Gayant Madison

Brewed by Les Brasseurs De Gayant
Style: Pale Lager
Douai, France

(Bottle 33 cl) A beer with 5% Grand Marnier - well, that’s a first. Beautiful deep amber, not much head. Pronounced orange-flavour from the added liquor and lots and lots of sweetness. But actually quite delicious. The label is printed on the bottle. 191203

Clear bottle, best before date: 28/02/04; eye: orangy with yellowish reflections, no head per se, no effervescence, clear; nose: orange, madera, alcohol; mouth: in that order Grand Marnier, sweet Grand Marnier, finale all sugary, medium boyd, thin and syrupy texture, not that carbonated; overall: too sweet FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente, meilleure avant : 28/02/04; oeil : orangée avec des reflets jaunâtres, pas de mousse pour dire, pas d’effervescence, claire; nez : orange, madère, alcohol; bouche : Grand Marnier, Grand Marnier sucré, finale tout en sucre, corps moyen, texture mince et sirupeuse, pas très carbonatée; en résumé : trop sucrée

I passed this over last time I was in Nova Scotia, but since I'm here twice the same year, I'm scroungin' for some new stuff to sample while I verify beers. Dull amber colour. Slightly boozy, very sugary aroma. Sugary taste. Fizzy, with grand marnier notes. Little beer character. Just another French booze/beer gimmick-ass hybrid. This beer is proof that while the French have pretensions of being tasteful, they're not. There's more good taste in a Mexican peasant's tortilla soup than in 50% of the French population's drinks of choice.

After drinking something called Champale(?) years ago I vowed never again to drink one of those flavoured beers. But since I really like Grand Marnier I thought I'd give this one a shot. I was right, I should stay away from flavoured beer. Beer and GM just don't go well together. This beer pours with no head. It has a bit of an alcohol, orange aroma and has a taste of bad beer mixed with a bit of Grand Marnier. Seems like an awful waste of a good liqueur

very pale yellow although slight head with lots of lacing. It is the taste that leaves something to be desired. tastes much like fake citrus flavoring (similar to Labatt’s Lager and Lime). considering its elevated alcohol content, this beer belongs more in a "cooler" category of which it would be scoring some high marks. As a beer, however, it is sorely lacking.

(Bottle) The SAQ just picked this beer up... as did I, but I wished I had not. Thin, white head and a golden body. Orange aroma with some alcohol. An unmasked flavour of 90% Grand Marnier / 10% beer - not a good thing. Orange extract finishing bitter. This is event worse than the cognac/beer mixes I've had. Save your money.

Clear and fizzy. Taste much cake. Fine foam and escaping with imperceptible bitter. To understand.

Really clear amber, head... what head? At first, Orange crush aroma, then comes the alcohol warmth and the orange gets a bit less agressive. Taste of diluted and carbonated Grand Marnier. As Voivod said, if you want to drink Grand Marnier go buy Grand Marnier. But if you want to drink beer, don't drink Madison.