Les Trois Mousquetaires Oktoberfest 2005

Formerly brewed at Les Trois Mousquetaires
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Brossard, Canada

Bottled. Dark amber, rich head. Roasty with a hint of lemon. Medium bodied with soft moutfeel. Some grassy hops shine through a wall of toffee.

Copper hue, light haze, big off-white head leaves an impression on the glass. Malty aroma reminiscent of overbaked cookies, green foam you see on the rocks in a forest and just foresty altogether (notes of cedar, earthy hops). Good mouthfeel, rather crisp carbonation, quaffable light-medium body. Enough hops to balance the sweet nutty malt. Something made me say rubber in the aftertaste’s astringency and after that "insight", I found light notes of it in the aroma also. It’s more of an effect of their unclean yeast, but still takes away from the already subdued enjoyment. Poor.

The Lure:
A gleaming ochre with scant head prone to lacing produces a subdued aroma of sweet malt and bready yeast.

The Festivities:
Decent caramel oranges are overshadowed by a dirty yeast, strangely more boastful in the colder temperatures. A lovely full body softens the finish and leaves but a light residual hop bitterness with barely any distinct flavors, if not a few sketchy flowers. Pleasantly drinkable if not for that yeast, but fails to make me want to drink more than what I have in my glass.

Transcendence:
A little too much powder on the face mars the natural beauty beneath.

Deep gold to brown beer with a thick yellowish head. Roasted malt aroma with some cholorine. Deep malt and caramle licorice and typical german hops. Nice offering. Tasted at Chambly fest.

Soy, balsamic vinegar, cedar, sawdust in the challenging aroma. Deep amber-brown with generous tan head that lasts. Strong, sharp hops are unpleasant. Quite bitter and not enough malt. Acetic. Strong, prickling carbonation and fairly thin body. Bottle.

Bottle (341ml). Via trade with Iguenard. Poured slightly hazy amber with a decent foamy diminishing head.Aroma of light roast malt, sweet grain - okay, mostly malt, not vegetal. Taste is quite metallic - lightly malty, corny grain, harsh quick finish - extremely watery mouthfeel, dry, not much carbonation - just fair, seriously lacks body.

Sweet , light woody , amber malt aroma. Pours small but creamy head . Spiced beer , with bit , some black earth and sweet malts . Not sure if works well here . Average, to sticky woody for Oktoberfest.

(Bottle) Pours a medium almond head with a copper body. The aroma is very biscuit and malty. Flavours of sweet roasted malt, nuts, and mild hops. My idea of an average marzen.