Sofie
(has 7 batches)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating|
Score
7.18
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Our sparkling Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale is wine barrel-aged with an abundance of hand-zested orange peel. Spicy white pepper notes contrast the citrus tartness. The light, refreshing, creamy vanilla finish will excite those fond of Champagne. Originally brewed by Belgian farmers to attract the best farm hands, we were inspired to brew an exceptional ale as inviting as the original Belgian Farmhouse ales. Light and effervescent, we named it for our founder’s granddaughter Sofie.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Tesco, Brooklands. Vinous aroma (of course), with spicy yeast and citrus. Opaque light gold. Initially impressive frothy white head soon shrinks away. Light-medium sour with a bitter edge. Zesty. Spicy, particularly into the finish. Underlying vinousness. The vinous element and a dose of sherbert cone to the fore combined with the citrus. Light bodied. Thin if slick. Fizzy carbonation. Very dry slightly astringent finish. This went down quickly. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2020
at 18:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled July 17 - from Tesco - extraordinary that bottles with this age are in supermarkets. Nose is brett, dough, chocolate limes, almond, vanilla, lime. Taste is dry, lime, dough, vanilla, hint of peach and melon, very faint white grape; brett is a lot less present than the nose would suggest, with a very light sourness. Pepper and a little spice with a dry vinious finish. Really very enjoyable, and great for a supermarket beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2020
at 21:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tescos, Lewisham. Gold pour with a white head. Roast parsnips, banana, green apple, light funky aroma (HEYY!!). Taste is cinnamon, apple crumble, banana toffee. Long sweet finish. Plenty of sweet and sour notes in the nose, not much sourness in the flavour. Interesting little number.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2020
at 15:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home picked up from Tesco . 2017 bottle. A light hazed dirty straw coloured pour with a fine off white head. aroma is straw, beligan yeast, brett, tart vinous notes, bitter lemon, grass, clove. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, mellow bretty funk, lemon, rounded Belgian yeast profile, light mealy apple, hint of banana. Palate is semi sweet, light tart, highish carbonationGood stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2020
at 21:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2010 bottle from EricAndersNavy, thanks! Pale blonde, hazy. Oaky aroma with orange peel and leathery notes. Initial mal, yet very dry. A soft oak character with leather and orange peel. Anis. Brett even. Delicious with some complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06