Brasseurs RJ - Blonde d'Achouffe (Canada - Quebec - Montreal)

Brasseurs RJ - Blonde d'Achouffe (Canada - Quebec - Montreal) 8.0%

A bright gold in a glass with an aroma of honey, fresh baked bread, yeast; quite floral, touching on nectary, like a perfume. Very nice. There is sediment in the bottom of the bottle (as I tend to expect from the style) so the look and taste will tend to change as you drink it unless you pour it into a glass all at once, and that would have to be a big glass since the bottle holds 660 ml. I use a smaller tasting glass so this tasting had to proceed in stages.

Well carbonated, the alcohol comes through to the taste with a bit of a bite and in a chest warming sensation. I suggest serving it warmish so that the alcohol mixes better with the other flavours. The taste is sweet with flavours that are much the same as the aroma: honey and bread, touches of yeast but where the perfume, nectar and floral aspects carried the aroma they are more subdued in the taste. As I got to the midway point of this big bottle the flavour is more malty though the floral, nectar tastes remain. This flavour spectrum continued even after large-ish flaky sediment started finding its way into my glass. A very nice beer that you should definitely try if you like Belgian style Blondes.

Cheval Blanc - Les Brasseurs RJ (Canada - Quebec - Montreal)

Cheval Blanc - Les Brasseurs RJ (Canada - Quebec - Montreal) 5.0%

A lovely floral aroma with a backing of wheat and apricot. A tangy and bright floral flavour with a umami malty body that combines with the fine carbonation to give Cheval Blanc an effervescent and satisfying punch. All of these great flavours come across even when it is served very cold which makes it a perfect choice for a spring or summer day. A cloudy white gold in a glass, Cheval Blanc is an all round lovely and delicious Belgian Style White Wheat.