French Canadian frolics

Quebec is one of Canada's most unique provinces. In fact the french-speaking region is probably the most culturally unique region of North America, in food , language and now, beer.  Recently I saw a friend toting a beautiful 750 ml bottle of beer that turned out to be a bottle of Les Trois Mousquetieres Grand Cuvee Doppelbock.

This thing looks like it belongs in a cellar alongside your Chateau Petrus so I had to get myself a bottle to see if it drinks anywhere like it looks...
When I pours you get a rich dark brew with a rich slightly sweet aroma and a head that isn't too thick.  Drinking, this beer slides over your tongue with smooth flavours of chocolate and currents, and even hints of coffee. These flavours hang around in your mouth too. I  liked the way this drinks and it looks good in my cellar so I definitely need to drink this one again. If you can find it, geddit mayne :)

Toast to Oast!

I stopped at this a tiny brewery outside Niagara on the Lake called Oast House. They had a farmhouse saison that was quite tasty (6.5.% abv) It poured this great frothy head and had a bready, homey aroma that I found inviting. At first sip it has a slightly sweet taste that was pleasant though not complex, with a mild bite near the back of my tongue. Overall it was a pleasant drink, nothing special but a decent saison. I do like the trend of increasing availability of saisons....its a type of beer that I greatly enjoy. I have a few more saison reviews that I should share soon, Scaldis comes to mind.

After a hiatus - back to sampling delicious brews!
I was at the store yesterday and there I fell for a Belgian blonde......beer that is!
St Feuillien Grand Cru 9.5% was her name to be exact. Brilliant gold colour with a super creamy head that left lots of lacing and hung saround for a while Taking a whiff, there was a subtle yeasty scent with a hint of citrus. taking a li'l swig,  its really smooth and slightly sweet. I got hints of  hops bread and grapefruit on my tongue and especially the aftertaste. I understand that this beer lacks the spices that other Belgians possess, but thats ok, tis oe is one of the clesnest and most balanced beer I have ever had.
Please.......get this.