Simple Malt IPA
Brasseurs Illimités

Simple Malt IPASimple Malt IPA
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From:
Brasseurs Illimités
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
English IPA
ABV:
6.4%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.57 | pDev: 13.45%
Reviews:
39
Ratings:
67
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 28, 2016
Added:
Sep 11, 2009
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by ZorPrime:
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Reviewed by ZorPrime from Canada (QC)

4.13/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
The beer color is copper, a little on the darker side... could be there is some red in it. The head is quite nice, very sticky... and beige. The aroma is hop up front with the presence of caramel malts. Typical English IPA I would say. Nothing close to the American IPA. Nice for a change! On the taste, I get some bittering hops with a malty finale. The malts are caramel. Nice. The taste is so good... way better than the aroma which it isn't bad too. The taste lingers in the mouth, very nice mouthfeel. Drinkability is high too.

Good beer!
Nov 07, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by rugene from Canada (QC)

Aug 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by brewstervt from Maine

Jun 05, 2016
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Reviewed by CanadianBacon from Canada (QC)

3.67/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - This beer pours a dark amber red color with 2 fingers of off white head, The head stays and carbonation seems lively but There are chunks floating around in the beer and they dont look very nice. I get unfiltered but chunks like this are a no no regardless.

Aroma - Caramel, roasted nuts, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, some dark fruits, lemon, grapefruit, and floral hops. Like an English IPA should the malts hold up the hops but the aroma's just don't mesh the way they should in my mind, Its a good smell but not spectacular.

Taste - Buscuity malts hit my tongue first followed by caramel, toffee, molasses, some brown sugar, this is followed by tons of earthy floral hops and some light citrusy flavors, again a hint of lemon some grapefruit. The taste is less Complex than the nose and comes together in a slightly better way but still seems to be close in rating to the taste.

Feel - Medium light body, refreshing carbonation, really mild bitterness overall.

Overall - This is an average English IPA, They definitely got the setup right and the malts are the main factor supported by the hops. The problem for me is the flavors down stand out, Its in the range of what your would expect from a basic English IPA. Cheers!
Apr 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Socialiste from Canada (QC)

Feb 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by theDuck from Canada (QC)

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Jun 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by BrunoPettipas from Canada (QC)

Feb 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by rale from France

Jan 04, 2015
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Reviewed by 2_Shaynez from Canada (QC)

4/5  rDev +12%
Dark Ruby-ish Amber Colour, brown in lower light setting, but very clear, not much haziness (is this filtered?). One finger head with little to no retention, a bit of spotty lacing.

Nose: A bit of pumpkin spice?? Sweet Caramel Malt, Not a huge amount of hop aromas for a classic IPA, which at an ibu in the 60's is a little disappointing....

Taste: Very nice! The sweet caramel toasty malt flavors of a red/dark beer, combined with grassy bitter hops. A nice combination.

Mouth: Low to medium carbonation, regular body. not very sticky.

Overall: Really nice, not very typical for a classic IPA honestly. IPA hops, combined with the malt flavors of a typical brown/amber beer. I tried several pale ales from the "simple malt" collection by brasseurs illimites, im not impressed, but theyre very drinkable. However, this one was probably my favorite!! If you can get it its worth a shot
Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by ledjip from Canada (QC)

Sep 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

Sep 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by edugasmtl from Canada (QC)

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by fostachild from Wisconsin

Aug 12, 2014
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Deep amber color, borderline brown. Crystal clear. Lumpy head that leaves a thin ring of lace.

Lots of caramel from a deeply roasted crystal malt. Plenty of perfume, although not much hop.

Dark malt start but the hop rounds off the flavor nicely. Rich body with a moderate carbonation. The aftertaste leans to the malt but it lasts a long time. This isn't for the hop lovers, but it is a well balanced beer.
Aug 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by reizorc from Pennsylvania

Jun 21, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by kabritz from Canada (QC)

Nov 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by mspang from Canada (ON)

Jul 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Whatup14 from Canada (QC)

Apr 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ThinkAgain from Canada (ON)

Mar 05, 2013
Simple Malt IPA from Brasseurs Illimités
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 67 ratings