Sonnet
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Herbal Regular|
Score
7.11
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4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Got this bomber from JRs thanks to the new PA-LCB beery law relaxation. Lured into a $6 purchase because it said lemongrass and I know lemongrass is slightly tart, other lemon grass beers I had were darn good. High hopes on the label with lemongrass and shit, I like beers with lemongrass. Bomber for $6, better taste pretty darn good. Pours a really nice head with a hefe looking body. Wow, this is one of the best heads I’ve seen on a beer out of a bottle! Mild saison yeast aroma, no perfume fer sure. Yes, taste is quite yeasty as well. That is the first palate impression, lots of Belgian yeasty effects from France. Not experiencing any tartness at all in this one. Yes, yeasty with a little bit of co2. Could have a bit more creamy sizzley carbonation. Yes, quite an impact, yeast saison yeast. All I got to say is; "WHERE IS THE LEMONGRASS?" What else can be said? Mildly annoyed. However, in the end, it does hide the alky content rather well, getting unexpectedly a little dizzy, hehehhah. Typical farmhouse Belgian yeast in Franny? Yes, lemongrass or slightly tart? NO! Eh, less than expected. Not happy to pay a spud for this bomber. It’s a little medicinal for a saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2017
at 14:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
$7.99 Bomber from Market Street Wine Shop, uptown. Pours hazy golden with a frothy dense off-white head. Aroma of lemongrass, lemon juice, bandaids, coriander. Flavor is heavy lemongrass, light spice, light soap.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2016
at 15:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a large rocky white head. Fragrant yeasty bready malt nose. Hints of honey and lemon prevail. Upfront, flavor is citrusy with yeasty notes. Some banana and clove reminiscent of a Bavarian wheat ale. The sweet maltiness gets a bit of spicy hop balance in the finish, though their is some doughy farmhouse funk as well. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2015
at 21:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Albion. Slightly cloudy bright yellow with very small frothy white head, doughy aroma with citrus at the background, low carbonation, sweet starting citrusy taste with little hops influence, medium tart finish. More tart than hoppy.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2015
at 16:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a hazy yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light lemongrass notes with some sweet Belgian style malt notes also noticeable. Taste is dominated by a mix of light lemongrass notes with a rather sweet Belgian style malt base with light bready and yeasty ester. Body is about average with good carbonation. Too sweet for its own good IMHO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2015
at 19:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy amber from a bottle with significant effervescence. Aroma is a bread dough, with grass and some kind of light sugar candy, not cotton candy, but maybe just rock candy. Flavor is a nice malty breadiness with some light spice, coriander and lemongrass maybe. A pleasant burn at the end. Very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2015
at 17:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
The Beer Store, Southampton PA 750ml: Pours golden with a white head. Aroma is lemongrass, citrus, Belgian yeast, farmhouse funk. Taste is dry and quite citrusy. Alcohol is well covered; nothing is overwhelming. As others have said, this is subtle and doesn’t try to go over the top. Quite good otherwise.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2014
at 08:18