Roland
Fair Isle Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.61
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A blend of farmhouse ales brewed with Washington Barley and Elwha River Spelt. Refermented on destemmed and crushed Pinot Gris grapes from the Naches Heights Vineyard in Yakima Valley for two months and rested in bottles for six months. Roland is effervescent and fruity with notes of watermelon candy and a vertical tartness.
We are intentional about where we get our ingredients from and have been thrilled to work with third-generation farmer Phil Cline of Naches Heights Vineyard on this project. The unique volcanic soils in Naches Heights, combined with the vineyards’ unusually high bestows cool nights upon the grapes, imbuing them with food friendly acidity to balance the ripeness.
Naches Heights Vineyard is adamant about growing their grapes with love and use organic or biodynamic practices and follow guidelines of programs like Salmon Safe and LIVE as often as possible. The Salmon Safe certification ensures the protection of Washington’s valuable watersheds. Their wish is to preserve their vineyards for the next generation and leave the world a better place than it was when they got here.
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allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Roland from Fair Isle Brewing 3 months ago
Soft funk grapes for days. So much Pinot gris flavor with soft delicious funky finish.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Roland from Fair Isle Brewing 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pinkish colour, slight haze. Nice juicy vinous aroma. Juicy, barrelly palate, with light brett and clean pale malt.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Roland from Fair Isle Brewing 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Fair Isle, pours a clear rosé red with a small white head. Aroma has lots of berry-like grape skins, with rustic saison yeast, and wild bugginess. Flavour is exquisitely complex, with remarkably expressive red berry-like grape skins, wild yeast, and champagne-like effervescence. The high carbonation accentuates everything beautifully. Wonderful.