The Dernière Volonté is a mix of both Belgian and English brewing traditions. The complex aromas are those of flower esters and alcohol, mixed with fruity and lightly malted fragrances, and completed by a strong hoppy bouquet. The first draught lets you discover a mild-bodied beer with both spicy and fruity flavours and a hint of alcohol. The aftertaste is commandeered by a strong hoppy taste.
The Last will was born in our Montreal brewpub in April 2004.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/13/2008 3:06:12 PM)
"Bottle from SL. Poured a pretty golden color, fairly clear (for a Belgian) with some haze, lots of carbonation on display, generous head, and good Belgian-esque lacing. The aroma was grassy, wheaty, fruity esters, spices. Flavor followed the aroma, bananas and cloves the fruit and spice, finishing clean with the grass making for a nice finish. Came across like a Strong Golden in malt, flavor depth, sweetness. Was expecting a lighter and dryer Belgian Ale, although this was nice."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $4.99 Unit Cost: $6.65 per Pint
[2] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/17/2008 10:44:34 PM)
"This is pretty well carbonated as a regular pour into my 25cl tulip glass produces a four finger thick, pale, off-white colored head. The head is quite fluffy and creates ample lacing and a nice rocky surface as it slowly recedes. The beer is an amber tinged gold color, but shows a lightly hazy, orange-gold hue when held up to the light. The aroma, noticeable as I visually inspect this beer, smells of grassy hops. A closer inspection yields aromas of orange zest, ginger, piquant white pepper and an herbal grassy note. As I begin to notice the hops a bit more some aromas of tropical fruit (lychee, apricot) become more noticeable and compete equally with the herbal and grassy notes. Towards the finish grassy grain notes, dusty crushed pale malt aromas and some crushed cracker notes become noticeable. I really like the combination of vibrant hop aromatics and spicy yeast character and this beer definitely achieves that nicely.
Lightly sweet grain character mixes with the hops to produce some aromatic honey-like flavors. The hop character at first contributes flavors of lychee, apricot and orange zest, but then towards the middle and into the finish picks up some herbal notes of lemon verbena, pine and a light, green grassy note, all the while retaining a lingering hop fruitiness. The bitterness, for all of the hop character is fairly light; in fact there is more astringent, fresh green hop character in the finish than there is clean, biting bitterness. This has a certain heft to it that is lightly viscous and of a light medium body; this still manages to be quite a bit more quaffable than the body might suggest (perhaps the hop character makes this more drinkable). Fermentation character, while secondary to the hop character, still plays a significant role with flavors of clove, musty crushed pale malt, piquant-slightly-woody pepper, young ginger (accented by the hops) and some sharp phenolics that are more than clove but not quite into the cured plastic category.
My second pour sees an increase in a clean bitterness that is quite ample and seems accentuated by the zippy carbonation. This is quite a tasty beer and I am really wishing this was a 750ml bottle that I was enjoying. I definitely wish I had more of this beer as I am definitely a sucker for beers like this.
Purchased: Liquor Max, Loveland CO"
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[3] Review by Vac from San Diego, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/9/2008 3:08:07 PM)
"Bottle at tasting at Chris Fischer’s (from Liars Club) house. Pours with a gold body topped by a thin to medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s slightly sweet yet bitter wtih notes of grass and some spices. Light to medium bodied and dry."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/3/2008 9:45:53 PM)
"This Belgian Ale pours a deep yellow gold color from a 33cl bottle. Very large sized creamy white head, with excellent staying power and lacing. The aroma is fruity and sweet, with some yeast and hops. A medium bodied Belgian Ale. The malts are fruity and sweet, with some yeast and spice. The hops are piney and citrusy. Nice balance. The beer starts out fruity and sweet and finishes dry and hoppy. There are some Belgian yeast and breadiness in the middle. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and dry. Aftertaste is slightly sweet with a touch of hop bitterness. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $4.5 Unit Cost: $6.45 per Pint
[5] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (12/18/2007 11:20:34 AM)
"Bottle: Poured a deep dirty yellow color ale with a huge foamy head with perfect retention and some great lacing. Aroma of noble dry hops with some nice Belgian style malt. Taste is really dry and is totally dominated by some floral and dry hops with a nice Belgian malt structure. Body is above average with some limited filtration and perfect carbonation for the style. I believe we are just missing some wild yeast and we would have a perfect score."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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