La Gueule de Bois La Clandestine

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La Gueule De Bois
Brewed at Au Maître Brasseur
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chicoutimi, Canada

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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
5	2.45/5.0	2.63/5.0	8%	0	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
La Clandestine: Belgian Dark Strong ale Cette bière se caractérise par sa couleur foncée rubis et des arômes d’épices et de levure.Sa mousse est particulièrement caractérisée par son odeur . Ce sont surtout des touches fruitées d’agrumes subtile qui sont particulièrement attrayantes. Bière a fermentation haute, refermentée en bouteillequi vous révélera son côté illégal.

Gueule de Bois beers are brewed on the premises of Au Maître Brasseur by Maxime Desmeules whose family owns the Saguenay company

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Rastacouere (5553), Montréal, Quebec, Canada

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	5/10	2/5	5/10	2/5	10/20

Sep 21, 2009
Murky dark brown pour topped by a rapidly fading light beige foam. Phenolic yeastiness procures strong clovey notes while subtler star anise is less exuberant. Rather muddy flavor profile, earthy, chocolatey and never really all that well integrated. The promised fruitiness does not amount to much; there is but a tart lemon juice impression and chewy dates like feel, but they’re mostly dominated by earthy/leafy/bready yeastiness. A truckload of yeast in a bottle. The initially fit carbonation quickly dulls down, enhancing the heavyness and sweetness feeling.

GonZoBeeR (2161), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada

2.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.1	4/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Nov 1, 2009

Aroma:dark fruit,light infection aroma... Appearance:very dark brown,good tan head... Flavor:light infection,fruity and caramel...

MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 17, 2009

My Bottom Line:
This yeast-driven Belgian-style Strong Ale focuses on its bready and earthy components, living in a rich body with caramel notes and unnecessary tart edges.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam slowly retreats into the opaque brown (there is lots of yeast in this bottle).
-The caramel and chocolate nose is more attractive than the less cohesive flavor profile.
-The yeast attack upfront is too much for the attempted finesse of the second half of the sip.
-Alcohol is not really apparent.
-The fruitiness is redolent of prunes.
-The soft carbonation makes the beer appear heavier than it is.
-Some fining would help the yeast situation, but this still remains a decent beginning for this new brewery hirer.

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rodenbach99 (683), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

2.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.1	4/10	2/5	4/10	3/5	8/20

Sep 14, 2009

Bouteille 500 ml, bière brune passablement foncée, peu de mousse qui ne dure pas, nez fruité, bouche sucrée, quelque note d’iode, sucre, manque de définition, trop de levure, peut-être contaminé ?

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