Spectral Diffusion
Balance Brewing & Blending in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.09
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Fusing traditional styles and techniques with modern brewing advances is something that excites us at balance. For this beer we worked with BarthHaas to utilise Spectrum, a liquid hop extract, that we used to dry hop a blend of barrel aged saisons.
We got our hands on Ernest and Fuggle in Spectrum form, two British hops that work wonderfully in our beers. There's a tropical punch of flavour: mango, pineapple and pomello carried on a base of subtly bready malt and the pithy bitterness of pine pollen.
We got our hands on Ernest and Fuggle in Spectrum form, two British hops that work wonderfully in our beers. There's a tropical punch of flavour: mango, pineapple and pomello carried on a base of subtly bready malt and the pithy bitterness of pine pollen.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden. Aroma is sour and fruity with a tart vinous edge. Hazy opaque copper. Thin white head just clings to the rim. Flavourwise it's sour- fruity with a vinous edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden
on 31 May 2026
at 07:31
Tried at home. Pleasantly tangy
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2026
at 13:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Draft
at
The Old Shoe
on 08 Feb 2026
at 13:28
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Gravity 2025 Saturday. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light sour cereal. Taste is pretty sour for a saison. Not getting the doughy and peppery notes I was looking for. Sour finish.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2025
at 08:54