Ellita
Kent Falls Brewing in Kent, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
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Ellita is a baby saison brewed with pilsner malt from Valley Malt (Hadley, MA) and a variety of wheats from Thrall Family Malt (Windsor, CT). Deviating from our standard practices of “clean” saisons, we fermented this beer on the spent Ella hops from a single hop pale ale to give the beer nuances we could achieve no other way. Except a subdued hop character paired with a deep stone fruit and light esters from delicate fermentation.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Not far shy of opaque straw gold with an inch + of loose white head that fades gradually. Aroma of ripe peaches, mild funk of the under-ripe nectarine type, twigs, tropical bubblegum, crackers. Fizzy, thinned kefir texture. Plainer and less fruity than the aroma. Slightly tart with crackers, twiggy notes and slight chalk at the dry and moderately bitter finish. Good beer, certainly plenty going on for 3% ABV. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ellita on 25 Nov 2018 at 12:36 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Bottle. Not far shy of opaque straw gold with an inch + of loose white head that fades gradually. Aroma of ripe peaches, mild funk of the under-ripe nectarine type, twigs, tropical bubblegum, crackers. Fizzy, thinned kefir texture. Plainer and less fruity than the aroma. Slightly tart with crackers, twiggy notes and slight chalk at the dry and moderately bitter finish. Good beer, certainly plenty going on for 3% ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2018
at 12:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle drunk 8/30/18.
Gently hazy, soft-hued, straw-golden with a small, white head atop showing moderate retention.
Nose is a lovely mix of gentle, lightly juicy Brett, hints of cereal grain, fruity Sacch esters and dainty honey from the pils malt. Nothing aggressive whatsoever and the mixed fermenation adds no heavy lactic acid. Guava, kumquat, apple, melon and light lemon-lime with mineral and nutty wheat/biscuit softening the end. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's soft, malty, supple and well-attenuated with tight carbonation and fruity Brett and Sacch acidity that gives a very gentle tartness. Soft hop notes add yellow fruit, light herbal and fresh grass suggestions, as apple, pear, lime, kumquat and melon linger on the end. Honey and biscuit-like maltiness with no alcohol or flaw. Just a touch of lactic acid gives a bit more intensity. A ton of flavor for 3% and no husk/astringency or overly grainy textures. Very clean stuff, as well, with no sign of any of the bottling problems Kent Falls often has (oxidation, wateriness, dull aromatics/flavors, low carbonation).
Gently hazy, soft-hued, straw-golden with a small, white head atop showing moderate retention.
Nose is a lovely mix of gentle, lightly juicy Brett, hints of cereal grain, fruity Sacch esters and dainty honey from the pils malt. Nothing aggressive whatsoever and the mixed fermenation adds no heavy lactic acid. Guava, kumquat, apple, melon and light lemon-lime with mineral and nutty wheat/biscuit softening the end. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's soft, malty, supple and well-attenuated with tight carbonation and fruity Brett and Sacch acidity that gives a very gentle tartness. Soft hop notes add yellow fruit, light herbal and fresh grass suggestions, as apple, pear, lime, kumquat and melon linger on the end. Honey and biscuit-like maltiness with no alcohol or flaw. Just a touch of lactic acid gives a bit more intensity. A ton of flavor for 3% and no husk/astringency or overly grainy textures. Very clean stuff, as well, with no sign of any of the bottling problems Kent Falls often has (oxidation, wateriness, dull aromatics/flavors, low carbonation).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2018
at 16:47