No.926
Brasseurs R.J.

 

Capped bottle: Clear golden color with moderate activity. Weak 1 finger head that last around a minute. Poor legs and swirl reaction. Flavors of caramel, pears, apples, sweet grains, Belgian yeast, soft clove and bananas, with floral hops. Slick and smooth medium body with a moderate crisp. Light to medium strength finish, a bit of esters but lots of caramel, ending with balanced hops. A bit too accessible, feels under intensified and lacking some complexity. The freshness is decent but also lacking regarding the style. Overall average quality craft.

 

I was expecting something like a Leffe blonde. It is as others have mentioned more like a heffeweizen. White evanescent head and a faintly cloudy blond color. Lots of spices! Orange and coriander. Wheat! Malt and sugar.Fine bubbles. Where is the bitterness?
A nice summer beer with some interesting flavors.

 

No.926 from Brasseurs RJ. Got it in a 6 mix pack with cap d espoir and cheval blanc, 2 bottles.
All Aboard !! Enjoy your journey with this no 926 a top fermented beer on yeast brewed with great care for your pleasure !
The temperature recommend it is around 8 to 10. This part is important

So the look of it: Orange golden color with no head at all. Light carbonation.

The smell of it. A touch of citrus, orange also and banana. Nice smell

The taste of it: Coriander, orange some citrus also. Fine carbonation, very light almost watery finish it on the dry side. Really the temperature does matter on this beer. The flavour is more present when it is more warm. When it is really cold like around 3 or so it is more watery and I would have give it a lower mark.

So overall would I recommend it? For sure! As a Belgium Pale Ale it's ok, I mean Unibroue does a better job but this beer as a regular beer this is the one to go.

 

 

Served from a 341ml bottle to a tall pilsener glass

A: Orangish color. Thin one finger head with little retention and lacing. Hazing was low and clarity was pretty good.

S: Smells of cloves. The smell is very reminiscent of Hefe like aromas. By that I mean cloves and bananas.

T: Cloves are the forefront of this beer. There is also some banana in the background of the beer. Very slight hoppiness and really I feel as though it is too low for the style. When I drink a Belgian pale I'm expecting more hops. Really I didn't know the style that this beer was before I checked it and assumed it was a wheat beer. Bitterness was next to not present. Perhaps a bit of sweet malt. A displeasing graniness developed as the beer warmed. Perhaps a tad of fruitiness similar to apricots.

M: Medium body with decent carbonation. Rather drinkable and nothing is too off in this department.

O: Perhaps not a good example of the style but overall it was a decent beer disregarding stylistic guidelines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours up a light amber, thin head that's gone in half a minute.

Smells like orange and banana. Nice mouthfeel--a litle fizzy.

Very fruity taste, compares to a witbier or hefeweizen. Some malted wheat taste and coriander but the orange zest flavour predominates and with the fizziness it almost comes across as a shandy.

Probably the wrong season to review this, this would be better appreciated on a summer patio.

341 ml served in a chilled glass

Appearance - very well poured beer. The beer is a cloudy amber in colour with about 1 finger head that quickly disappears. The head was a nice solid white. Hard to tell carbonation levels due to the cloudiness.

Smell - always a fav smell of mine, the banana is a dominant smell. Hints of orange as well with some hops in the background. There is also a faint smell of spices, nothing too dominant.

Taste - I can taste banana's as well some orange, there is a nice spice added to this. I can also taste the hints of wheat in this beer. The beer is very light.

Mouthfeel - very high levels of carbonation bring the spice and wheat flavour to the front. There is not much added bitterness, a very nice full beer on the palette.

Drinkability - Overall a decent beer to me, happy i tried it. Doesn't bring anything outstanding, but fills its category well.

12oz Bottle

Appearance - The beer pours a murky yellow/orange colour with a small to medium size fizzy white head. I can't make out much carbonation due to the murkiness of the beer. There is some light lacing on the sides of the glass. The head stuck around for only a few minutes before it was gone.

Smell - a peppery spice mix, wheat, coriander, cloves, bananas

Taste & Mouth - There is actually quite a bit of carbonation, it reminded me a bit of a glass of champagne. The beer feels very light on the palette. The most noticeable flavour is wheat mixed with cloves and pepper. There is some mild banana flavour and also coriander. The beer finishes with a lightly bittersweet aftertaste.

Drink - I am finding a lot of the beer in this brewers line-up taste similar to each other. A fairly decent brew - but I'm not sure I'd seek it out again.

Unfiltred, yellowish,orange color, small white head foam, high carbonation activity, big bubbles involved, rapid rise.

smells fruity and spicy. cant put the finger on.

Taste is mild. fruity and spicy just like the smell. yeasty as well. a bit sweet

mouthfeel is very carbonated, too much. i imagine a smooth brew behind the carbonation, no after-taste tought

drinkability is good, every once in a while is alright for this one

Poured into an Affligem chalice. Almost looks like sparkling orange juice. Opaque light-orange, about a half inch head that dissolves very quickly. Not much retention save for a small ring.

Nose is rather like a hefeweizen: coriander, spices, orange, a bit of yeast.

Taste is very much like a hefe - it's as if they've found a cross breed between BPA and hefe. Orange and citrus, coriander, light malts. Tasty and refreshing.

A mild brew, spritzy on the tongue. Feels like a hefe. Slightly tart to the finish.

A tasty, mild brew, very refreshing and enjoyable. Great pick up.