Urban Farmhouse Ale
The Commons Brewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.86
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Urban Farmhouse Ale (previously known as B-side) is a light , crisp and refreshing farmhouse ale. Golden to light orange in color with a floral nose and a dry finish. Urban Farmhouse Ale is brewed with three base malts: Organic Pilsner, Organic 2-row and Rye. [Farmhouse Ale] Northwest grown Willamette, Golding and Hallertauer aroma hops offer a soft underlying bitterness to help bolster the refreshing nature of the beer. The key note speaker in this beer is the Farmhouse Ale yeast.
Traditionally farmhouse ales were brewed on farms in the French and Flemish regions of Belgium. These beers were born out of necessity as most water was not potable and the farmers needed a light, refreshing low alcohol beverage to offer the hardworking farmhands.
Traditionally farmhouse ales were brewed on farms in the French and Flemish regions of Belgium. These beers were born out of necessity as most water was not potable and the farmers needed a light, refreshing low alcohol beverage to offer the hardworking farmhands.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Crisp clear golden coloured body with a ridiculously large five centimetre tall frothy white head and billions of small bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of dry malt, earth, grass, hay, light fruity sweetness and a hint of pepper. Light-bodied; Grassy and herbal flavours up front with some light fennel seed, white pepper, curacao, coriander seed and a lot of yeast at the finish. Aftertaste shows a relatively dry and grassy note with malt and some very mild spices touching at the end. Overall, a subdued and lighter saison with the flavours you’d expect, but in a lighter and more subtle way - nice beer for the summer time or for a mild saison. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Made in Oregon in Portland (PDX Airport - Terminal D), Oregon on 08-December-2013 for US$9.95 sampled at home in Washington on 20-January-2014.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2014
at 21:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Cloudy yellow color, bright white head. Aroma of hay, lemon peel. Taste is funky lemon.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2013
at 20:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
GABF 2013. Pours a hazy golden yellow appearance with a white head. Slightly funky, pils malty, straw, lightly fruity aroma with a hint of diacetyl. Floral, lemon citrusy, slightly quenching flavor but I just couldn’t get past the light diacetyl that I was getting. Would like to try again in better shape. (3.2)
GABF 2014. No diacetyl this time around but I also found it pretty herbal and bland. A little bit of twanginess. (3.2)
GABF 2014. No diacetyl this time around but I also found it pretty herbal and bland. A little bit of twanginess. (3.2)
Tried
on 16 Oct 2013
at 19:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bought online from Bring On The Beer. There is no sign of any bottling date. Bottle conditioned.
A- it pours a slightly hazy straw yellow with a nice 1 finger head of foam. I see some great lacing.
S- aromas of spice, flowery hops, yeast, earthy malt hit my nose buds.
T- first sip in and mmm. Spicy with some coriander and light clove, fruity by way of lemon and banana, hoppy bitterness thanks to those great Hallertauer hops, earthy somewhat grainy malt, and yeasty! Very dry finish. Delicious rendition of a Saison/Farmhouse Ale.
M- the front end seems light bodied but by the time I get to the swallow, it feels fuller than that. Nice level of carbonation.
O- colour me impressed with Urban Farmhouse. A 5.3% abv powerhouse of flavours that is truly refreshing.
A- it pours a slightly hazy straw yellow with a nice 1 finger head of foam. I see some great lacing.
S- aromas of spice, flowery hops, yeast, earthy malt hit my nose buds.
T- first sip in and mmm. Spicy with some coriander and light clove, fruity by way of lemon and banana, hoppy bitterness thanks to those great Hallertauer hops, earthy somewhat grainy malt, and yeasty! Very dry finish. Delicious rendition of a Saison/Farmhouse Ale.
M- the front end seems light bodied but by the time I get to the swallow, it feels fuller than that. Nice level of carbonation.
O- colour me impressed with Urban Farmhouse. A 5.3% abv powerhouse of flavours that is truly refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2013
at 06:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Mikeys summer party
Cloudy straw yellow with a big white head and some lacing. Aroma of straw, honey and wheat. Flavors of honey and wheat
Nice
Cloudy straw yellow with a big white head and some lacing. Aroma of straw, honey and wheat. Flavors of honey and wheat
Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2013
at 21:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by somebody at Mikey’s, thanks. Pours a cloudy orange/copper color with a large white head. A sweet nose of oranges and pils malt. The flavor is more Pils malt, earthy, floral hops, some light biscuit, spices. Mellow. Nice and clean.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2013
at 21:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from Made in Oregon. Pours rather dishwater gold with a 4+ finger foamy/creamy white head. Which did a bit of ringing. Aroma through all the foam hints at earthy citrus sour. Full bodied - tho the carbonation likely accounts for much of that. Flavor is wheaty?, citrus, earthy near funky. Damn this is pretty tasty ale. The back parts of my mouth have stood to attention. The rye spice aspects are particularly, to me, unusual in a saison. Finishing earthy/spicy/dry. Just excellent.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2013
at 18:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at the Commons brewery, PDX, 26/05/13. Lightly hazed pale blonde with a thin white head that dissipates to the edge. Nose carries yeast esters, toffee, spice, dark fruits. Taste comprises pear drops, touch of spice, light banana tones, sugars, yeast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, sweetish in the finish. This was drinkable stuff but not really what I look for in a saison, it came over more as a Belgian ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2013
at 15:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Murky amber,lasting white head.Great tart nose. Nicely balanced palate,light spices,wheat malt, noticeable hop finish.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2013
at 09:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled at GABF. Pours a hazy gold with some creamy, white head. Floral nose, honey, white pepper, melon, chrysanthemum. Flavor has more melon, honeydew, flower petals, white pepper, peach. Dry, chalky finish. Fairly pedestrian, but drinkable. Reminded me a bit of home brew.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2012
at 08:05