Vieux-Montréal Rousse

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Bottle: Poured a clear reddish amber ale in the glass with a massive frothy cap...great retention and phenomenal glass lacing Aroma: grainy, sweetness, light spiciness...not bad at all...very fresh...contrary to the ratings this beer gets this is one of the best looking and smelling so-called "red" ales I have sampled. Taste: Ahh here’s the let down...grainy, spicey hops but thin on both and really too spritzy..crisp tart finish comes too soon, even though it is lightly bittered, with no middle to this beer. Weak body, thin mouth feel..a let down after the looks and smell of this ale.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Purchased at the Dépanneur À-Tout-Prix in Laval, Quebec. Pours a clean rich amber colour with lots of carbonation. The head is slightly off-white, creamy, with decent retention and good lacing. The nose is like their blonde ale (which I tried tonight to compare). The taste is better though, with some caramel and roasted notes. Still, nothing worth tasting again. Would have Rickard's Red, if wanted a macro red ale.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

Bottle: Poured a light clear brown color ale with a small bubbly head with minimal retention. Aroma of malt is a bit weak and does not include any complexity. Taste is also pretty boring with some semi-sweet malt and no hops. Body is slightly watery with some medium carbonation. This beer is definitely a bit boring with a definite lack of hops; on the good side at least there is no adjunct and it seems to be 100% pure malt.