Tasting- Plein Lune Aubeloun

[caption id="attachment_1446" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Brasserie Pleine Lune[/caption]

One of my haul from the Cave à bulles, Paris France location:

Plein Lune Aubeloun 7%

A: Tawny orance color with an abundance of yeast floaties. (I did not swirl or shake before pouring)

S: Citrusy hops and grapefruit with a delicate toffee smell

T: Malt pops out at the front, followed by lemon/lime hops and a tart bitter finish

M: Smooth coating of resin with a perfect amount of carbonation to but the sticky

O: Although not exactly the "Full Moon," I'm looking for in an IPA, Plein Lune Aubeloun delivers a great kick of citrus hops and throat choke bitterness reserved for the highest in drinking pleasures. Kudos to the brew team, I Brasserie Pleine Lune line.

'Our Beer Plein Lune Aubeloun is an India Pale Ale. This is an English-born beer brewed in the 18th century. The India Pale Ale was originally destined for India. To support a journey that lasted for more than 6 months time, The  IPA was overloaded with hops for better conservation during the trip.

Our Beer Plein Lune Aubeloun is a traditional amber beer, very fruity and powerful in the mouth. This India Pale Ale will awaken your taste buds with a very persistent finish end of the citrus types, specifically pulling the grapefruit.

Alcohol: 7% and 59 IBU (unit used by brewers to measure the bitterness of their beers)

Tip: Served between 8 ° C and 10 ° C'

-Brasserie Pleine Lune

[caption id="attachment_1447" align="alignright" width="300"] FHL Certified[/caption]

Plein Lune Aubeloun is a great example of how French craft beer is on the rise. If you're able to find one of these 50 IBU IPA nuggets while in France or abroad, don't hesitate to enjoy it to the fullest!

Tasting- HOME

Hello Mr. Pump-Clip Parade contestant #1!

If you haven't heard of the pump-clip parade it is best that you drop over for a scan of the best (and worst) that beer culture has to offer in the way of utilizing sexuality for marketing purposes. This bottle below, HOME by a French microbrewery, shows how women can be used in the brewing process to up sales- tie them to the phone.

[caption id="attachment_1439" align="alignleft" width="384"] HOME American Pale Ale[/caption]

HOME 5.2% ABV

The name of brewery seems to have been misplaced in my excitement over the the daringly dirty pump-clip label and the name itself isn't ripe ground for internet searches in a the sparse French microbrewery landscape.

A: Light chill hazed, golden blond with medium lazy bubbles. Huge head. Too much head. Head falls quickly. Could be the glass...

S: Wet hops more like old wet hops as there is a touch of staleness.

T: Bitter assault to the novice palate, but Nitch's nearly dead bitter receptors aren't impressed. Light malts come through as the beer warms and balances better but who has time to wait?

M: Light to medium body

O: Not enough malt to balance the hops. You get the smell of western hops, light and bitter sweet then nothing- fades to bland, disappointment. I mean groovy attempt and what not, text book middle of the run Pale Ale but with such an eye-catchingly raunchy label and, with the style very pointedly "American Pale Ale," (me being an American) I feel slightly disapprovingly responsible. I don't feel tied to the phone for this beer. But maybe this is the beer French pump-clippers assume us sex phone types fall for. Wrong. Try again. Better luck next time!

XOXO