Spectre Sister - Blend Six
Mills Brewing in Ham, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Farmhouse - Saison Series|
Score
7.27
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The sixth edition of our effervescent, ghostly, and delicate saison, Spectre Sister. This time, a blend of one and two year old extra pale beers.
The worts were made with maize, wheat, oats, and rice to produce a light, yet pleasingly full beer. Well-aged hops were used in the boil to allow the wild lactic acid bacteria to produce assertive acidity. Fermentation took place in a mixture of old bourbon and freshly emptied cider barrels (from Oliver's Cider and Perry).
To be selected for Spectre Sister, barrels needed to possess a bright lactic acidity, have minimal oxidative character, and be brilliantly clear. We will always include a portion of beer aged in American oak, to lend a creamy character to balance and compliment the lactic acidity. The resulting blend received a large dose of primings to produce lively carbonation, before maturation in bottle. The finished beer is bright, funky and sharp, with heady aromatics from the spirit barrel, crunchy apple-flesh tannin, and a creamy finish.
The worts were made with maize, wheat, oats, and rice to produce a light, yet pleasingly full beer. Well-aged hops were used in the boil to allow the wild lactic acid bacteria to produce assertive acidity. Fermentation took place in a mixture of old bourbon and freshly emptied cider barrels (from Oliver's Cider and Perry).
To be selected for Spectre Sister, barrels needed to possess a bright lactic acidity, have minimal oxidative character, and be brilliantly clear. We will always include a portion of beer aged in American oak, to lend a creamy character to balance and compliment the lactic acidity. The resulting blend received a large dose of primings to produce lively carbonation, before maturation in bottle. The finished beer is bright, funky and sharp, with heady aromatics from the spirit barrel, crunchy apple-flesh tannin, and a creamy finish.
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Garrold (11394) reviewed Spectre Sister - Blend Six from Mills Brewing 3 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Bottle via the online shop. Hazed gold. Good solid white foam. Barrels coming good here. White (I’m guessing) Burgundy with light bourbon notes. Sweet and tangy in equal measure. Bright and breezy saison yeast character. Cut wood. Boss. Taste is semi dry with a soft woody grainy sweetness. That long boil hop thing is pronounced too. Nice bitterness throughout. Unreal this is only 4.5%. Mill’s rinsing the barrels for all they’re worth. Fantastic.
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on 20 Nov 2025
at 20:40