Gros Bonheur
Le Cheval Blanc

Had on tap at the brew pub on our trip to Montreal.

Nice fizzy 1/2 finger head fades at a med pace, nice lacing, murky carrot orange color, solid cartoony color.

Nose lots of fresh hops, tons of citrus and some tropical notes, juicy tangerine, lots of mango papaya, Clementine, orange cream, faint grapefruit, mild spicy hop note.

Taste is similar, starting with grapefruit pith and orange rind, orange cream and light tangerine, into tropical notes, mild papaya and touch of mango that increases as it goes. Nice rind bitterness, with faint booze and light creamy malt base to balance it. Finish brings a lot more bitterness, orange rind, more tropical notes, little creamy malt, touch of booze, mild sweetness but fairly dry.

Mouth is med to fuller bod, nice creamy feel with very light booze, decent carb.

Overall very impressed, great hop profile, nice malt to prop up the hops, booze hidden well, great citrus and tropical fruits, delicious. Right up there for beer of the trip!

Solid appearance, cloudy orange-yellow with a small white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma was pretty subdued, herbal hops and grainy malts. Taste was pretty basic, fairly dull hop notes, citrus rind and dried herbs, toasted grains, light pale malt. Decent body with a slightly metallic, bitter aftertaste. Homebrewy. Not bad, not great.