Le Bilboquet Poffine

On tap at Bieres et Saveurs in Chambly. The color is a dark amber with a thick beige head.The taste to me was sweet but grainy and also smoky . It also had a very bitter not pleasant aftertaste. This one was not for me.

Sampled at Festival Bières et Saveurs, cloudy amber hue, with a beige head, toasted malt, with an earthy smoky malt note, with a hints of toffee and caramel, with a mild smoked bacon aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate, with a yeasty, toasty, earthy smoky malt character, with a subtle winey fruity note, leading towards an ashy, smoky, fruity finish.

A dark reddish brown ale with a thin light moka head. A light caramel aroma, not smoked at all. In mout, a smokey malt with nutty notes. Light bodied. On tap at Festival Bières et Saveurs, Chambly, August 30, 2007.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’un fût, dégusté au Festival Bières et Saveurs 2007 (Chambly, QC). Arôme: Odeur de fumée avec une pointe de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de jambon fumé avec une pointe de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de fumée en arrière goût. (Rating #1219)

My Bottom Line:
While the announced beechwood smoke of this Rauchbier is genuine and prevalent from nose to aftertaste, there could be more derivative sweetness and less finishing tartness to truly obtain a harmonious pint.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the murky reddish brown.
-The smoky nose is somewhat dirty.
-Carbonation is effervescent and overrides the few base malt flavors.
-A citric tartness soon appears, just like the realization that this has to be an ale.

On tap at Le Festival des Bières et Saveurs de Chambly.