As the label suggest, this is an IPA brewed using all French ingredients
The result is an old-school IPA, from a time before an American West Coast style became an old-school IPA. Not much of the tropical fruits characteristics in the aroma or the taste with this one, more akin to a traditional English IPA.
Grassy and floral hop notes invite you in to taste a beer that has a little early sweetness from the grain. Â But it doesn’t last long, with the earthy flavour of the hops joining the light grainy malt. Â There is a sustained bitterness that last from mid-palate right through to the finish. Â Dry and a little peppery in the aftertaste.
This isn’t most people’s idea of an IPA nowadays but I find it a nice variation from the IPA’s that dominate our market.
