Reserve Series Apricot Au Poivre Saison
Nebraska Brewing Company in La Vista, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Series|
Score
7.35
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A Saison (Say-Sahn) is a Belgian Farmhouse Summer Beer, referring to the simple fact that very small “farmhouse” breweries typically made these beers. Lighter in alcohol, ours is 7.5% (not exactly light but that’s just us!) and golden to orange in color and unfiltered. Ours is spiced with both Apricot puree and Black Pepper. The taste is light, refreshing and nicely fruited to start. Medium mouth-feel. After taking a drink, the black pepper dries the palate and creates a nice tingling sensation on the tongue.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle. Pours out a cloudy copper color with a large white head. A big fruity white wine vinous nose, woody as well. Really nice flavor of dusty dry earthy yeast, some fruit, vinous, big white wine, more oak. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2013
at 09:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle shared at the vintage tasting
Appearance: Clear golden with a small white head and some lacing
Aroma: Fruit and tart
Taste: Fruit, grainy and dusty
Nice and smooth
Appearance: Clear golden with a small white head and some lacing
Aroma: Fruit and tart
Taste: Fruit, grainy and dusty
Nice and smooth
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2013
at 21:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From bottle to wine glass. Nice spice and fresh apricot on the nose. Pours a hazy honeycomb with white head. Spicy and bitter finish. Dry-ish puckering finish. Apricot nicely muted throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 20:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
This beer poured a hazy pale yellow-golden color with a huge foamy orange-white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was dry, tart and vinegary with faint notes of apricot, date and must. The flavor was tart and musty with notes of vinegar, faint apricot and chardonnay. Long musty vinegar and faint vague fruit finish. Medium body. Not my style.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2012
at 14:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Sour musty fruit, light black pepper aroma. Hazy gold with a small white head. Musty barnyard, light tart fruit flavor with a light spicy finish. Light carbonated body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2012
at 08:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle (trade with xmarcnolanx). Musty apricot malt aroma with a hint of pepper. Hazy pale yellow color with small head. Musty, lightly sweet apricot malt flavor. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2012
at 08:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle with Yanick. Pours cloudy apricot with thick white head. Nose/taste of apricots, Brett, white wine, pepper, yeast and orange cream. Smooth and mildly funky. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2012
at 18:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours hazy orange gold with a creamy white head. Aromas of ripe light stone fruit and light spice. Med body. It is peppery, detectably apricot and somewhat barnyard. Rather delicate. The pepper builds with time.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2012
at 16:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
seriously sweet and fruity, which is not necessarily a bad thing, just that I think it takes away from the yeasty dryness of a traditional saison. The apricot gives a little off taste in the finish which takes the taste value down a little. Interesting take but is a little too sweet for my tastes.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2011
at 16:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared by John and Amy, thanks guys. Capped 750mL 2011 bottle. I am glad to try this without having to shell out some ridiculous dough. Pours with a nicely thick yet small head. Color is a nice shade of dull golden. Aroma is sweet (not sugary or artificial) apricot with lots of dry apricot skins. Its almost fuzzy in the aroma. There is also a slight vegetal aspect to the apricot. Its not over the top fruitiness, its mixed up with a very tropical fruit Belgian brew. Flavor is dry all the way despite a very natural apricot fruitiness all over the flavor. There is almost a furry apricot mouthfeel to the beer. Medium thick body body works well the the structure of the beer. I really liked this but will not every shell out 20 bucks for it. Its a shame. I think the vegetal aspect I picked up is the pepper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2011
at 20:23