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St. Ambroise Vintage Ale 3.83 304

St. Ambroise Vintage Ale

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by McAuslan Brewing
Style: Barley Wine

Montreal, Canada

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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3043.86/5.03.83/5.09.8%89.8Snifter
Commercial Description:
Also known as St.Ambroise Millésimée.

In honour of our tenth anniversary, McAuslan Vintage Ale has been brewed to continue the centuries-old tradition of strong ales and barley wines. Vintage Ale is rich and malty, with a surprisingly well balanced and clean hop finish provided by classic Goldings hops. The ale is unfiltered and derives its orange hue from wheat malt blended with pale and Munich malts. The malts also provide a hints of caramelized fruit reminiscent of a Christmas pudding.
McAuslan Brewing will celebrate each new year by brewing Vintage Ale on our anniversary. As a vintage product, we estimate this ale will remain in good condition for a number of years.
The 2006 edition is down from 9.4% to 9.2%. In 2007 this went to 8%. In 2009 this went to 9.8%.

All vintages of this barley wine are to be rated on this page.
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lefossoyeur (69), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Dec 16, 2009  
2007 Vintage - Hazy orange with a quickly disappearing head. Light aromas of malt and candied sugar, almost funky. Full body, creamy mouthfeel, low carbonation. Malt is dominant, with notes of peaches, but well balanced by a light herbal bitterness. Maybe one of the less complex vintage from St-Ambroise, but still a very nice example of a british style Barley Wine.


 Davros (247), Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 15, 2009  
2009 Vintage. Pours deep amber, almost orange, with a large, persistent head. Nose shows lashings of rich sweet malt mixing in with resinous hops, dried pineapple and sultanas. Malt profile includes golden syrup, caramel and bready notes. Some alcohol is noticeable but blends in exceptionally well with the malt. Very rich flavours, with loads more malt showing more bready notes and caramel, before an assertive bitterness enters which, along with some very harsh alcohol, makes for a formidable finish. Very syrupy body, but the carbonation is to lively. The alcohol provides a fair bit of heat on the palate and tongue. I’m guessing the alcohol and carbonation issues would settle with some age.


 Travlr (769), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/516/20
Dec 7, 2009  
2007 bottle at Beerbistro in Toronto, consumed on 6 Dec 2009. Chestnut brown with a medium tan head and very fine lacing. Plethora of aromas here, including licorice, peppermint, caramel and honey. Flavors of honey, raisins and cinnamon, nicely complex, with a dry finish. Outstanding body. Delicious, complex and interesting. Would like to store it for a couple of years more.


 fredandboboflo (1417), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 6, 2009  
Bottle. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, sugars, a bit of booze. Flavor the same, very dull, very sweet, lots of residual sugars. Very run of the mill.


 LilBeerDoctor (1518), East Setauket, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Nov 28, 2009  
2009 bottle. Pours a clear orange with a small white head. Aroma of alcohol, prunes, caramel malt. Flavor of sweet malt, vanilla with a alcoholic finish and some bitterness. Meh, not very complex and a little too boozy. I didn’t really care for this. 5/4/5/3/12 [2.9/5]


 bvc (324), Kenmore, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2009  
12oz 2009 bottle courtesey of bitbucket. Sweet wheaty spicy orange and lemon with some warming booziness. Kind of thin and boozey but nothin flawed.


 SoLan (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Courtesy JMFG. Typical strong English malt flavors- sweetness, caramel, toffee, toast. A bit stronger than expected hop presence- grass, resin, spicy, subtle menthol, earthy bitterness. Medium/full body, softly balanced carbonation. From notes.


 DJMonarch (6878), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 10, 2009  
From the Bottle at RBESG Harlequin, Sheffield 19/07/2009 Hoppy aroma. Sweet on the palate and hoppy with a crisp and slightly bitter malt finish.



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