IPA Belge - Brasserie Dunham

CanuckRover

Ontario (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Burnt caramel orange. Thick head settles to a pretty dense film after a few minutes. Spotty lacings.

Aroma isn't the strong suit here. Seems a bit confused. Piney hops and spicy yeast fight for supremacy and both lose out.

Clove right up front followed by a wave of pine. All the while some nice caramel sweetness in the background. Yeast and hops play well together here, not the case in all Belgian IPAs. Aftertaste is pretty much all pine, but a dusty goodbye kiss from the yeast.

I like this. I find most Belgian IPAs lean towards one end at the expense of the other. This is a nice fusion.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 22:24:14 | More by CanuckRover

jrenihan

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Beer is cloudy orange, a caramel colour. Small white head, gone quickly.

Juicy scent, citrus hops. Orange primarily, some lemon as well. Yeast. Yeast doesn't strike me as overly Belgian, but is is certainly there.

Taste is malty, a bit sweet. Juicy hops. more tropical than cotrus. Mango. Lemon. Yeast.

Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Slightly oily.

Overall, not bad but not a particularly impressive Belgian IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

07-28-2012 13:06:49 | More by jrenihan

duracell

Quebec (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

341mL bottle into a tulip glass.

A - Beautiful bright golden color with a creamy white head (medium size, medium retention and good lacing). Clear body with a little apparent carbonation. A bit of yeast present at the bottom.

S - The belgian character is noticeable at the first sniff. Good spices, malt, a bit of yeast and typical aromas from a Tripel with biscuity and estery notes. Hop is mild in the back.

T - Taste is hoppier than the smell. Medium malt as a backbone and a good grassy taste coming from the hop. The balance is quite good, tilting a bit on the hoppy side.

M - Light to medium body, I find it a bit thin. Good carbonation which give a slight crispiness throughout the experience. Finishes with a frank bitterness.

O - This beer is well done, quite balance and with an excellent drinkability. Aromas are really nice but tend to be more Belgian than IPA... I'd like to find more of aromatic hops (was my bottle too old?). My first Belgian IPA and certainly not the last! Definitely worth seeking it out.

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2012 02:17:46 | More by duracell

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Hits the style, fresh botle from Grand Duc. Pours cloudy light orange, lasting head. Hoppy aroma. Big IPA bitterness,tastes fine and bold,fruity with complex hop taste, though acidic aftertaste. Above average mouthfeel. Good drinkability.Enjoying the IPA series from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2012 20:47:10 | More by northyorksammy

jbonapar

Ontario (Canada)

4.13/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pured a hazy golden yellow with a thick creamy head. First time from this brewery. Smell of american hops, sweetness...spice...lemon..the spell is amazing...honestly, one of the nicest i've smelled. Fresh as fresh can be..I can just sit and smell it.

taste doesn't disappoint... Spicy, hoppy, subtle sweetness..Man, this is a NICE BEER. I am actually shocked. One of the best IPA's in Canada hands down. This is advertised as a "Belgian IPA" which i think makes sense...The spiciness of a Belgian but the muscle of an American IPA.

Fantastic....I want to try more from this brewery...This could be a game changer.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2012 00:58:22 | More by jbonapar

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz Bottle - from Brou haha QC for 2.50$

Appearance - Hazy amber/copper colour with a large size fizzy white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation and there is some good lacing. The head lasted for only a few minutes.

Smell - Grains, malts, herbal notes, hops

Taste & Mouth - There is a below average amount of carbonation and I can taste hops, grass/herbal notes, grains and malts. There is also a bit of an odd vegetable taste that I can't put my finger on. It ends with a herbal and hoppy slightly bitter aftertaste.

Overall - I was expecting a little more from this one. It's just an average beer in my books. There was a bit of an odd taste to it that I just couldn't get into.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2012 16:10:15 | More by spinrsx

flipper2gv

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Hazy honey color with a decent amount of pure white head. Retention was ok but lacing was pretty good considering the abv.

S: What I noted at first was the candi sugar that is present in most Belgian IPA's. Pale honey is also present. Floral hops as well as juicy citrus notes. Some pepper, cloves and cinnamon like most belgian beers.

T: Read the smell, exactly the same except some pine notes.

M: Medium body with creamy carbonation of medium strength.

O: This is decent beer. I'm again surprisingly pleased by the quality of this beer. Dunham is definitely on a good road towards great beers.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2012 23:09:07 | More by flipper2gv

fostachild

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

pours dark orange, slight cloudy. lots of bubbly head, fades quick leaving a bit of lacing.

smell was nice - predominantly belgian yeast aroma, with hops and citrus present as well.

american ipa style shined through in the taste as it was very hoppy, citrusy/piney with a nice bitter aftertaste. really good.

overall i found it very enjoyable/drinkable and would likely purchase this beer again.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2011 02:14:21 | More by fostachild

Rijtjeshuis

Ontario (Canada)

3.8/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served in a chalice.

Look (3/5) - This one pours a cloudy dark-orange-gold, around 9*SRM. Somewhat cloudy. The head is a bit disappointing - it rose to about an inch and fell very quickly without any lacing to a film with some larger bubbles in it.

Smell (4/5) - Hoppy with some fruity malts and yeasts providing balance. I get some biscuity smells and some very slight breadcrust. The hops are more on the earthy side with some pine. Some spice yeast with a hint of bubblegum.

Flavor (4/5) - Similar to the smell. The malts are of the same biscuit/breadcrust flavor. The hops are a bit more assertive in on the palate, with the earthiness being strongest. The bitterness is strong and overwhelms the yeast flavors a bit too much. There is a strange hint of salmon.

Feel (3.5/5) - The body was medium-light, with some lighter carbonation (I think a bit more carbonation would have been better).

Drink (4/5) Very drinkable. I just found the finish a touch too bitter in the balance, which hid a bit of the yeast flavor.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2011 22:37:03 | More by Rijtjeshuis

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle: Poured a clear amber color ale with a nice foamy head with OK retention and some limited lacing. Aroma consists of pungy hops with a semi-sweet malt base that makes things quiet interesting. Taste is a mix between some floral hops with light funky notes and a solid semi-sweet Belgian malt backbone. Body is about average with good carbonation. Well brewed though hops profile could be even more intense.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 19:43:31 | More by Phyl21ca

eat

Quebec (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Translucent amber body with a good blanket of cream-white head. Good lacing and great retention.

Smells of tropical fruit and sugar: papaya, pineapple, caramel, a bit of salty mineral. Could use more presence.

I'm not sure what is supposed to be Belgian about this beer. It's definitely an IPA, there's just nothing here to make it a Belgian IPA. The hops are almost reminding me of Stone IPA, though not as extreme. Dark, earthy pine and grapefruit pith are out-balancing the underlying caramel which, while in the nose may have come off as fairly sweet, is covered up by the bitter hops. IBUs taste fairly high, this is a bitter brew.

Medium-light body with a moderate carbonation. Decent feel.

I don't think I would want more than one of two of these at a time in the same way that I wouldn't want to session Stone IPA; it's too aggressively bitter and not totally balanced (whether on purpose or not). If you're into that kind of thing (Stone) and living in Quebec though, maybe this would be a good option.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2011 04:42:08 | More by eat

ZorPrime

Quebec (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Copper color beer and it is hazy. The head is cloudy white. Nice looking beer. The head sticks well the the glass too. Some yeast in the aroma but not much hop flavour, just light notes as the beer warms up. I would like to have more hop presence in the nose. The taste is more intense the the smell. More hoppy than yeasty like a belgian. Its start with floral flavour in the taste to end up quite dry. Easy to drink. Medium body.

Overall, a good beer. I would have expected a more complex beer for this belgian IPA. Nevertheless this one is good.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2011 02:43:42 | More by ZorPrime

Yoonisaykul

Quebec (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Looking forward to this evem after the disappointing EIPA and APA

A- Very hazy, milky even, brown. White head looks like warm milk froth.

S- Light belgian yeast spiciness. A bit of fruity hop and malt. Bubblegum which is nice. Got a lot clearer with time probably due to a rise in temperature and settling. Lots of stuff floating about. Probably yeast and hop matter.

T- Rough hop bitterness. Not very much Belgian yeast flavor.. just a little fruitiness. I found some boiled veggie. But not enough to ruin it. Not enough good flavor to make this either.

M- Aggressive carbonation which makes it al pretty smooth if you let it settle in your mouth. Medium body. Dry finish.

D- Good. A Belgian IPA you don't really have to think about. You just drink it.

Boiled veggie and not enough nice hop flavor, just lots of green bitterness make this beer a no go for me. Pretty refreshing though.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2010 23:25:31 | More by Yoonisaykul