Saison du BUFF
(has 3 batches)
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery / Victory Brewing CompanyFarmhouse - Saison Special Out of Production
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Score
7.11
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A hellaciously herbaceous collaboration of flavor. Collaborators: Sam Calagione, President & Founder, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery / Bill Covaleski, President & Co-founder, Victory Brewing Co. / Greg Koch, CEO & Co-founder, Stone Brewing
This saison has been infused with a herbaceous blend of Stone Farms and locally harvested sage, lemon thyme, rosemary and parsley and dry-hopped with Citra hops for a refreshing finish. First brewed in 2010, this citrusy farmhouse ale was named Saison du BUFF in tribute to the ad hoc coalition that Sam (Dogfish Head), Bill (Victory) and Greg (Stone) formed in 2003. Called Brewers United for Freedom of Flavor (BUFF), it was their way to show the beer industry that they were banding together to make room on the shelf for craft beer. Six years later this farm-to-kettle beer still boasts the use of freshly picked local herbs as well as Citra and Centennial hops to infuse crisp, savory, mouthwatering flavors.
This saison has been infused with a herbaceous blend of Stone Farms and locally harvested sage, lemon thyme, rosemary and parsley and dry-hopped with Citra hops for a refreshing finish. First brewed in 2010, this citrusy farmhouse ale was named Saison du BUFF in tribute to the ad hoc coalition that Sam (Dogfish Head), Bill (Victory) and Greg (Stone) formed in 2003. Called Brewers United for Freedom of Flavor (BUFF), it was their way to show the beer industry that they were banding together to make room on the shelf for craft beer. Six years later this farm-to-kettle beer still boasts the use of freshly picked local herbs as well as Citra and Centennial hops to infuse crisp, savory, mouthwatering flavors.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4th October 2010
Heavy haze on this gold beer, big suddy white head. Pleasant nose of hops and citrussy herbs. Light palate, a little dry. Lemon and orange citrus, pretty mild. Perfectly complemented by sweet herbs. Finishes light and dry. Creamy malt and more beautifully integrated citrus hop and herbs. Unusual beer, nicely joined up and delicious.
Heavy haze on this gold beer, big suddy white head. Pleasant nose of hops and citrussy herbs. Light palate, a little dry. Lemon and orange citrus, pretty mild. Perfectly complemented by sweet herbs. Finishes light and dry. Creamy malt and more beautifully integrated citrus hop and herbs. Unusual beer, nicely joined up and delicious.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2012
at 14:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours golden with fine particles, white head. Herbal sage and thyme aroma, pine. Flavor leads with the sage and thyme, but quickly makes a left turn from the other two versions as it hurries into a strongly piney rosemary and oregano area. Evens out as I go on, but this seems like a nice version of the beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2012
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pale and slightly hazy. Aroma is full of rosemary and other spices. Rosemary forward with a light pale malt character. The other spices (sage mostly) come through a bit. Decent, but inferior to the similar widmer spiced ipa.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2012
at 19:13
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Golden body with a fizzy, white head, rapidly diminishing. Strong perfume and spice aroma — lavender, leafy hops, perfume, potpouri, lemon, flowers. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The taste reminds me of the overpowering aroma of a dried flower shop. Strong floral notes, artificial spices. A bitter plant taste in the finish. Nothing nuanced or delicate about this beer. Pretty much a big mess. Yuck.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2012
at 18:30
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Picked this up at Bert’s Better Beers for $3.95 for a single bottle. Stuck it in the fridge for 2 days and poured into a Mikasa Tulip glass.
A - Poured a 4-Finger creamy white head with hints of gold. The beer is a beautiful hazy gold at around a 2.1 on the SRM scale. Gorgeous beer! Head lacing is pretty serious leaving creamy bubbles on the glass as the head subsides.
S - Huge spice on the nose! Lots of rosemary, cloves and basil! I LOVE basil so this beer smells wonderful. Very well done wild ale / farmhouse funkiness scent. Yeah, the scent reminds me a lot of Hill Farmstead’s Arthur. Wild and Spicy. Very pleasant. Let’s hope the taste lives up to the scent.
T - It tastes like I’m drinking a garden. Last year, I grew Rosemary, Sage, Basil and Thyme in my garden. This tastes like all of those were crushed up and thrown in a beer which is what the label suggests. It’s very interesting. The wild funk of a farmhouse saison is there but completely dominated by the spices that were added. I wished it wasn’t so garden-like but it is. The sage is the clear loser in this beer. It’s just too in your face and takes away from the rest of the beer.
M - Big 80% carbonation explosion on the mouth swish. Light-bodied and lingering spices for about 20 seconds after swallowing before subsiding just as a Saison should be.
O - I like the approach but I don’t like the final product. I LOVE Saisons and this is a great attempt. More wild and less spices and this could be a great beer.
A - Poured a 4-Finger creamy white head with hints of gold. The beer is a beautiful hazy gold at around a 2.1 on the SRM scale. Gorgeous beer! Head lacing is pretty serious leaving creamy bubbles on the glass as the head subsides.
S - Huge spice on the nose! Lots of rosemary, cloves and basil! I LOVE basil so this beer smells wonderful. Very well done wild ale / farmhouse funkiness scent. Yeah, the scent reminds me a lot of Hill Farmstead’s Arthur. Wild and Spicy. Very pleasant. Let’s hope the taste lives up to the scent.
T - It tastes like I’m drinking a garden. Last year, I grew Rosemary, Sage, Basil and Thyme in my garden. This tastes like all of those were crushed up and thrown in a beer which is what the label suggests. It’s very interesting. The wild funk of a farmhouse saison is there but completely dominated by the spices that were added. I wished it wasn’t so garden-like but it is. The sage is the clear loser in this beer. It’s just too in your face and takes away from the rest of the beer.
M - Big 80% carbonation explosion on the mouth swish. Light-bodied and lingering spices for about 20 seconds after swallowing before subsiding just as a Saison should be.
O - I like the approach but I don’t like the final product. I LOVE Saisons and this is a great attempt. More wild and less spices and this could be a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2012
at 19:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Moeder Lambic during the Stone vs Moeder Lambic event. I believed we shared the last bit of this keg. Yellow to almost greenish colour with a big white head. Smells spicy, ginger and sambal. Tastes spicy but fresh. Dry and bitter. Medium body.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2011
at 14:20
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draught at Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas during the three day Stone Event, 16-18 september 2011. Clear yellow / golden color, white head. Smell spices and bitter. Taste bitter, spices and grassy, but mainly spices. Don’t like it in a beer personally. Average carbonation, average body.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2011
at 09:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at Moeder Lambic, Brussels, for the Stone beer festival. Sampled on September 16, 2011Hazy yellow color, dense white head. Sweet, spicy, acidic, fresh scent, some apricots. Sweet, spicy, minty, herbal taste. Some alcohol notes. Moussy mouthfeel, medium low bitterness.When warmed up gives more floral, herbal, citrus smell.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2011
at 10:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
revisitée en sept 20, 2017. Tjs en accord avec mon rate de 2011, et même score. Note juste un léger effet mielleux qui tranche bien avec le romarin. ------------------- 09/18/2011 :Draft @ Stone vs. Moeder event, Moeder Lambic, Brussels. Dorée, brumeuse, col épais et soyeux blanc. Arôme, encore ici, on se ballade dans un jardin, plante, aspect botanique et épicé; camomille, thym et romarin, fleuri rappelant aussi un thé vert bouilli. En bouche, superbe dans le profile aromatique, note levure belge, citronnelle avec qcq épices. Une pointe de douceur et sucre avec un fini sec, mais où tout prend une autre dimension par rapport aux cousines belges dans l’audace d’avoir utiliser toutes ces plantes. Le tout est ajouté à une pointe de houblon rajoutant juste une once d’amertume. Autre bière qui me vient à l’esprit est la Love and Regret. Un délice.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Sep 2011
at 09:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught Huge fine & dense, yellowish head over orange-metallic beer. Spicy - flowery (I get chamomille, or a bit of aniseed, rather than the Scarborough herbs), but nothing exaggerated, and hints @ dry hop. BBQ fish herbs. More spicy overtones in the mouth, maybe a touch too much - very American. Some grains, less hops than the nose suggests. Again dry herbs - fennel sticks? Light body, but creamy & slick. Interesting, but not quite my idea of "saison".
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2011
at 23:22