Today's sampling is Brasserie du Bas Canada's Hasard Triple IPA out of Gatineau, Quebec. Hasard is 10.0% ABV, making it one of the strongest IPAs I've had in.. days (Flying Monkeys' Sparklestuff comes to mind). That said, TIPAs are pretty rare in my home now days, so it's exciting to see. Hasard is brewed with Citra, Nelson Sauvin & Riwaka Hops and Barley, Oats and Wheat.Appearance: Pours a very murky orange juice/orange milkshake kind of look - it's a bit milky in appearance at some points, but full on OJ in other parts. The head is a mildly creamy head with a finger's worth of thickness. The head diminishes a tad leaving behind a light amount of lacing on the glass, but the beer still has a light creamy head on top as the beer gradually gets savoured.
Aroma: I have a bit of a cold so my senses are minimal right now but I do get a nice tropical sweetness from the beer, which has notes of orange, pineapple, mango, a bit of creaminess/slightly oaty, leafy hops. Slightly perfumey, so far it doesn't give off any "I'm a 10% beer" vibes.
Taste: Well, now it gives off a presence that you can tell that it's a high ABV Triple IPA - It's quite sweet and tropical. There's lots of mango, orange, pineapple, and lemon. Moderately creamy from the oats, a bit of a leafy hop presence to it. The overly sweetness of the beer is what I'm finding gets me that "yeah, it's a 10% beer" sort of vibe to it. Quite smooth, bit creamy, leafy and oaty aftertaste at the end.
Overall Thoughts: This is a 10% Triple IPA and it's smooth enough that you'd assume it's maybe 7%-8% at most. Tropical and sweet, definitely boozy but quite smooth, leafy and overall - everything you would expect from a brewery like Brasserie du Bas Canada.
PS: Ryan, go visit the brewery already. I know you're reading this - take the 400 Lorrain bus to Gatineau, it'll take you right near the brasserie (right behind the Chocolats Favoris).
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