Belgian Saison Beer
Revisionist in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Banks'sFarmhouse - Saison Regular
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Score
6.34
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Banks's brewmaster Simon Yates' contemporary take on a Belgian style farmhouse beer.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Grovesnor. Pours clear as a bell, pale gold, foamy white head. Texture has some spritz. Light spice on the aroma, malt too. Taste has a chalky bite behind the muted saison characteristics. Interesting, but still a very British beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2014
at 11:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cash at the Grosvenor. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - a little of the expected spice some tangy fruit and pale malt. Taste - oranges and some spice but really it’s more fruity and malt. Palate - medium bodied with a tangy texture and a long dry finish the is a little astringent. Overall - not a Saison from my experience of the style but decent.
Tried
on 13 May 2014
at 06:05
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle thanks to JF, 04/05/14 Jedi Day or some such shit! Clear orange amber with a good sized white head that retains well. Nose carries floral notes, citric rind, straw, bitter orange. Taste comprises light yeast tones, grass, hint of caramel, mandarin, parfume, Irn Bru. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, crisp clean finale. Easy drinking but lacks any depth and comes over far to sweet for this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2014
at 05:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml Bottle: BBD 28 Feb 2015. Wasn’t sure what to pour this into so chose an old ’Home Ale’ half-pint tankard and poured it three times into it. Clearer than I thought it would be, golden in colour with a white head that didn’t stay on any of the pours. No farmyard smells, or any other aromas I could find. Not really any ’Saison’ flavours either. Not much going on, some hoppy dry and bitterness, some malty and fruity sweetness all bundled together: strange rather than interesting. Not a Saison as I know them, but a drinkable beer none the less.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2014
at 13:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Tesco; light golden yellow pour with white frothy white head, spicy clove aroma, taste has yeast alone with underlying citrus and sweet honey, peppery, malt backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2014
at 13:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at home from tesco. Aroma is is light orange, mineral and candied earthy orange. English yeast in the nose. Clear bright golden orange thin short lived head. Flavour is caramel malt, mineral . light toasted malt, and marmelade in the finish. Yeast character is english, so not really a saison. Some metallic mineral as well. Highish carbonation and fresh palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2014
at 16:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Tesco drunk at home. Clear gold thin white head. Slight Belgian yeasty aroma. Some esters, some farmhouse yeast. Some citrus flavour. Like all these Revisionist beers, they are pretty decent flavourwise if a little underpowered and lacked intensity. It’s like they’ve gone 75% of the way there but pulled back. All brewed well. This is an ok yeasty golden ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2014
at 14:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is dusty, peppery yeast. Taste has farmhouse yeast flavours with a bit of lemon on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2014
at 15:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Tesco. Poured a crystal clear light amber with a thin frothy white head. The aroma is yeast, light citrus. The flavour is light bitter neutral veggie with a zesty veg herb palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A British saison. Not entirely authentic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2014
at 14:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled at Craft Beer Rising 2014 - Brick Lane, London. Keg. Pours clear, bright gold with a white cream topping. Doughy pale bread abounds with mild Belgian yeast character, melon and citrus. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. OK finish, some lightly bitter hay, dry biscuits. Fair and drinkable.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2014
at 01:11