Sunday, July 15, 2012

St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée: Quebec, Canada

St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée beer label
St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée bottle and caseSt. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée is a Canadian beer brewed by McAuslan Brewing company in Quebec, Canada.  McAuslan Brewing was opened in January of 1989 and brews craft beers originally in Montreal. Moosehead Breweries limited became a major shareholder in the beer market, meaning that McAuslan Breweries had to expand their company to Quebec.  McAuslan Breweries brews many craft beers that are distributed world wide but today St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée is the Beer of the Day.  St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée is a vintage product and is brewed every New year on McAusian's anniversary to honor strong ales and barley wines.  St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée is classified is a English Barley wine and has a 10% alcohol content.  The Vintage Ale is very malty and rich and has a beautiful balance with the fresh hop finish by the Goldings hops.  Pouring St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée you get a hazy ruby color with a very small white head.  The lacing fills the glass, while the head dies down to a very thin ring of white.  You can smell the sugary sweetness of St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée right up front with a lot of dark fruits in the middle.  Plums, dates, and raisins are in the air and in the taste, along with a very heavy caramel flavor surrounding your mouth.  The smoothness is amazing and the alcohol taste is non-exsistent as you drink the Vintage ale.  St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée should be served between 13ºC and 15ºC in a port glass or brandy snifter and will remain to improve with age for numbers of years.
St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée case
St. Ambroise Vintage Ale Millésimée advertisement


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