Sweet Potato and Sage Saison
Ardent Craft Ales in Richmond, Virginia, United States πΊπΈ
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.85
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Sweet Potato and Sage is a dry, farmhouse-style saison. Earthy notes from the sweet potatoes are balanced by the fragrant aroma of fresh, local sage. This fall seasonal features a continental malt backbone and subtle hop presence in a well-rounded beer.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Ever so slightly hazy copper and bronze coloured body with a golden glow and a thinnish, pure white head that stars off at only a centimetre in height that fades quickly. Aroma of bright and super floral, tea-like notes with lavender, bergamot and jasmine with a good fresh-cut grass note along with a heavy dose of both yeast and wheat with some curacao and full orange sweet scents as well - very nice, but no real potatoes. Medium to perhaps even Full-bodied; Strong rich wheat and herbal notes with a lot of grassiness and some dry hay-like notes, but the tea and ultra floral notes are evident here with a good hit of both bergamot and lavender with some light sweetness, but a rich body that could show the potatoes and a good yeast bite. Aftertaste shows the rich yeast and pure orange flavour with some herbal and grassy elements that shows some dryness, but a good, crisp and robust profile that gives this a real saison-bite, but shows the sweetness and complexity at the end from the yeast and oranges/curacao. Overall, a very nice beer with some very light, but rich potato elements, but the winner here are the tea and grassy notes that show some dryness and complexity with yeast coming through as well. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 24-October-2020 for US$4,49 sampled at my house in Washington on 20-January-2021, Inauguration Day, when we welcomed Joe Biden as the 46th president here in town.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2021
at 07:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Delicious beer with medium carbonation. Thin foam. Sweet taste of potato with a contrast taste of sage.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2020
at 00:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
$4.10 bottle, WW. Gold pour with a small white head. Sage dominates with nose followed by hay, grasses, yeast. Flavor is sage, yeast, grasses, green leaf. Not getting any sweet potato, but perhaps it's the backbone that ties the beer together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2019
at 21:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Green tea , pear, sage nose. Clear golden, medium head. Sage, white grape. Medium body, easy carbonation. Not super complex, but an outstandingly well made farmhouse ale.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2019
at 17:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Novemberfest 2015. Poured a hazy orange color with a small white head. Aroma was some light sweet potato notes. Notes of sage, herbal character. Light sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2015
at 17:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ the brewpub. Pours hazy light amber with small white head. Clear arom of malt, with estery and fruity notes and touches of herbs. Sweetish taste of malt and fruit, with pronounced notes of yeast and notes of herbs. Rough, estery aftertaste with acidic notes and touches of spice. A nice one for the style and quite easily drinkable.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2015
at 19:37
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
bottle - Pours gold white head. Nose/taste of sage, lemongrass and astringent potato. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2015
at 12:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Sweet yeasty estery notes. Cloudy gold with a thin white head. Sweet banan fruity notes and herbal sage. Lots of carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2015
at 23:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery, 11/30/14. Pours a hazy orange with a large creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bready malt, sage, herbal notes, tart fruit. The taste is sweet potato, bready malt, spice, sage, herbal notes. Medium bodied, lingering spice.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2014
at 18:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Slightly hazy pale yellow color, bright white edge head. Aroma of pumpkin pie. Taste is sweet, lightly spiced. Interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Nov 2014
at 12:15