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Dominus Vobiscum Brut
Microbrasserie Charlevoix
- From:
- Microbrasserie Charlevoix
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 8.67%
- Reviews:
- 24
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 16, 2014
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2010
- Wants:
- 30
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)
3.81/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2010 bottle and long time want courtesy of the awesome trader, wordemupg.
Appearance. Pours a fairly clear, yellow gold topped with two+ fingers of frothy white head.
Smell. Fruity and lightly spicy Belgian yeast, mainly apples and pears but also a touch of citrus, and sweet light malts.
Taste. Appleas and sweet light malts with some fruity Belgian yeast along with a dry yeast funk. A touch of clove as well.
Mouthfeel. Medium+ body, very full carbonation.
Overall. A very well made beer but not really my cup of tea. Mouthfeel and strong yeast esters are a little much for this guy but glad to have tried it.
Oct 14, 2013Appearance. Pours a fairly clear, yellow gold topped with two+ fingers of frothy white head.
Smell. Fruity and lightly spicy Belgian yeast, mainly apples and pears but also a touch of citrus, and sweet light malts.
Taste. Appleas and sweet light malts with some fruity Belgian yeast along with a dry yeast funk. A touch of clove as well.
Mouthfeel. Medium+ body, very full carbonation.
Overall. A very well made beer but not really my cup of tea. Mouthfeel and strong yeast esters are a little much for this guy but glad to have tried it.
Reviewed by AlexFields from Tennessee
4.57/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Pours a thick but mostly translucent yellow amber color, thick stream of tiny bubbles rising from the bottom into the really, really large head. Head don't go nowhere quick and when it does it leaves tons of lacing.
I get the same sweet orange creamsicle type smells I get from other examples of this style, some dry almost vinous yeast, some banana and maybe berry and other light fruitiness, fairly sweet overall.
Opens with pretty intense fruit, mandarin orange and banana and light berry and grape, spices (clove maybe? pepper?), yeast again. This is delicious!
Mouthfeel is also insanely good, crazy fine but intense carbonation, creamy and soft and so drinkable.
9.2/10
Apr 22, 2013I get the same sweet orange creamsicle type smells I get from other examples of this style, some dry almost vinous yeast, some banana and maybe berry and other light fruitiness, fairly sweet overall.
Opens with pretty intense fruit, mandarin orange and banana and light berry and grape, spices (clove maybe? pepper?), yeast again. This is delicious!
Mouthfeel is also insanely good, crazy fine but intense carbonation, creamy and soft and so drinkable.
9.2/10
Reviewed by jrenihan from Canada (ON)
4.57/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.57/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
2009 vintage. LCBO sticker pegs this at 9.6% rather than 11.
Beer is orange/amber in colour. Moderately sized white head. Head fades quickly but never leaves, always a white bubbly cover. Lots of bubbles at all times. Some lace.
Unusual and lovely smell. Grape, tropical fruit, yeast, bread, perfume. A bit sweet. Not like any beer I have encountered. Certainly reminiscent of champagne, and really enveloping.
Like the nose, the taste is excellent. Light fruit, tropical fruit, green grape, bread, biscuit, and a bit sweet. Finish is biscuity with loads of light fruit. Spices that I find difficult to place, but white pepper seems to stick out. Really lovely.
Overall, simply terrific. Really a killer beer. Loved every drop.
Aug 03, 2012Beer is orange/amber in colour. Moderately sized white head. Head fades quickly but never leaves, always a white bubbly cover. Lots of bubbles at all times. Some lace.
Unusual and lovely smell. Grape, tropical fruit, yeast, bread, perfume. A bit sweet. Not like any beer I have encountered. Certainly reminiscent of champagne, and really enveloping.
Like the nose, the taste is excellent. Light fruit, tropical fruit, green grape, bread, biscuit, and a bit sweet. Finish is biscuity with loads of light fruit. Spices that I find difficult to place, but white pepper seems to stick out. Really lovely.
Overall, simply terrific. Really a killer beer. Loved every drop.
Reviewed by papat444 from Canada (QC)
3.61/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
***2010 Vintage***
Had this a few hours after Zoe, my second daughter, was born.
Poured from a 750ml. bottle, best before end of 2012.
Appearance: A stark white head, massive & fluffy with a ginger ale colored body.
Smell: Fruity esters with a different kind of yeast than regular Belgian ales. Good but not very strong.
Taste: Champagne-like for sure with some cinnamon, orange peel and a light breadiness. Not as expansive as i would have expected.
Mouthfeel: Bursting with vitality, strong and very comfortable in the palate.
Overall: It is certainly good but i was let down somewhat.
Jun 27, 2012Had this a few hours after Zoe, my second daughter, was born.
Poured from a 750ml. bottle, best before end of 2012.
Appearance: A stark white head, massive & fluffy with a ginger ale colored body.
Smell: Fruity esters with a different kind of yeast than regular Belgian ales. Good but not very strong.
Taste: Champagne-like for sure with some cinnamon, orange peel and a light breadiness. Not as expansive as i would have expected.
Mouthfeel: Bursting with vitality, strong and very comfortable in the palate.
Overall: It is certainly good but i was let down somewhat.
Reviewed by IronDjinn from Canada (AB)
4.47/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From a 750 ml green magnum, caged and corked with gold foil around cap and neck. Pours out a cloudy dark golden hue, apparent suspended particles spotted. Tall intense initial head at first upon the pour, settles down eventually to a tight creamy white cap.
Coriander, ginger and sweet orange greet the nose first, some lemon zest as well, along with sweet grains and a mild yeasty twang.
The flavour is an explosion of Belgian goodness, or at least my predetermined version of it. Sweet orange, ginger, coriander, pear, white pepper is the initial impression, sweet wheaty grains, dry spice on the finish. Reminds me a lot of the Unibroue 10 and 11 combined.
Light-bodied mouthfeel, silky smooth texture that is balanced out by an aggressive carbonation.
This stuff is gorgeous, and even tops DeuS in my opinion (although they're neck and neck in price range), perfect for special occasions or bringing to dinner parties, or celebrating whatever you wish to pay homage to. An equally beautiful sipper for a long afternoon or evening off. Charlevoix produces liquid gold with this.
Feb 06, 2012Coriander, ginger and sweet orange greet the nose first, some lemon zest as well, along with sweet grains and a mild yeasty twang.
The flavour is an explosion of Belgian goodness, or at least my predetermined version of it. Sweet orange, ginger, coriander, pear, white pepper is the initial impression, sweet wheaty grains, dry spice on the finish. Reminds me a lot of the Unibroue 10 and 11 combined.
Light-bodied mouthfeel, silky smooth texture that is balanced out by an aggressive carbonation.
This stuff is gorgeous, and even tops DeuS in my opinion (although they're neck and neck in price range), perfect for special occasions or bringing to dinner parties, or celebrating whatever you wish to pay homage to. An equally beautiful sipper for a long afternoon or evening off. Charlevoix produces liquid gold with this.
Dominus Vobiscum Brut from Microbrasserie Charlevoix
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
41 ratings
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