The Golden Swan
Pen Druid Brewing in Sperryville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.26
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A vibrant beer with native yeast traits, offering floral, spicy notes, subtle lemon, and a lingering bitter finish. A hybrid of Franconian lager and Belgian Farmhouse styles, it's clean, fruity, and bright, with a spicy aroma and brettanomyces character.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle. Dark gold white head. Nose is hay and honey and flowers. It's sweet. Noticeably. Medium bodied and off dry. 7 4 7 3 13
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2023
at 15:46
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap @The Meddlesome Moth, downtown Dallas. Clear, golden, frothy, baby goblet pour. Earthy & very floral nose. Taste is bittersharp, complex yeast & Brett. Bubblegum, roses, Campari-like bitterness, earthy finish. Dry, slightly yeasty, slight acidity. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2023
at 18:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hay and some light honey. Golden pour with good head and lacing. Bitter end. Decent showing for style. Tap at Partisan.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2019
at 22:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours cloudy golden with a dusting of a white head. Aroma is faint grasses, herbs. Flavor is green grass, green leaf, oregano, other herbs. Interesting. Pretty tasty, actually.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2018
at 22:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at Pen Druid. Poured a golden hazy color with a small white head. Aroma is light sweet malts, light dusty notes. Light fruity notes. Tasty. Liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2016
at 11:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery Aroma: floral, barnyard, Appearance: hazy golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, slick feel, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2016
at 09:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Hazy straw color, white head. Fresh herbal and floral aroma. Taste is light lemon, subtle dust. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Sep 2016
at 11:27