Beer Ratings, Part 1

Backlogged with ratings, here's 5, expect 5 more in the near future. A few greats at the LCBO over the course of the spring.  For those of you who like a complex beer, take a stab at the Chimay blue label, it's sure not to disappoint, would make a great digestif with some Roquefort and almonds.  Hop heads be sure to grab a can (you heard me, "a can"; but it tastes exceptional) of Red Racer IPA for a thoroughly bitter and well balanced IPA.  Anyone looking for the authentic Belgian experience, be sure to buy one of the many excellent beers from Brasserie Dupont, including the top notch 'Vielle Provision' Saison.

Dupont Moinette Brune

330 mL bottle. Pours a hazy reddish brown with a thin white head. On the nose, rich nutty caramel malts, yeast and spice bread. Herbal and almost woody with a slightly sour yeasty bite. Malty and well rounded with a touch of sweetness and a bitter finish. High carbonation and a full oily mouth feel. Painfully yeasty, could have been the pour.

Chimay Grande Reserve (Bleu)

330 mL bottle. Pours a dark mahogany with a thick soapy beige head. Aromas of fruity malt, fig, prune, apple and bread, earthy, herbal hop. Highly carbonated with a full body, mildlly sweet and well balanced with both bitter hop and a sour bite. superb balance and flavor.

Dupont Biere de Miele (Biologique)

250 mL bottle. Pours a light gold with a clumpy white head and lots of nice lacing. Aromas of honey, fresh cut grass, cereal grain, yeast and spice, banana and clove esters. Dry with only a slight residual honey sweetness, medium bodied with a sticky mouth feel. A nicely balanced hoppy finish here with lots of floral notes, coriander and pepper. Heavily carbonated. More please.

Dupont Vielle Provision Saison

750 mL bottle. Pours a hazy straw color with a thick foamy white head and lots of lacing. Nose of earthy noble hop, farmy yeast, fresh cut grass, very floral. A touch of lemongrass and ginger like spice, a bit of banana and pear. Highly carbonated and super refreshing with a coating mouth feel and a fine lingering aftertaste. An exemplary beer. Seek this out.

Red Racer IPA

355 mL can. Pours orange copper with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Nose is big American hop, tangerine, grapefruit, pine, beeswax and a touch of caramel malt sweetness. Moderately sweet with a medium mouth feel and moderate carbonation, the finish is long and bitter, but well balanced, more hop aroma than astringency. Sticky on the palate. A lovely well balanced IPA.

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