Boréale Noire
Brasseurs Du Nord Inc.

Boréale NoireBoréale Noire
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From:
Brasseurs Du Nord Inc.
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
English Stout
Ranked #59
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
83
Ranked #24,252
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 11.02%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
75
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 29, 2023
Added:
Oct 22, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  11
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Ratings by brother_rat:
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Rated by brother_rat from New York

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

Aug 25, 2013
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Rated by jrpapajcik from Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From the tap @ Maggie Montreal
Sep 29, 2023
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Sister (?) site, Untappd, has a CANada Day badge & while I usually go with a CAN of CANadian beer every year, I became inspired to pull something out of my cellar. This was a remnant of Mondial de la Biere 2002 (!) that I brought home with me from the Ale Street News (ASN) trip that dovetailed nicely with a Pixburgh Pirates/MTL Expos series, followed by a train trip home along the Hudson River! Shortly afterwards, I got on the teaching merry-go-'round & this got shunted into my BeerFrigerator, even making the move from 4-20 to 736. Wow. Happy CANada Day, all yinz CANucks! Let's get together & drink some beer & watch some hockey, eh?

From the Bottle: "fresh, real, the best we can be"; "Pure malt"; "Boréale Noire Stout"; "Our mission at Les Brasseurs Du Nord is to brew distinctive beers that are completely natural and pure. That is why we make no compromises in the choice of the ingredients we use. Only malted barley, the traditional cereal grain used in beer, produces the rich flavours, velvet textures and delicious malty aromas that make up the Boréale signature."

I Pop!ped the cap only to discover that it was a blasted, screwed-up screw-off cap! 8={} I SO wanted to go with an aggro pour to vent my frustration, but instead, I went with a slow, gentle C-Line pour into the awaiting glass. It evinced a pseudo-cascade that formed just under two fingers of fizzy, foamy, rocky, dark-brown head with limited retention, quickly falling to wisps. Color was Noir fiction-Black (SRM = 44), allowing ZERO light penetration, sucking the life from the room & leaving no hope for the future. 8=O Nose smelled of burnt charcoal, dark chocolate, anise, treacle, broken dreams, failed getaways, burnt cordite and a bitter end!

My late-Pops used to refer to the Noir writer as his "pseudo-Uncle Raymond" & I have taken up his gauntlet, calling him my "pseudo-Great Uncle Raymond". In fact, it is his image that acCANponies Woody Allen in my avatar!

In the meantime, La Bête Noire beckoned. Les flics pounded at my door. Things were grim. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery, but definitely thin for a Stout. It was not going to be any sort of a defense against what was coming, to be sure! The taste was interesting - a melange of dark (but not entirely bitter) chocolate, anise, treacle and ... caramel! Where did that last come from?!? Mmm. It had held up incredibly well after all of this time. Finish was semi-dry and as the bullets ripped through me in a fusillade, my last thought was that I would like to try this from a CAN! YMMV.
Jul 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by rare_bird from Michigan

Mar 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by BKotch from Texas

Aug 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.44 by matthieu_xyz from France

Feb 03, 2019
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Reviewed by BucBasil from Rwanda

3.73/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: Poured on tap into a pint glass. The beer is a pure black color with a creamy tan head of two fingers and a nice cascade effect.

S: Light aroma with milk chocolate and slight roasted malt, but it's very slight.

T: Roasted malt mostly. Some leather. Dark chocolate in there. Finishes heavy on the malt.

F: Smooth and creamy.

Overall: An OK stout. Very drinkable and accessible. I have and will continue to revisit this one as an easy session.
Jan 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by toddsschneider from Canada (QC)

Jul 19, 2018
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Reviewed by Poljazz22 from Canada (QC)

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a best before June 2018, 5.5 abv. Had Feb 2018
Opaque black with a 2 inch brown head that thins to a persistent ring after a few minutes.
Smells of chocolate and toasty coffee.
Nice and dry with toast, coffee and chocolate. Well balanced and not sweet.
Some warming alcohol, medium carbonation, a bit on the thin side but a nice stout easily found and inexpensive.
St Ambroise is better but this is still worth a try. Makes a terrific pulled pork or slow cooked chicken!
Feb 09, 2018
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Reviewed by Roby923 from Canada (AB)

3.61/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Decent stout from Boreal. Doesn't really venture into new territory but does fit the bill as a winter warmer. Alcohol has a heavier prevalence. On tap at Le Hibou in Wakefield QC.
Dec 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.68 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by kvgomps from New Jersey

May 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.4 by Dazka from Italy

Aug 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by DannyBaldoni from Canada (QC)

May 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by rugene from Canada (QC)

Apr 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by YvesB from Belgium

Feb 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by snowmageddon from Massachusetts

Feb 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.48 by Samallison from Canada (QC)

Jan 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by theDuck from Canada (QC)

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Jul 27, 2015
Boréale Noire from Brasseurs Du Nord Inc.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 75 ratings