Ambre De La Chaudiere
Mill Street Brew Pub

Ambre De La ChaudiereAmbre De La Chaudiere
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From:
Mill Street Brew Pub
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Bière de Garde
ABV:
7%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 10.74%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
33
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 10, 2019
Added:
May 10, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Rated: 3.75 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Aug 28, 2016
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Reviewed by bevvy1 from Canada (ON)

2.83/5  rDev -22%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Dark amber colour. Smell is faint getting barley and molasses - sweet smelling without much complexity. Taste is kind of flat mostly caramel and vegetable/grassy notes that dissipates kind of quickly... wondering if more carbonation would help here to perk up the taste, as well as the feel. I can see this being an almost cloying taste and mouthfeel on a warm day... wouldn't mind this as an after-dinner type beer with cheeses (I think the label suggests pairing with cheese). Not something to pop open at the cottage or by itself- probably best paired with food.
Aug 12, 2016
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

3.84/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml waxed and resealable bomber purchased from the LCBO for $9.45 CDN. Served fairly cold into a tulip. It appears that Mill Street has reintroduced this classic, as I don't ever recall seeing this before. Given that I've seen it at a few locations I can't imagine that someone has just (re)discovered 3 year old stock. First try of this style.

Appearance - Pours a perfectly copper, hazy beer, that appears low on carbonation. Brilliant two fingers of white head crescendo in the glass although retention is less than spectacular. Not much in the way of lacing although a small thin white residue remains on top for a while.

Smell - Somewhat Belgian with the yeast playing a big role, somewhat champagne like with hints of grapes. There's also a musty funk, not nearly to Orval levels, but something akin to it. Some candy like sweetness too.

Taste - Interesting as it starts a little malty with caramel and Belgian style candi sugar sweetness, but lacks the fruitiness and occasionally harsh booziness of a tripel. Taste, just kind of floats of the tongue and doesn't really linger.

Mouthfeel - Smooth and crisp but with light carbonation and a moderate body. Despite those characteristics it is also slightly creamy.

Overall - Being a newcomer to this style, it's hard for me to judge to style, but Ambre De La Chaudiere seems to tick most of the appropraite boxes and all in all is a rather enjoyable tipple. This maybe be one to share with a freind given the cost, volume and potency, but never the less is a slightly different experience that merits being experience at least once.
Jun 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Niceroad77 from Canada (BC)

Jun 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by OneTuffPony from Canada (ON)

May 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by Bf_89 from Canada (ON)

May 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by kelvarnsen from Canada (ON)

Sep 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by brandon911 from Texas

Jul 14, 2013
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Reviewed by SebD from Canada (ON)

3.77/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: It has a nice cloudy orange color to it. It has a nice white head that dies down somewhat fast and leaves some lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of Belgian yeast, spices, bready/grainy malts and light grassy hops.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some Belgian yeast, a subtle spice character, some bready/grainy malts, a light fruitiness and light hops.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with good flavors and aromas.
Jan 14, 2013
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Reviewed by Tone from Missouri

3.78/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy, maize color. 4/5 inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of yeast, sweet malt, slight floral notes, alcohol, and clove. Fits the style of a Biere de Garde. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. There is also a noticeable tartness. Tastes of wheat, yeast, slight pale malt, hops, clove, and slight floral notes. Overall, great blend, appearance, good aroma, and good body.
Oct 12, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by bigox420 from Canada (ON)

Oct 07, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by hotsudge from Canada (ON)

Oct 06, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by fizzyted from Canada (ON)

Sep 04, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by goalie35 from Canada (AB)

Sep 02, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by 4ster from Canada (ON)

Aug 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by philmen from Canada (ON)

Aug 19, 2012
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Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance- Pours a cloudy dark amber with a 1/4 finger width of white head that quickly dissipates.

Smell- Yeast, clove, spicy aromas, dark fruits, slight earthy hops, caramel.

Taste- Bready caramel malts followed by sweet dark fruit with yeast character and sweetness in the finish. Very slight earthy hops.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied with light carbonation. A little thin and sticky.

Overall- For my first Biere de Garde, an enjoyable brew by Mill Street. There are many flavours to be enjoyed and it's nice to see a Canadian brewer have a go at this style.
Aug 19, 2012
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Reviewed by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

3.55/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
One of the treats in the summer mixer pack.

A - Pours a hazy copper colour, finger of head with little retention or lacing.

S - Scent is mild with bready malts, wheat and grassy hop notes. Mild fruit notes come through with sour apple and green grapes.

T - Toasted grains, hints of sweet yeast esthers, some mild spicing and citrus notes. The finish is tart with some sour apples and grapefruit with bready notes that linger.

M - Medium bodied ale that goes down smooth and finishes dry.

O - A tasty ale with unique flavours, certainly worth a try, but nothing that will blow your mind. Glad to see Mill Street venturing into these more foreign styles, and definitely glad they're including these new brews in their mixer packs.
Aug 10, 2012
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.55/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
355ml bottle - a nice foray by this rather play-it-safe (in my experience, anyway) brewery. "Cauldron Falls Amber", I suppose, for we Anglo Westerners.

This beer pours a hazy, frosted window dark golden amber hue, with one very thin finger of wispy off-white head, which predictably wafts away in a near instantaneous manner, leaving damned-near nothing in the way of lace around the glass.

It smells of bready, somewhat yeasty malt, some middling orchard citrus fruitiness, a bit of coriander spice, a twinge of edgy Belgian yeast, and understated earthy, leafy hops. The taste is semi-sweet caramel malt, more moderately rough Belgian yeast, some mild banana and coriander trope notes, further orchard fruitiness, a bit of candy sugar, and very timid earthy hops.

The carbonation is quite understated, the body medium-light in weight, and generally unencumbered in its smoothness. It finishes just a wee bit off-dry, with the fruit and malt the usual suspects, as the whole affair tends to, in the end, a nice spicy, slightly boozy dryness.

Impressed, am I at a Canadian brewery from Ontario, no less, putting up this little number against the greats of Eastern France and lower Belgium. While not quite award-worthy, this is still an agreeable version of the style - drinkable, and worthy, in strength, as well as flavour.
Aug 05, 2012
Ambre De La Chaudiere from Mill Street Brew Pub
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 33 ratings