La Chose - Le Trou Du Diable

Luk13

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

01-23-2013 01:07:19 | More by Luk13

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

On tap: Poured a dark burgundy color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of candi sugar with solid caramel backbone and some resin hoppy notes. Taste is dominated by quite a bit of residual candi sugar with a solid Belgian style caramel malt backbone and some resin and floral hoppy notes. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. I really enjoyed the beer but hard to say what style they were going for as it appears to be a mix between a wee heavy with some IPA notes and a Belgian strong ale finish.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2013 20:08:50 | More by Phyl21ca

laituegonflable

Australia

3.8/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear umber colour with decent beige head promoting nice, thick lace. Light carbonation, head retains to a thin film. Pretty good.

Smells malty, with a lot of tang from the hops. Strong tartaric sherbet character with citric notes and a lot of dark caramel on there, like actually Jersey caramel with a slight vanilla cream as well. Slight diacetyl is noticeable but is not overdone, just adds to the pleasant sweetness.

Taste is very malty on the front, very hoppy on the back. A lot of peaks and troughs to this, with sweet, caramel, toffee, cake dough on the front that almost 'switches' midway to hoppy - citric, floral and tangy with lemon sherbet and rosewater coming through. Never gets bitter though, the sweetness prevails throughout, giving lots of malt and toffee. Slight scotch-like warmth at the back, quite a pleasant heavier beer.

Feel is a bit thin for the obvious strength, doesn't quite scream of the maltiness I expect.

A pleasant drop, but doesn't quite deliver to the rich, hearty ale extent I wanted.

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2010 03:56:43 | More by laituegonflable

lacqueredmouse

Australia

3.7/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at the Sydney Local Taphouse's Canadian SpecTapular.

Really nice deep and heavy golden-syrup coloured body, with a fine-bubbled head of pure white. The heavy pour almost leaves the beer looking uncarbonated - I guess that's good.

Not a lot on the nose. A bit of sweetness with caramel dominant, with the hops perhaps lending nothing more than a faint freshness. It's mild all up on the nose.

Palate is very smooth with an excellent mouthfeel: clear but slick. Taste is predominated by a light sweetness with a touch of grain, and a faint bitter finish. Smooth rather sums it up, however - I was expecting something more extreme.

Not bad all up, but much lighter in flavour than I had anticipated. I feel it falls short of being both a really good hoppy ale, or a really good wee heavy.

C'est la vie, as the Québecois would say...

Serving type: on-tap

08-16-2010 03:01:05 | More by lacqueredmouse

Daniellobo

District of Columbia

4.22/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Quite the brew, a push for a wee heavy that holds a rich and provocative hoppy touch without losing the malty sense.

Presentation: 12 oz draft serving. Menu offers a short but fair description. Notes Alc. by Vol. (9.5%) Served on a Trou Du Diable tulip glass.

A - Deep amber to dark scarlet serving with a 1/2" frothy head. Good retention, surface memory, and some lacing.

S -Hoppy caramel, stimulating nose with a rich sweetness over a malty and hoppy whiff.

T - Rich and lengthy palate with a malty sweetness, caramel and honey, coated with a rich hoppy sense. Nice balance with a long range that blends itself beautifully.

M -Medium body with medium to medium-high carbonation and an overall smooth sense with a biting touch.

D - Very pleasing with a nicely integrated alcohol level pushing one for more.

Notes: Hmmm, another great offering from Le Trou Du Diable. Great luck to have this distribution in DC and never knowing when one will enjoy one again it is well worth jumping at the opportunity to get them and enjoy their twist on styles.

Serving type: on-tap

07-01-2010 00:39:30 | More by Daniellobo

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Max's today.

The beer pours a fairly dark brown color with good head retention and lacing. The nose is attractive, with brown sugar, light peat and butterscotch. Flavors replicate the nose in this moderately sweet, complex beer. On the palate, there's also some considerable hoppy bitterness, which helps to check the modest sweetness. This beer is nicely balanced, and is considerably less sweet then most wee heavies I've had (don't mind this take on the style at all actually). Mouthfeel is medium bodied, and the beer finishes well. Drinkabilit is not bad, with the alcohol (for the most part) well disguised.

While nothing mindblowing, I thought this was a nice enough beer. Not bad at all.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2010 18:57:52 | More by johnmichaelsen

eat

Quebec (Canada)

4.33/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a chalice at Brouhaha in Montreal. The style was listed as an India wee heavy, which isn't yet an available beer style here at BA. I have no idea of it's availability beyond that it was at this brewpub when I was last there.

Opaque dark-brown in colour. Effervescent with a creamy head. Good retention and lacing.

Pineapple, caramel and floral hops make up a very present smell. Smells quite delicious.

Lots of hops and caramel. The bitter pineapple finish is pretty unique. Perfectly balanced; not too sweet as you might expect from a wee heavy at 9.5%. The ABV is hidden very well. Really great taste.

Smooth and creamy with a medium body and good carbonation.

This is extremely drinkable. I'm definitely looking forward to another opportunity to sample this one. Complex, delicious, strong and goes down easy - this is exactly what I look for in a beer. I can't wait until this brewery starts a real bottling operation, I think people are going to flip over their beers. From what I've had the chance to sample, this could be one of the top breweries in Quebec.

Serving type: on-tap

08-16-2009 01:57:43 | More by eat