RJ Le Cheval Blanc Loch Ness

Brewed by Brasseurs RJ
Style: Scottish Ale
Montreal, Canada

Bottle. Dark copper color decent head. Malty, a lot of caramel, surprisingly not smokey/peaty. Thick syrpy taste without any sharp notes. Not much in the ay of hops. Fruity. Thin to medium body.

Caramel aroma, rich amber color, faint amount of carbonation, not much of a head, dominantly malty, goes down fairly well.

Bouteille de 660 ml. Couleur cuivré-rubis. Mousse aucune, vraiment aucune. Pétillante par contre. Au nez on sent des arômes caramel, de sucre d’orge et de fruits murs. En bouche, la bière est mince et on goûte le caramel brulé, le grain ainsi que le toffee .

Bière ambrée aux reflets roux et orangée. Limpide malgré le dépôt de lie. Très pétillante au service, elle donne un mince col beige très actif qui s’estompe en un instant. Bière de belle apparence, même si les reflets jaunâtres sont intrigants… Parfum plutôt discret, dominé par le caramel, le toffee et les céréales sucrées. Le goût reprend le caramel et le toffee avec une légère note de torréfaction. La bière est moyennement sucrée, mais comporte une certaine amertume qui équilibre le tout. La bouche, quoi que plutôt pétillante, reste mince, voir aqueuse. C’est en résumé une bière facile à boire, plus proche d’une bière commercial de caractère que de la bière écossaise « forte »?

Thin head which dissipates quickly. Sweet malty and caramel aroma with some smoke and raisins in there for good measure. Color is a very nice copper red. Sweet and smooth with more caramel and some earthy notes. Not a whole lot though. Light alcohol presence. I kind of like this brew. Finishes is smooth and slick. A decent scottish ale. Actually, a very good scottish ale in a category with very few good brew as far as I am concerned.

Clear brown in colour, brown coloured head, light lacing. The aroma is of toffee and some smoke, raisins, grains and lightly sweet. The flavour is actually quite grainy, moderately sweet, some smoke, fruit and caramel. Fizzy mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. Finishes long, sweet with some more grains. This isn’t terrible but the high carbonation became a distraction. Sweetness becomes cloying.

600ml bottle from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/quebec/g target=blank>La Trappe a Fromage in Gatineau, Quebec for $3.99.
Purchased on July 6 and opened on July 19, 2007.
Best before date not notched.

Name: Blanc Loch Ness Ale
Date: 06/05/1997

hazy amber, whispy head, slightly sweet carmel mat aroma with a touch of floral hops, light sweet malt aroma, not much flavor
-------- /> Name: Blanc Loch Ness Ale
Date: 05/10/1999
Score: i to iii
Words: Draft
Words: Taco Mac
Words: Cumming

dark brown, whispy head, oaky aroma reminisant of jack daniels, rich malt flavor, lots of complexity, hint of fruityness, slightly alcoholic

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
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650 ml bottle from Trappe a Fromage, shared with Phil, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. MR31/07.

App.: Deep reddish copper, clear, smallish tan head. Aroma: Sweet toffee, a touch smokey, lots of candy-sweet malt, a touch nutty, a little stonefruit and dried dark fruit. Palate: Medium-full body, full, effervescent carbonation. Flav.: Much like the nose, a few more esters, more roasted malt and a little more smoke. Slightly sweet, barely any bitterness and a bit of lingering mouth-coating.

The label is great. The beer is fair.