Hilliard's Brewing Company Saison

Saison

 

Hilliard's Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production
Score
6.23
ABV: 6.6% IBU: 20 Ticks: 21
No cork or wire cage here. We’re getting back to the spirit of a Saison as a beer you can drink every day, not just special occasions. A refreshing and complex beer, ours is brewed without the addition of any spices, however the Belgian yeast adds notes of citrus, peppercorn, and coriander.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can, undated, drunk 8/18/16 at Camp Muir, Rainier.
Didn’t pour this one out, as we had no glasses, so I’ll give it the default 4.
Smells quite citrusy, with lots of bread dough, honey, light caramel and big white pepper and pineapple qualities. It comes together quite bright, if somewhat sharp/acidic. The hops seem to add more acidity than anything else, though there’s a strong lime/grapefruit element which is actually not resinous. Pepper, grass, grain and more light caramel lingering. Hey, there’s no banana, at least...
Pretty nice texture with an engaging yeast and a malty feel to it that also shows moderately-strong attenuation. Peach, orange, white pepper, hay and bright acidity all comprise the flavor which leans to the malty side, and lightly sweet, but not too much so, really. Fruity and maybe a touch too sharp from the hop and yeast acidity combining. Strong grassiness persists with lots of pineapple, grapefruit and nectarine lingering.

Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2016 at 22:04


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can - Light funky bready yeast. Clerish gold with a rich white head. Light sweet funky notes with some apple. Ntt great.

Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2016 at 00:22


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

Draught at The Local, Bellingham, WA, 6.7% ABV
Blond color clean. This smells and tastes as liquefied plastic, I’m thinking of the old plastic Christmas tree, not a single good beer quality; rather unpleasant.

Tried on 03 Jun 2016 at 17:52


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Can: Poured an orange with white colored head. Skunky funky aroma. Fruity and barnyard, but not very drinkable to me.

Tried from Can on 02 Feb 2016 at 20:45


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tallboy can. Clear golden, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of yeast, spice, white bread. The taste is dry citrus, yeast, pale bready malt. Medium bodied, low carbonation.

Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2015 at 23:29


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

Very pale, slightly hazy golden with a firm white head. Aroma is fruity, slightly musty, a bit of malt, a bit spicy. Medium bodied. Flavor is similar with a bit of pepper in the finish. Pretty simple and light flavor overall. Solid, easy going saison. Nothing special but not bad.

Tried on 14 May 2015 at 22:45


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can served in a tulip. A nice gold with a soft white head. The nose has a musty fruitiness that reminds me of some lambics. Medium bodied with a bit of a syrupy quality to it. The taste is cork, sour fruity funk a touch of pepper with a sweet finish. Decent but not really my idea of a saison.

Tried from Can on 19 Apr 2015 at 08:02


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sehr trübe gelbe Farbe, wenig weißer Schaum. Geruch würzig, hefig, Citrus. Geschmack hefig, gering Weizenmalz, Citrus, Bananen.

Tried on 11 Mar 2015 at 13:56


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

Can at Lingua. Lemony nose, cider, light honey malt, spicy yeast. Clear, pilsner-looking. Malty flavor, apples, orange, spicy. Ok but not all that interesting.

Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2015 at 20:02


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

Can. Hazy golden yellow color, thin white head. Fruity aroma with subtle dust. Taste is fruity, subtle barnyard. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2014 at 19:15