Armada Reserva
Benelux Brewpub & Café
- From:
- Benelux Brewpub & Café
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.53 | pDev: 4.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 05, 2011
- Added:
- Aug 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by eat from Canada (QC)
4.3/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the brewpub. I see three other entries here for very similar beers but this one was listed distinctly as Armada Reserve and at 7.8% ABV. Mostly opaque dark oaky-brown body with a thin cover of cream white head and bits of lacing.
Smells of nice dark caramel and lots of earthy hops. A touch lactic, though it's subtle.
Tons of dark earthy hops hit you right away, coming off as a cross between a double IPA and a brown ale. Grapefruit pith and pineapple rind blend perfectly with roasty dark malt and a little toffee, though it's definitely hop dominated (in a good way). Nice mineral character. It took me a while to figure out what I was tasting but there's a hint of lactic durian in there; strange but not off putting. A little alcohol shows but it's well placed.
The finish is moderately drying. Decent medium body and carbonation is a bit too high. Alright feel though.
This is a great hoppy brown. I'd love to have a chance to explore this one more fully; I made a choice to sit outside in the wind over sitting inside and listening to their Guido club beats (neither being ideal beer-enjoying conditions).
Aug 15, 2011Smells of nice dark caramel and lots of earthy hops. A touch lactic, though it's subtle.
Tons of dark earthy hops hit you right away, coming off as a cross between a double IPA and a brown ale. Grapefruit pith and pineapple rind blend perfectly with roasty dark malt and a little toffee, though it's definitely hop dominated (in a good way). Nice mineral character. It took me a while to figure out what I was tasting but there's a hint of lactic durian in there; strange but not off putting. A little alcohol shows but it's well placed.
The finish is moderately drying. Decent medium body and carbonation is a bit too high. Alright feel though.
This is a great hoppy brown. I'd love to have a chance to explore this one more fully; I made a choice to sit outside in the wind over sitting inside and listening to their Guido club beats (neither being ideal beer-enjoying conditions).
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