À La Dérive Brasserie Artisanale Froufrou Villain – American IPA at 6.5% ABV (C$8.00 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 20-May-2025, acquired 26-Jun-2025, reviewed 2-Jul-2025)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one fat finger of pillowy pale ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: pineapple, citrus, faint resiny pine, hint of coconut. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish ending very slightly sharp. (3/5)
Hopped with Simcoe Cryo, Strata, and HBC586 (Krush). Don’t get me wrong: I completely appreciate the way that Québécois lean into weird – especially Québécois brewers – but your wall of text on the can could at least tell me a little about the beer, especially when it requires a conscious effort for me to translate the nonsense from French before concluding it is, in fact, nonsense. A new brewer to me, and not a bad first exposure, although there’s a very slight sharpness through the finish that I find the teensiest bit unwelcome. Bottom line, it’s good, but not great. (15/20)
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