Bièropholie Gros Merci

Brewed by Brasseurs Illimités
Style: American Pale Ale
St Eustache, Canada

Bouteille 341ml. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes, moyen-léger de bananes, traces de pêches), malté de caramel doux avec des traces de sucre bonbon, moyen de houblon herbeux et légèrement floral ainsi que des notes d’épices (poivre doux). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement huileuse et aux notes crémeuses. Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes sucrées et légèrement amères, traces de bananes et de poires) accompagné d’un léger-moyen goût épicé (poivre doux) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût moyen-amer et asséchant de houblon herbeux (herbes mouillées, traces de thé, une amertume présente jusqu’en fin de gorgée) aux petites notes terreuses ainsi qu’un goût malté de caramel très doux avec des traces de biscuits et de sucre bonbon puis en finale l’on retrouve une léger regain d’amertume de houblon plus asséchant et légèrement floral avec des traces de bois humide. Post-goût moyen et sec, moyen-amer de houblon herbeux aux notes terreuses avec des notes de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes).

Grassy aroma, some mealy malts, and tinges of hops, but grassy hops. Flavor thought is awesome! lots of fruit, cherry, orange, lemon, and a citrus bite in the end. Quite a bitter finish. Super refreshing beer!

Bottle: Poured a deep copper color ale with a rather large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrus hops are more pronounced then expected but also very enjoyable. Taste is also a very refreshing mix between some bitter and citrus-like hops and a nice dry caramel malt backbone. Body is about right for the style with good carbonation. Very well done and easily drinkable.

Bottle dark clear copper soft carb no head. Med body. Long bitter finish. I taste grapefruit, citrus. It’s easy to drink. A nice session beer.

A very lasting white head settles over the clear light amber pour. Woodsy, citrusy hops take on most of the aroma, which is very fruity with its fresh, herbal, grapey, hay-like sauvignon maltiness. This initial attack evolves in mouth where more fruits grow obvious, again including white/green grapes, but also, through the hops, mandarine, and orange. All along, its malt base, while not necessarily consistent, feels sweet, almost to the point of having a candied side. Strong pepper emanation show up in the finish as cerealic malts fade away and mostly balance it all. Relatively long herbal, spicey finish where the strong sweetness is but a memory. Not as likeable to me than some of their single hop IPA or dark ales, but certainly worth its modest price.

Thanks to HogTownHarry for sharing this with Blankboy and I. Appearance: Golden orange/brown. Aroma: Slightly hoppy at first, some winter spices, roasty with some citrus and malt. Interesting. Flavour: Banana, sharp hops, a good deal of malt, vanilla, really different, quite sweet and a nice long sharp alcoholic pine finish. Nice.

Bottle ( 341ml ). Shared with blankboy and garthicus, via trade with JulienHuxley. Deep clear amber, smallish lasting creamy foamy beige head. Thick caramel and pungent floral/yeast/spice aroma - reminds me of a mild DdC Rigor Mortis - really sweet and mouthwatering. Taste is simpler, grassy and bitter, dry and slightly sharp - not much alcohol presence behind the bitterness. Solid mouthfeel, very astringent and decently carbonated, pungently bitter linger - solid ... APA? whatever.

Clear copper with a medium foamy head. Aroma is citrusy with some pine, caramel and malt. Flavor is also citrusy, very bitter with pine, caramel and malt. Quite bitter. Medium body.