beer_name: Route Des Épices (Ale Rousse Au Poivre)
text: Got as extra in trade with johnnnniee - many thanks! Poured from a 11.5oz bottle into a pint glass. The side of the label had place for dating notches but wasn't used. It was a rich copper color with a few carb streams. No lacing. It had a barely there tan head that quickly settled into a thin collar. The aroma was heavy on the peppercorns - very spicy. Rye malt and caramel in the back. Interesting aroma. I liked peppery beers but this one almost made you want to sneeze if you got too big a whiff. The taste was again very heavy on the pepper. Also some bite from the rye. Leaves a little bit of burn in back of throat. Intriguing beer. Wouldn't want more than one in a session and probably not more than couple times a year but would definitely satisfy any peppery beer craving. Overall, a really interesting beer from a brewery that likes to stretch boundaries. Do recommend although avoid if you don't like pepper. Not available here but I'd probably have a couple per year if it was. [OC; tap]