Boson de Higgs
Hopfenstark in Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.03
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It’s not a smoke beer.
It’s not a tart Berliner Weisse.
It’s maybe a weird saison.
BerlinerRauchSaison. Yes!
Low gravity beer with good presence of wheat. A small layer of smoke malt disappears after a few sips. And light tartness and spice from the Saison yeast.
Refreshing and flavourful at the same time.
It’s not a tart Berliner Weisse.
It’s maybe a weird saison.
BerlinerRauchSaison. Yes!
Low gravity beer with good presence of wheat. A small layer of smoke malt disappears after a few sips. And light tartness and spice from the Saison yeast.
Refreshing and flavourful at the same time.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(bottle) cloudy orange colour with a ridiculously tall head (the bottle sat for a week undisturbed in the cellar, then it was carefully opened - the foam exploded out, and kept coming out for about 5 minutes continuously as the beer was being poured); aroma is musty, smoky, smoked longans; balanced and refreshing flavour
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2014
at 15:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle,75cl corked. It’s an unclear, yellowish orange beer with a nice, white head. The aroma has some smoked malts, a fruity touch, some pale malts and hints of grains and beef jerky. It’s medium to thin bodied, dry and soft on the palate, low carbonation level. Some sweetness in the flavor, with salt, something herbal and spiced, feeling like coriander, still not, and a faint bitterness. Lasting finish. Very refreshing and easy drinkable this one, and tasteful too. 140502
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2014
at 14:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle 750ml @ Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri, Oslo
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, smoke, salt and yeast. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with a long smoked, slightly salt and dry finish. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonaiton is soft.
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, smoke, salt and yeast. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with a long smoked, slightly salt and dry finish. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonaiton is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2014
at 15:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein trübes goldenes Bier mit geringer Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr rauchig, Schinken, würzig. Geschmack leicht säuerlich, leicht rauchig, Schinken, würzig, hefig, interessante Kombination aus Rauchbier, Berliner Weisse und Saison. Sehr gelungen.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2014
at 13:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL bottled on Oct. 2013, drunk 4/12/14
Fantastic appearance. Lightly hazy deep straw body has a well-retained white head and plentiful lacing. Tons of bubbles coursing up through the liquid and the beer even begins to gush lightly.
Holy crap. Is this beer brewed with hot dogs??? That is one hell of a rauch nose. Incredibly greasy bacon, grilled hot dogs and just tons of smokiness. Oily as all hell. But, of course, endearing as all get out. It never falls off, either. At the end of the glass, it still smells like a hot dog. No flaws or alcohol detected.
The flavor, thankfully, is much more complex, lending a very saison-like acidity and very estery fruitiness to the finish, following the rauch malts. Smokey, but not too sweet, thankfully, and with a wonderfully tight, engaging carbonation that helps break up some of the smoke. If you arent a smoked beer fan, youre not going to like this, but if you can handle some smoke, the fruitiness and pale malt sweetness balances the smoke and some moderate acidity helps to balance. Probably just a tad on the sweet side, overall, with some definite sugary overtones, but I’m not sure this beer would work if it was super dry. As is, it’s delightfullly drinkable and on account of the low alcohol, the sugars are the strongest palate fatiguer here. I think theyre pretty easily balanced by all of this lovely Belgian ester character, black pepper, white pepper, even some pears and pineapple. I drank the whole bottle very greedily and could certainly have kept going. This is a hell of a session beer. I’m pretty tired of bone dry, hoppy session ipas with little differentiation from the next one. Absolutely characterful, innovative and just all around well-made. A rare treat, and I’m overjoyed (but not surprised) that this great brewery is still putting out top-notch and thoughtful beers. And Ernest approved?? Wow. Must be on to something. Mmmmmmm....hot dogs....
Thanks so much for the opportunity to try this, Martin
Fantastic appearance. Lightly hazy deep straw body has a well-retained white head and plentiful lacing. Tons of bubbles coursing up through the liquid and the beer even begins to gush lightly.
Holy crap. Is this beer brewed with hot dogs??? That is one hell of a rauch nose. Incredibly greasy bacon, grilled hot dogs and just tons of smokiness. Oily as all hell. But, of course, endearing as all get out. It never falls off, either. At the end of the glass, it still smells like a hot dog. No flaws or alcohol detected.
The flavor, thankfully, is much more complex, lending a very saison-like acidity and very estery fruitiness to the finish, following the rauch malts. Smokey, but not too sweet, thankfully, and with a wonderfully tight, engaging carbonation that helps break up some of the smoke. If you arent a smoked beer fan, youre not going to like this, but if you can handle some smoke, the fruitiness and pale malt sweetness balances the smoke and some moderate acidity helps to balance. Probably just a tad on the sweet side, overall, with some definite sugary overtones, but I’m not sure this beer would work if it was super dry. As is, it’s delightfullly drinkable and on account of the low alcohol, the sugars are the strongest palate fatiguer here. I think theyre pretty easily balanced by all of this lovely Belgian ester character, black pepper, white pepper, even some pears and pineapple. I drank the whole bottle very greedily and could certainly have kept going. This is a hell of a session beer. I’m pretty tired of bone dry, hoppy session ipas with little differentiation from the next one. Absolutely characterful, innovative and just all around well-made. A rare treat, and I’m overjoyed (but not surprised) that this great brewery is still putting out top-notch and thoughtful beers. And Ernest approved?? Wow. Must be on to something. Mmmmmmm....hot dogs....
Thanks so much for the opportunity to try this, Martin
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2014
at 15:20
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
09.04.2014, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Big creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly fresh floral, slightly smoked light malts, hay, flowers, citrus, grass, weeds, hints of sugar and smoked ham. Taste is slightly sweet floral, light malts, flowers, sugar, hay, weeds, grain, hints of minerals and smoke. Little bitterness, slightly dry and watery mouthfeel. For being only 3,8% ABV, this is very nice.
Big creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly fresh floral, slightly smoked light malts, hay, flowers, citrus, grass, weeds, hints of sugar and smoked ham. Taste is slightly sweet floral, light malts, flowers, sugar, hay, weeds, grain, hints of minerals and smoke. Little bitterness, slightly dry and watery mouthfeel. For being only 3,8% ABV, this is very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2014
at 10:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Hazy golden colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Spicy yeasty aroma has the tart-peppery-spicy character typical for gherkin, some wheat malt, hints of quince, smoky overtones. Taste is initially minimally sweet wheat malty, slightly fruity, with a quince note, a touch of mandarine, slightly tart, moderate smoky overtones, later more and more dry, the smoke is less integrated and transforms to ashy. Resembles a lighter version of Viking Gose. I love this combination of wheat, smoke and tartness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2014
at 04:54