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The Ignorant Beer Review: La Grivoise de Noël

by sophie on December 8, 2017 at 11:56 am

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Beer: La Grivoise de Noël

Brewer: Le Trou du Diable

Strong Christmas Beer (brown), 7.5%

Bought it because the Season is upon us, and I love brown ales, and the label was all artsy and pretty.

This is a nice rusty brown colour, slightly cloudy. It had a creamy beige foam when I poured it, but it`s pretty much gone now.

This smells so goddamn yummy. It smells like candied oranges and I cheated ad looked at the label, because I couldn’t put my finger on the other thing I was smelling, but it’s licorice. I hate licorice, but this just smells amazing.

Oh what the hell is this. New experience! OMG. This is an explosion of so many things I can’t wrap my head around it. Whaaaat. I can taste the licorice, but it’s not bothering me. It mostly lingers in the aftertaste. The label says it has some cardamon, smoked peppers and a touch of caramel, but seriously I cannot for the life of me tell them apart.

All I know is that this tastes awesome. And yes, definitely Christmassy. Super tasty, and not tooth-rotting sweet, but sweet enough that I wouldn`t drink this with dessert.

Not super pricey for the size and alcohol content. A good deal!

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All beers featured in this review are purchased at L`Épicerie Moderne, situated at 5854 Sherbrooke West, Montreal (NDG!)

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The Ignorant Beer Review: Mellifera

by sophie on October 13, 2017 at 6:59 pm

Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Sophie

Beer: Mellifera

Brewer: Le Trou du Diable

Nativity Beer, 5%

Bought it because it has a baby luchador and mama sugar skull on the label, and it has sweet promises of honey.

This is the exact color of honey. Warm golden yellow, and the tiny bubbles dancing upwards from the carbonation make it look just magical. It has a dense foam, with a slight yellow tint. It vanished pretty quickly after pouring.

It smells absolutely divine. Almost like mead, but like traditional beer as well. I have no idea how this is going to happen all at once in my mouth.

OMG. This is so bubbly. It`s so richly carbonated, it`s like champagne. It has a slight lemony tartness, and the honey is subtle enough that it balances it out, instead of being the predominant flavour. The after taste keeps a light sourness.

What the hell, I did not expect this. The label mentioned some extreme amount of honey being added, I seriously expected almost a mead hahahah! Don`t get me wrong though, I am a fan.

It`s very refreshing. Kind of like an alcoholic version of LaCroix sparkling water with boosted flavour. It`s smooth drinking too, at a comfortable 5% and a reasonable price.

I can see this being a great beer to go with a nice juicy burger.

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All beers featured in this review are purchased at L`Épicerie Moderne, situated at 5854 Sherbrooke West, Montreal (NDG!)

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