Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus

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

Bottle courtesy of glouglouburp. So there’s this brewer who takes one of my favorite types of hops, takes an already amazing recipe, adds said hops, then ferments it with a Belgian yeast strain that yields a funkiness that rivals Orval. That beer is Charleioux Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus. Pours a perfect gold with a huge white head and a generous amount of sustained bubbles. Smells of perfume, some signature simcoe, citrus, oranges, lots of dry malt, some funky rustic saison like hints, caramel sugar, some pepper. This seriously has one of the best noses of any beer I’ve ever quaffed. Taste lives up to the aroma nicely. Lots of dryness, oranges, pepper, spice, light bitterness, sage, this truly runs the gambit. Mouthfeel is tingly and combines the American hops with the saaz to perfection. Finish is dry with a touch of crushed pepper. It’s hard to believe this is 10% ABV as it is hidden extremely well. Excellent!

Simply put, a beer with some originality. Poured a big, rocky head that lasted for about 45 seconds. Tasted like a classic belgian triple, light and crisp, soft and sweet, but mellowed with well blended flavours. Had a slight anesthetic taste, but the hoppiness and smell were like a symphony in the glass. Yummy!

Bottle: Poured a deep lightly cloudy golden color ale with a huge pure white foamy head with perfect retention and some great lacing. Aroma of West Coast hops with some notes of citrus and grapefruit and some nice floral notes can also be detected. Taste is perfect balance between some light sweet Belgian malt with huge notes of floral hops with notes of grapefruit. Full body with a somewhat creamy texture with some great carbonation and no apparent alcohol. I really enjoyed how the hops presence brought aromatic notes but left a light controlled bitterness. As much as I had enjoyed the Chouffe Houblon I believe this one is even more enjoyable.

Bottle shared by that crazy Quebec dude, glouglouburb. Perfect fluffy white head. Aroma is peppery, minty, spicy meaty and cotton candy in the nose. Almost too good to drink but not quite. Flavor has many of the same with chouffe yeast. Sofa King awesome!

750 ml. The color is a nice honey with a thick white head. and a lot of lace.The aroma is sweet and fruity. The taste is of hops +++ and the taste of citrus and pine. The bitterness is just a perfect ending to this beer. This beer could compete with the best from Belgium any time and win.

750 ml bottle - a true joy to enter this as my 900th rating on ratebeer; and a special thanks to tom for sharing this gem of gems in addition to the countless brews you’ve generously shared with me over the last year; huge white head, thick enough to scoop with a spoon; leaves tons of lacing as it fades unevenly; intoxicating aromas of spice and fruit; basically a jacked up saison to me; glowing gold and mostly clear; texture is rich, smooth and almost beyond belief; drinks smooth and rich with lots of spice and farmhouse funk; floral, bready, yeasty and yummy; everything matches together perfectly - texture, aromas, flavors; hot damn, simply heaven in a bottle and one of the best; thanks tom!!!

Updated 10/15/09: drank my last bottle w/ BVC and Tom, so this guy had some age on it; certainly more musky and hops giving way to all the yeasty sweetness; texture and nose as delightful as I first remember it; fuzzy, soft, sweet, perfect; dare I say one of the best beers ever; can’t wait for the new batch!!!

Golden-orange in colour with a large very long lasting creamy white coloured head, excellent lacing. The aroma is yeasty, lots of citrus - oranges and grapefruits, pine and grass, floral and lots of hops. The flavour is of citrus hops, yeast, very smooth and creamy, pepper and other spices. Citrusy mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. Finishes long with some light alcohol, very filling.

Wow, this one sort of came out of nowhere. Along with thier Hibernus, these are some of the best beers coming out of Quebec. This makes drinking beer fun again. I can’t wait to stock up on this when it comes out again.

750ml bottle from the Marché Jovi in Gatineau, Quebec.
Opened on May 11, 2008.
Vintage 2007.

Thanks to puzzl for sharing this gem. Huge thick pillowy white head that lasts and lasts over a luminescent golden brew. Bright citrusy hop aroma, herbal and grassy with a very bright spicy/lemony amarillo aroma. A bit of very herbal zestiness as well. Very bright fresh Belgian malt base. There is a bit of soft spicky muskiness in back of the brew as well. Spearmint aroma picks up as the beer warms a bit. Wow... an absolutely delicious brew.