IPA Américaine - Microbrasserie Pit Caribou

Intrinsic

Quebec (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

IPA Americaine pours a nice golden straw colour, with lots of head, respectable retention, and great lacing.

The smell is nothing but piney hops. Not sure what variety they used, but its good. :)
Same goes for the taste. Although there isn't much complexity. Still, I'll buy this again just based on the piney hops. :)

Good carbonation, slightly dry. Overall, a good beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2012 01:06:37 | More by Intrinsic

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.86/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle: Poured a slightly hazy golden color ale with a rather large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrus and floral hops is pretty intense with some bitter notes. Taste is also dominated by bitter notes with some great floral notes with some citrus undertones. Body is about average for style with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Solid rendition of the style with more focus on the floral notes then the bitterness of the hops.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 02:16:26 | More by Phyl21ca

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-17-2013 14:49:45 | More by Whatup14

phirleh

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-16-2013 01:18:13 | More by phirleh

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

04-01-2013 21:15:15 | More by Krakpoff

juliendesrochers

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

03-19-2013 13:15:03 | More by juliendesrochers

Mack

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.8%

02-26-2013 15:16:04 | More by Mack

papat444

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

02-25-2013 12:31:38 | More by papat444

wookievath

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

02-24-2013 19:03:03 | More by wookievath

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -10%

12-08-2012 22:15:53 | More by oldp0rt

KalanM

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

11-29-2012 01:41:13 | More by KalanM

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle from ZorPrime, thanks Eric! 500ml into a tulip.Lot # 408, whatever that means.

Pale golden orange, fluffy and soapy white head. Good retention and some sticky lace. Nose has some citrus, a bit of pale malts. Some lighter fruit notes, not too distinctly 'American' in style, but still more American than English. Taste has some bitter hops, some pine and herbal notes and a bit more citrus and perhaps a bit of grapefruit, although this isn't too big. More pale malt notes, drying and 'cracker-y.' Bitterness sticks around for quite some time. A touch soapy. Medium mouthfeel and medium low carbonation. Drinkable, but nothing to get me too excited.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2012 02:49:33 | More by liamt07

ZorPrime

Quebec (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer color is pale copper. The head looks like soap foam but sticks quite well to the glass. Very carbonated based on the looks. The aroma is all hops. Piny with some grapefruits and citrus... tropical fruits. Not very aggressive in the aroma zone, but I like it.

On the taste, it is more aggressive. It gets better! Fruity (citrus) and bitter at the end. Not an over the top bitterness. This is not your typical west coast IPA, however I really like what they have done with it. Very nice and tasty. Its even a little spicy with some grapefruits. I really dig this one. Nice.

Medium body. Carbonation is present in the mouth. Overall a pretty decent beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2012 01:57:11 | More by ZorPrime

eat

Quebec (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I'm always so hesitant to purchase unknown Quebec IPAs since the vast majority are total letdowns. Picked up this one on the strength of their porter, Gaspesienne, and hoped for the best (no bottling date listed, try to take one from the fridge if you can find it).

Pours a crystal-clear amber-coloued body with a good cover of frothy off-white head. Decent lacing though retention could be better.

The nose contains nice citrus and tropical fruits (grapefruit, tangerine, lychee, passion fruit), pine, strong floral notes, pepper and a light contrast of caramel malt. Solid.

The bitterness of a real American IPA hits the tongue up front, with lots of earthy pine, grass and grapefruit pith. Just the right touch of alcohol along with wheaty grain and an understated-but-sufficient malt backing.

Good medium body and moderate carbonation. Appropriate feel.

I would call this an actual American IPA, and not a bad one at that. At $6 a pint from the depanneur it's a little steep but I could see myself picking this up again as quality bottled IPAs are hard to come by in these parts. Possibly my favourite Quebec-brewed IPA in a bottle to date, so bonus points for that. Nice one Pit Caribou!

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2012 04:31:46 | More by eat

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured in a spiegelau beer tasting glass

After the special bitter, and the english IPA, here comes the american IPA from this brewer located in Gaspésia.

A:Pours a clear golden yellow, pretty light colored for a IPA. I tend to like it.

S: Pretty hoppy, with pine resin, herbs, and citrusy fruits. Nice.

T: Intense hop characters with orange peels and grassy notes, with a really bitter finish lasting for a while

O: Well done and true imo to the idea of an american IPA. I really prefered this one to the previous bitter beers made by Pit Caribou

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2012 06:24:10 | More by Caudalie

Beersignal

Quebec (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

From the Série l'Étoile du Brasseur (the brewer's star) this is the third offering if I'm not mistaken.

Striking crystal clear gold colour with a stark white head of foam that laces the sides of my glass copiously. Nice to look at.

Aromas are hop forward (who would've guessed for an IPA) but less malt is present than I would have imagined. Citrucy, herbal,and resiney throughout with very little malt so I'm expecting something on the dry side.

Tastes are once again hop centered with a generous dose of hop bitterness and characteristic citrus flavours of West Coast hops. A touch of biscuity malt cuts through the resiney bite but is pushed aside by a long and bracing finish from the hops. Not harsh by any means but not necessarily gentle either. Straight forward and well executed clean flavours.

Mouthfeel is dryish but there is some malt to support the prominent hop character. Carbonation contributes to the dry impression, but make no mistake, this is a substantial beer.

This is a very well crafted IPA and one I hope sticks around for a long time... long enough for me to sit in my back yard on a warm summer evening next to a fire with a pint of this in my hand.

Santé

SMD

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2012 21:55:24 | More by Beersignal