Old Ox Brewery Saison d'Ox

Saison d'Ox

 

Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Regular Out of Production
Score
6.70
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 22 Ticks: 11
Saison d’Ox is back! First on tap for our grand opening summer and winner of a gold medal in the 2014 Virginia Craft Brewers Cup competition, our French farmhouse ale is a favorite of wine drinkers. This pale straw colored ale is conditioned with sweet orange peel, rosemary, and coriander to complement the natural spiciness of the yeast. Its crisp flavor, dry finish, and effervescence are perfect for spring and summer!
 

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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at RFD. Pours gold with a white head. Aroma is earthy and fruity. Med body at least. Flavor matches aroma with some pleasing hot bits. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2017 at 17:30


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hazy golden coloured body with a nice, three centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of grass, hay, wheat and a touch of citrus elements - relatively nice smelling throughout. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal flavour at first with a noticeable hop backbone showing through the lighter malt flavours, but the grass and herbal flavours are the strongest throughout. Aftertaste shows some grass, lemons, coriander seed and a bit of yeast flavours, but this is all about the grass and hay. Overall, a decent saison with a nice flavour, but not much complexity throughout. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Whole Foods in Fair Lakes (Fairfax), Virginia on 02-April-2016 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 08-May-2016.

Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2016 at 13:49


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at the Rappahannock Oyster Bar. Pours a clear gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has a decent amount of flora with Belgian yeast, light fruits and sweet grains supporting. Flavor has light light fruits and flora throughout with a sweet grain backbone.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2016 at 10:28


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Tap. Pours clear golden, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma is pepper, coriander, grains of paradise, grass. Flavor is light plus sweet, very spiced, oranges, fields grass. Medium body. Too much spice and to much sweetness

Tried from Draft on 17 Sep 2015 at 19:14


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled at the brewery pours a hazy gold with some thin, white head. Nose is sugary, floral, tropical fruit, mild spice. Flavor is sweet, fruity, spicy, tropical fruit, some candy, straw. Full bodied, sticky finish. A little messy.

Tried from Can on 24 May 2015 at 19:54


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Slightly hazy straw yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral, funk, citrus. Tastes of funk, citrus, floral, hay, light tropical fruit. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2015 at 17:45


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Clear golden yellow color,, white head. Aroma of lemon and light funk. Taste is peppery citrus. OK.

Tried from Draft on 14 Mar 2015 at 17:45


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

New England Bucket List Trip #180. Growler from the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a large foamy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of yeast, bread, apple, spice, herbal notes. The taste is tropical fruits, bready malt, stone fruit, yeast, spice. Medium bodied, lingering fruit.

Tried from Growler on 03 Mar 2015 at 23:15


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Very drinkable saison. Light snap of bitter hay with a hint of fermented fruit. Some citrus, and a touch of sage or something like that. Light bitter sour finish. Some florals. Soft carbonation. Well done. Tap at brewpub.

Tried from Draft on 24 Nov 2014 at 08:05


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On draft at Lost Dog in McLean VA. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aroma of tropical fruits. Flavors of banana, cloves and cardamom. Slightly bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2014 at 11:23