OT: 23e Mondial de la bière

[Mrb1p]

Nogne has a lot of good stuff this year and they're surprisingly cheap. Didn't bother with the rest of euro and south America.

As for USA it's the worst offering I've ever seen.

Great... "Le mondial de la bière"

emphasis on "la bière"

 

[Seb]

Great... "Le mondial de la bière"

emphasis on "la bière"

Yeah the "Mondial" part has been underwhelming the past few years.

Luckily for us the Québec beer scene has stepped up quite a lot in the meantime.

 

[Mrb1p]

Yeah the "Mondial" part has been underwhelming the past few years.

Luckily for us the Québec beer scene has stepped up quite a lot in the meantime.

That's the thing, we're in Québec .

 

[MXD]

Currently trying LTM IPA and it's really good! They used Simcoe, Citra, Chinook and Centennial hops. Can't go wrong with that.

I told you so!

 

[MXD]

I really, really prefer Chambly to the Mondial anyway. Most interesting thing about the Mondial are the numerous "off-Mondial" events.

 

[Chomsky]

Hey guys, sorry my list doesn't include descriptions, as I was more focused on enjoying the beers instead of taking notes. The list is a small glimpse of the many great beers that I've tried at this year's edition. I wrote down those with a well-balanced, enjoyable and complexe palate of flavors and aromas.

Brouhaha:
Sergent Ripin

Trou de Diable:
Bella Ciao (wheat oatmeal beer)

Dieu du Ciel:
Saison du Parc
Herbe à détourne

Harricana:
Champagne
Unknown - aged in Charbonnay barrel

Dunham:
Saison fleurs sauvages (****ing love this beer)

La souche:
St-Charles? (the APA anyway)
Unknown--Labrador tea infused beer

Cheers!

 

[Chomsky]

Oshlag : Inca bière vapeur
4% - 4 tickets
I wasn't expecting this at all. With such a name I expected a smokey beer but it's not. I would say it's an American Pale ale? But it's definitely not pale. Also not much body. The head had hints of red which I found I interesting. But overall it's alright, nothing more.

Are you sure it's not a steam beer? Ale fermented at high temps with lager yeast like Anchor steam?

 

[BIG GIFS]

Can we really bring our own glass? I thought we couldn't the other years.

 

[Bud2790]

Can we really bring our own glass? I thought we couldn't the other years.

Yes you can and I think you could in past years too (although I'm not 100% sure on that point). You're better off bringing your own or buying one there, you get more generous servings than if you take the little plastic cups at each stand you try.

 

[vokiel]

Yes you can and I think you could in past years too (although I'm not 100% sure on that point). You're better off bringing your own or buying one there, you get more generous servings than if you take the little plastic cups at each stand you try.

Well yeah that's for sure. I buy the official glass every year anyway.

 

[Bieber fever]

The #4 beer at La souche was the Worst beer I've ever tasted in my life

 

[Seb]

Are you sure it's not a steam beer? Ale fermented at high temps with lager yeast like Anchor steam?

That would make a lot of sense!

 

[vokiel]

Porter Baltic special edition from Les Trois Brasseurs is awesome. It fills the mouth more than the regular edition, almost like a minty flavour. Other brews I was impressed about came from Les 3 frères. The Quadruple is the best beer I tasted on Friday. Their Imperial IPA is also noteworthy.

Other show stoppers I've tasted:

Brasseur de Montreal: Double IPA... Really sharp IPA taste. Very very well balanced beer.
Malédicrion from Saint-Bock really tastes like a milky ale.
Some Labrador Tea ale from Haricana was impressive.
Some "wee strong" scotch ale from Le temps d'une pinte was pretty good.

Now that all said, I'm drunk, so i have no idea wtf is going on, I'm not a pro like Seb..These were not so impressive:

Genèse: Dieu du Ciel... Usually get some good beer from them, I just chose the wrong one. Tasted too much like vinegar to me.
Rastafayan from Noire et blanche... Overkill, too many flavors in one brew.

Probably going back tomorrow, even Boreal has festival brews...