamy head. Aroma is quite sweet, faint hops, hints of maple syrup (??). Taste is quite sweet, caramel, hops.enjoyable bitterness. Not quite crisp as I like my IPAs so far. Nonetheless a really nice beer, quite drinkable and well made. Rating #104

341 mL bottle. A little dark for the style, and quite hazy. Nice foamy head, though. Aroma has loads of sweet caramel malt and light C-hops. Somehow, it smells creamy. The flavour is big, with caramel and piney hops from start to finish. Feels thin, but tastes full. It is better cold; it becomes a little too sweet when it warms. Excellent IPA.

ANGLAIS: To me, it is Québec best IPA. This is so smooth and caramelised, with a delightful thick texture and a power bitter long lasting finish. Hard to find (Peluso, Grand Duc, au moins) expensive, but Lord it is worth it! Added: Ages badly, beware! FRENCH: 2,79$ à la Saucisserie de Bois-de-Filions, j’ai pris ce qui restait, va voir ailleurs! La mention "avec arrière-goût, avec goût", quelle belle façon de se moquer de la réussite des majors qui sont parvenus à faire croire à tant de gens qu’ils brassent (manufacturent) de bonnes bières. Mais en tant qu’authentique snob de la bière, laissez-moi vous dire que ÇA, cette IPA, est vraiment une bonne bière. Bièropholie brassent, à mon avis, les meilleures IPA au Québec: celle-ci, la Cascade et la Golding. Des trois, c’est cette IPA que je préfère. Arôme intense, particulièrement agréable, goût puissant de malt caramélisé, où la domination de l’amertume du délicieux houblonnage amènent les fans de bières "avec arrière-gout" dans un autre monde, et la texture est onctueuse. C’est vraiment une excellente bière. Et cet arrière-gout qui persiste... Wow ! Ajout: Le vieillissement sied mal à cette bière; à bon entendeur...

341ml bottle. Hazy reddish brown appearance with a taned creamy head. Aroma: caramel, toffee, alcohol and hops. Flavor: pepper, hops, toffee, orange zest and alcohol. Palate: medium body, nice bitterness, soft carbonation with a dry finish.

Bouteille de 341 ml. Dégusté avec french tickler. Une biere de couleur rouille avec un moyen collet tres collant. Odeur de sucre, épices, caramel, sirop de mais et un peu fleural. Gout tres sec, caramel, sirop de mais qui revient, et blé.