Entrepôt d'Hiver
Rising Tide Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.55
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled December 2015, drunk 1/15/16.
Deep beige head tops a dark amber-mahogany body, with good clarity. Retention is poor.
Buttercream, dates, figs, prunes and various spices all show off a very winter warmer-esque nose. What they don’t show is any sign of a saison. There’s some earthiness here, along with some lightly herbal/spicy hops and a faint mustiness, but this barely comes off as Belgian at all, let alone saison-like. Fruity, sweet, almost fruitcake-like. No alcohol.
Lightly toasted character adds a sourdough-like element to the otherwise sweet, buttercream-laden, slightly overspiced amber ale. Some earthy, lightly vegetal qualities are notable with lots of brown sugar and fruitiness lingering on the finish. Didn’t even finish half the bottle...about the only good thing I can say about this series is that I only have one more to go (printemps) before I never have to drink any of them again.
Drake (22938) reviewed Entrepôt d'Hiver from Rising Tide Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
New England Bucket List Trip Beer #95. Had to open this one because I dropped it and the cap starting to leak, and that’s how I got my 9400th rating! 12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Portland, ME. Pours a hazy amber with a large foamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of rye, citrus, caramel, dark fruits. The taste is stone fruits, raisin, toffee, caramel, tinny hops, rye. Thin-medium bodied. Solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Churchkey in Washington, District of Columbia. Cloudy amber brown color, fluffy white head. Aroma of funky lemon, dates, stonefruit. Taste is similar.