Bière De Noël
Les Frères Houblon Microbrasserie
- From:
- Les Frères Houblon Microbrasserie
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.75 | pDev: 31.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 20, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 26, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Molson2000 from Canada (ON)
2.44/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.44/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
My bottle had a green label and was 8% not 9%, so maybe mine was a year old. Didn't taste off, but didn't taste good either, so who knows. Purchased at Peluso in Feb. 2011.
Aroma and taste to me seem to be of a candy cane and not much else. It goes down easy, I don't get the alcohol bite that others have mentioned, but I don't get anything but sweetness. Had a Hopfenstark Ostalgia Blonde before this, maybe that is dominating this but I think it is probably that this beer is not that good.
Mar 14, 2011Aroma and taste to me seem to be of a candy cane and not much else. It goes down easy, I don't get the alcohol bite that others have mentioned, but I don't get anything but sweetness. Had a Hopfenstark Ostalgia Blonde before this, maybe that is dominating this but I think it is probably that this beer is not that good.
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
1.72/5 rDev -37.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
1.72/5 rDev -37.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
Bottle: Poured a cloudy brown color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma consists of brown sugar with some dry fruit ester and loads of alcohol. Taste is also dominated by a solid malt backbone with notes of brown sugar but unfortunately this whole mix is dominated by hot cloying alcohol notes. Body is a full with limited filtration and good carbonation. I think this beer could have been at least somewhat drinkable were it not for the cloying alcohol.
Jan 17, 2011
Reviewed by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
2.31/5 rDev -16%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1
2.31/5 rDev -16%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1
500ml Bottle
Appearance - The beer pours a murky amber/orange colour with a very large size creamy beige coloured head. I can't see much carbonation due to the murkiness of the beer and there is a decent amount of lacing on the sides of the glass. The head lasted for around 5 minutes.
Smell - malts, banana, cherries, hops
Taste & Mouth - The beer has a lot of carbonation and feels very lively on the tongue. Most of taste is made up of bananas, malts and a cherry sweetness. The alcohol is not well hidden and there is a strong medicine like taste. Almost like an aspirin pill has been dissolved in the beer. The beer finishes with a sweet medicine like aftertaste.
Drink - This beer had potential but it is way too harsh. The alcohol and medicine flavour make it almost undrinkable.
Jan 04, 2011Appearance - The beer pours a murky amber/orange colour with a very large size creamy beige coloured head. I can't see much carbonation due to the murkiness of the beer and there is a decent amount of lacing on the sides of the glass. The head lasted for around 5 minutes.
Smell - malts, banana, cherries, hops
Taste & Mouth - The beer has a lot of carbonation and feels very lively on the tongue. Most of taste is made up of bananas, malts and a cherry sweetness. The alcohol is not well hidden and there is a strong medicine like taste. Almost like an aspirin pill has been dissolved in the beer. The beer finishes with a sweet medicine like aftertaste.
Drink - This beer had potential but it is way too harsh. The alcohol and medicine flavour make it almost undrinkable.
Reviewed by bylerteck from Canada (ON)
3.05/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
3.05/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
A - Pours into my Chimay goblet with a good two finger head that's tan in colour and has staying power. Cloudy, dark blonde colour, with orange notes. Medium carbonation there too.
S - Earthiness and veggie qualities. Significant amount of spice with some gentle hops and toasted grain.
T - Sweet spice with some fruitiness and toasted grain. Alcohol in the finish is unpleasant and not warming as I would like it to be.
M - Nice carbonation. Alcohol fills the mouth with it's harshness. Creamy finish. Not something I ejoyed keeping around.
D - Nice to try but not my thing. Alcohol is too harsh and it lacks development of the flavours that pulled through in the aroma. This brewery has significant problems.
Dec 26, 2010S - Earthiness and veggie qualities. Significant amount of spice with some gentle hops and toasted grain.
T - Sweet spice with some fruitiness and toasted grain. Alcohol in the finish is unpleasant and not warming as I would like it to be.
M - Nice carbonation. Alcohol fills the mouth with it's harshness. Creamy finish. Not something I ejoyed keeping around.
D - Nice to try but not my thing. Alcohol is too harsh and it lacks development of the flavours that pulled through in the aroma. This brewery has significant problems.
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