Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus

Brewed by Microbrasserie Charlevoix / Le Saint Pub
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baie-St-Paul, Canada

Bottle shared by moejuck, thanks Joe! Poured a hazy yellow with a bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of grassy/floral hops, spice, yeast, pale malt. Flavors of floral hops, yeast, corriander, light grass and fruits. Light/medium body, pretty well carbonated...a tad too much for me, spicy/floral with a malty/spicy finish. Pretty good beer, but when compared to some of this catch-all style’s compatriots, it just doesn’t measure up for me.

Thanks moejuck: This has a very fresh sweet lemon-citrus and spice aroma to it. Effervescent and clean, this finishes with a black pepper that very much compliments the fruity-floralness of this beer. It is nearly perfectly balanced.

Bottle shared by moejuck, thanks! Pours a hazy golden straw color with a meaty white head that lingers. Aroma is floral hops, citrus, pale malts. Flavor is floral, spicy hops, light malts, pepper. Palate is medium bodied, medium plus on the carbonation, finished clean and refreshing. Very good.

Thanks to Glouglouburp for sharing this at DLD! Big fluffy creamy white head on a golden bodied belgian style ale. A lot of spiced pepper, yeast, and sweet flowery aroma. Incredibly balanced floral sweet minty cinnamon flavor. Etoh is almost undectable. What an incredible balance. WOW, i’ve had nothing quite like this!

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Pours a slightly hazed golden body with a billowing head and much lacing. Has a slightly funked yeasty aroma, plenty sweet, with floral notes and lively spicing. Peppery on the tongue. And that’s in the flavor, too, along with a sharp hop presence, biscuity malt, honey, more spices... all blended with what the nose took in initially. Didn’t notice the strong alcohol content at all. A very good drink. Thanks, Dany.

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Pours nice golden with a huge rocky white head...smell is grassy and spicy at first with some nice leather funk coming in too...taste is nice and toasty sweet at first, turning well spiced and grassy...nice delicate carbonation in the mouth...excellent! Thanks glouglouburp!!!

First off, a major thanks to glouglouburp for sending this rarity to the U.S. from Montreal. I opened this one with wetherel and Sean at the PP Bottle Shop with a few other new faces. Massive head formation upon pouring, ending up in a fluffy pillow head with substantial lacing. Bountiful carbonation throughout the clean and clear golden color. Pretty impressive aroma that I considered as this beer’s best display of character. Lots of coriander, fresh orange peel and yeasty biscuit tones. Also a touch of funkiness that almost suggests this is a Brettanomyces beer, but I assume its the unique contribution from Saaz hops used. The flavor is very floral; with juniper and lavender that transitions to a strong bitter finish, like a Saison on steroids. Tingly and smooth palate with a doughy undertone. Overall, damn good for the style, like Chouffe Houblon, but I can’t say its my favorite...or worthy of the Top 50 either.

Tried from the funky bottle that hapjydeuce brought to the bottle shop. Lots of carbonation on first pour with a 2 finger white foamy head that fades at a medium rate. Yellow color. Lots of bubbles climbing the glass inside the liquid. Phenolic Belgian triple aroma, I’m not sure from what. Possibly a combination of yeast and high brewing temperature. My first guess was the beer was finished with Brett. It has a nice plastic Brett aroma and it has high carbonation, meaning the Brett had eaten some complex sugars after bottling. You can notice the Saaz hops too, even though they are not overwhelming. Easy to drink. Here’s a beer for the "Orval should be a top 50 beer" fans. I’m not one of those people. It’s just a good triple to me.