Le Saisonnier (Blend #01)
(Batch of Le Saisonnier)
Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.61
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle pour. Pours gold. Herbal, lemon, lemongrass, straw, grain, minerally. Nice spritz. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample from Blend #3 at the taproom.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Flaska från Mikkeller, blend #3. Ljusgul med vit krona. Frisk, fräsch och snällt syrlig med toner av citrus, hö, fat, vitt vin, blommiga toner, persika/stenfrukt, snäll funk och stallighet. Oerhört lättdrucket och gott.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle blend 4 pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice tart notes yeast some grapes and plenty oak barrel. Taste is more of the nice tart notes yeast oak barrels nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sergey's hunt, tasting at Ryan's, bottle
Blond colour, clear to hazy. Mild aroma of Saison yeast, wild culture, light funk. Dry mouthfeel, some crisp character, some acidity, good yeast character, some astringency, and light fruity esters.
Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml (thx, Brent for proxying and Matt for helping with the border crossing) shared @ Ryan's. Appearance: a bit hazy pale golden with a white head. Aroma: fruity, some Brett, some oak, a bit smelly. Taste: along the same lines. Overall: quite nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Poured from 750mL bottle. Clear gold with white head. Saison yeast, oak, white wine notes, quite nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750mL bottle, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Nose is very oaky upfront, with plenty of woody oak, followed by rustic saison yeast and a touch of white wine. Flavour is oaky, with gentle white wine, dry woody oak, and rustic saison yeast. Very dry, oaky, and just enough white wine tannins, with a rustic finish. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Side Project during the holidays in 2019. A relatively quick stop and great beers.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass; Batch #3, bottled in 6/2019. Pours lightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and flufy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, toasted oak, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, wine barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, toasted oak, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness; herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; and Brett/wine tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, toasted oak, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, wine barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitter/tart/tangy/spiciness balance; with no pucker/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spicy/tart/tangy and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky/acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a fantastic sour/wild saison. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, wine barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/acidic/tangy/drying finish. Great soft feel, and mellowly lactic/tannic. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Amazing balance of Brett/Bacteria/Saison yeast complexity and wine barrel presence/integration; with a great pale/wheat malt backbone for the ABV. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example as expected.