L’Indépendante

Brewed by Ferme Brasserie Schoune
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
St-Polycarpe, Canada

bouteille de 341ml, prix ridicule de 2,79$, bière commerciale de riz et de mais avec aucune saveur. moins bonne que beaucoup de produits commerciales canadiens. trop cher. Produit marketing.

One thing I learned in Germany is using the correct ingredients according to the pure beer law does not necessarily make for a good beer. There are many good German beers but also some pretty bad ones and the same holds true for microbreweries. This beer is obviously marketed to Quebec nationalists and despite not agreeing with this philosophy I was curious enough to buy one. Corny marketing attempts are usually not a good sign of a quality product, though. Closer examination revealed that this was a product of Schoune, a brewery whose beers I and many others here have already rated poorly. In fact, it takes a very close examination to see that this made by Schoune because their name is so small on the bottle. Given the nationalist and rebellious marketing slogans they use and the picture of a woman with her fist in the air it seems ironic that the brewery doesn’t want to draw too much attention to the fact that they are the ones brewing it. On the other hand the only reason I bought it was because I didn’t notice that it was made by Schoune until I opened the bottle. To the beer itself, I am not paying it a very big compliment in saying it is slightly better than the other beers I have sampled from Schoune. Like the others it is poorly balanced, you can taste the malt too much (as in it seems like the brewing process was not entirely successful) and it prickles the tongue due to overcarbonation. Drinkable but not enjoyable. Schoune seems to be a microbrewery in the tradition of (US) Budweiser in that they know more about marketing than brewing. Their marketing got me to buy a couple of their beers but the quality of the product will not inspire me to buy them again.

Bouteille 341ml. De couleur jaune-dorée et claire. Nez de grains de malt pâle, léger de céréales sucrées avec des notes de houblon herbeux (herbes mouillées) et des petites traces fruitées (citron). Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et légèrement croustillant ainsi qu’une texture légèrement aqueuse et aux petites notes huileuses. Faible goût fruité (citron) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt pâle légèrement sucrés ainsi que des traces de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes amères de houblon herbeux (herbes mouillées, traces de foin). Post-goût court, aux notes amères de houblon herbeux avec des traces de zest de citron.

Bottle purchased at Peluso. Clear straw colour with a bit of malt. Taste is weak malt with a crisp finish. A lot of carbonation. Kind of crappy beer to be labelling "L’Independate"

A clear blonde with a thin white head. Grainy malt aroma, light hopping, non-descript. In mouth, a light crisp ale, veering on macro lager territory, light cereal malt, rather short in mouth. If you wanted to make a beer for the independist movement, at least make one with character....and at 2.69$ a bottle, its really a steal....as in stealing.

Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with a light foamy head with light retention and no lacing. Aroma of grainy malt with not much other characteristics. Taste is also dominated by some grainy malt with a lightly sweet ending. Average body with some low to medium carbonation. Ok at best but nothing that really stands out.

Bouteille de 341 ml brassée par schoune. La bière se présente avec une couleur dorée claire et un col de mousse pétillant qui tient bon. Au nez on respire des arômes de céréales et de houblon floral. En bouche le corps est mince avec une effervescence moyenne. On goûte des saveurs de grain et de houblon floral. Une bière grand public.

Sample, fête Bières & Saveurs 2008, savoured on August 30 2008; eye: golden, clear, light effervescence, no lacing; nose: malt, light hops, grain; mouth: malt, light hops, a bit of caramel, finale in grainy malt with a hint of hops, average carbonation, medium body, thin, lightly bitter, slightly sweet; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Échantillon, fête Bières & Saveurs 2008, savourée le 30 août 2008; oeil : dorée, claire, légère effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger houblon, grain; bouche : malt, léger houblon, p’tit caramel, finale en malt granuleux avec une petite pointe de houblon, carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen, mince, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée; en résumé : ordinaire