600 Above Citrus Saison
Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.66
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At 600 meters above sea level, our Woodend brewery is situated at the foot of Mt Macedon in Central Victoria – the perfect place for cool climate brewing. We love our region! Come and visit us some time. This is a Citrus Saison with a tangy twist from fresh ruby grapefruits, limes, mandarins and oranges alongside zesty Saphir, a new German hop. Citrus zing and farmhouse funk – a seasonal ale with real flavour!
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear gold with a large white head - topping up the glass after a while makes it a little cloudy. Aroma of citrus (lime leaf, mandarin, grapefruit), funky cracker dough, spices. A bit wit-like - particularly the fact that some of the citrus is clearly fruit - but nice funk too. The topped up glass has a softer texture but the citrus and spices are still perhaps not as well integrated as they might be. Dry with modest bitterness at the end with the spices settling most convincingly there. A little disjointed but a nice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2019
at 12:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Good Beer Week 2019 Launch Gala. Pours golden with healthy head. A lot of citrus in nose alongside straw and socks. Pretty classic saison. Nice and dry and citrussy.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2019
at 10:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
From a 500ml bottle on 10/3/2019 (shared by Butz with thanks). Pours a slightly opaque golden with almost no head. Smells funky, bready and spicy. In the mouth, you get lots of bready malt, yeast, some lime, lemon and orange, and a good whack of clove and spice, Lightish body with soft carbonation. I'm not really a fan of saisons, so keep this in mind when it comes to the rating. But this does nothing for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2019
at 06:17