RJ Spéciale Rousse (Cheval Blanc)

Brewed by Brasseurs RJ
Style: Belgian Ale
Montreal, Canada

Sampled from gilvanblight’s 660ml brown bottle. A rather murky pour from the bottom of the bottle revealed a reddish liquid with golden edges of colour. Head was fluffy at first but vanished totally. Clove/citurs aromas, slight spice. Tasted a bit sweet with more clove and lemons showing up. Wheaty finish with yeasty dryness. Light in body, not a lot of carbonation.

Bottle (660ml) - Shared with blankboy, GregClow, jerc and hogtown harry - courtesy of blankboy. Dark orange pour, small white head. Hint of smoked malt in aroma - some citrus orange as well. Decent light/medium mouthfeel. Taste has hints of spice/yeast. Kind of bland. Drinkable, just nothing outstanding.

Bottle. Deep golden color with bubbles and beige head mostly lasting. Sweet malt, yeast and sugar aroma. Taste of malt, yeast, fruits and metallic aftertaste and high carbonation. Bière de couleur doré opaque avec des bulles dans sa robe et un collet beige qui perdure. Odeur de malt, levure et sucre. Au goût, c’est le malt, la levure, les fruits avec un arrière goût métallique et co2 élevé.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, jerc & tupalev. Pours a cloudy amber with a small off-white head. The aroma has an odd smoky & spicy smell but the taste is more natural and quite nice: It’s spicy, along with some yeast, citrus and caramel malt. When I read "Red" on a label I don’t expect much but this was original and tasty. Well done.

Bottle (660ml) - Shared with blankboy, GregClow, jerc and tupalev - courtesy of blankboy. Poured a murky with little head. Aromas of fresh resiny pine cone, hardwood smoke, sharp yeast, some spice, grain and citrus notes too - gets a little uriney-sour on warming. Taste is very spicy and peppery - somewhat resembles a belgian wheat beer - with some orange rind and hops making the quick finish a little bitter. Mouthfeel was a bit wan, but an interesting suite of aromas and tastes. I would try it again.

Red amber body with a small tan/off white head. Yeasty, spicy/funky vaguely smoky aroma. Dry spicy bite in the flavour, underlying malt. Flavour is dominated by complex spice and yeast. Average palate, bordering on thin. Spice is the flavour that sticks out the most. Interesting.

Bottled. Spicy herbal and fruity aroma. Cloudy, orange color, beige head, good lace. Light sweet, light bitter, herbal, fruity. Very refreshing and typical flavors you don’t get much. Unlike most other ’reds’ I’ve ever had.

A hazy red-orange beer with a nice off-white head. The aroma is sweet spicy and yeasty. The flavor is spicy with notes of oranges and coriander and a dry end. Average.