À La Fût La Rouge de Mékinac

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

After visiting this brewery last year on a fluke and loving it... I was quite glad to see this bottle at the LCBO. Pours a cloudy copper colour with a frothy beige head. This one looks fizzy at first and thinking it will go down fast. But no. Decent retention and a little foam lacing. Fruity red ale malt aromas with some sourness and wood notes. The sour notes show a little more in the taste, but not crazy like most Wild Ale-Brett. Just nicely balanced with the cherries which are even milder. Just a touch of tart in the mouthfeel. A nice blended sweetness from the cherries lingers. This is another great product from this amazing little gem in the middle of nowhere. Keep them coming to the LCBO.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

September 30, 2018
LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)
750ml bottle
5.40% ABV
$13.50
No discernible date code anywhere on the bottle, but it's a Flanders Red, it will still be good to drink in 20 years. I bought myself this as a reward for getting a new job contract.

The beer pours a translucent cherry red with a huge generous rocky head, light tan in colour. The sides of the glass display plenty of bubbles. The aroma is very pungent and consists of vinegar tones, tart cherries, and some weak spices. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, and heavily carbonated. The flavour is mellower than the aroma with more cherry flavour, both sweet and tart, and well as some smoky oak notes I did not detect in the nose. Not as yeast forward as the better Belgian Flanders Reds but quite good.