Cellar Door
(has 1 batch)
Stillwater in Grand Mound, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Pub Dog Brewing CompanyFarmhouse - Saison Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.16
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My goal was to craft an ale of extreme balance with a delicate complexity that allows for contemplation while also providing quaffable refreshment. starting with a base of German wheat & pale malts this crisp slightly hazy foundation was then accented with a blend of Sterling & Citra hops providing a intricate blend of herbal grass & tangerine citrus flavors and aroma. to pull this all together and to complete the ’cleansing’ aspect of my vision i gently finished the ale off with a touch of white sage, lending a mild earthy spice character to the blend. of course let’s not forget our house saison yeast that brought all the elements together leaving a dry yet intricate finish.
**Admin Note: This is the original recipe for Cellar Door brewed at Pub Dog and released internationally in bottles until 2016. For the more recent 2017 updated version that is in cans please rate under the normal Cellar Door entry.
**Admin Note: This is the original recipe for Cellar Door brewed at Pub Dog and released internationally in bottles until 2016. For the more recent 2017 updated version that is in cans please rate under the normal Cellar Door entry.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours with a slightly hazed golden body and a massive, fluffy, white head. Great retention and beautiful lacing. Aroma is strong of white sage and pepper. A bit grassy, some yeast phenolics, peppery, earthy, herbal, citrus. Very dry and very herbally. Flavors of citrus, grain, caramel, sage, grass. Kind of an abrupt finish. I swear I am getting a touch of diacetyl, but I must be crazy. Maybe it is the sage messing with me. Very highly carbonated. A bit of cooked pear in the aftertaste. Lively. A bit of an alcohol presence. Dry. Super drinkable. Very well done!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2011
at 17:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Served on draft at Mekong during Richmond, VA Beer Week. Pours a hazy peach color with a medium sized frothy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of peach, pear, bready notes, peppery notes, yeast, candi sugar, earthy hops and a bit of a pine/sage note. The taste is bitter, piney and peppery, plum, pear, peach and a bit of bread and spice. Medium-full bodied. Sweet and spicy, well balanced. This is a very nicely made beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2010
at 19:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Slightly hazy golen amber with a whitish head. Spice and yeast aroma. yeast and spice flavor with light hay and a light fruitiness. Medium bodied. Yeast and spice lingers with light sweetness and light fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2010
at 11:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very good saison. The yeast notes seemed a bit dominant only because I would have liked to taste the hops a touch more. That might have to do with the age of the keg. The herbs were a nice touch; the sage stuck out well without pushing forward too much. Stillwater’s saison yeast is quite good, dry with a mild barnyard note. The hops were citric but much more subtle than in the Stateside Saison, which I prefer. The beer poured hazy and light gold with a white head. The feel was appropriate for the style, not too much carbonation and fuller than the abv would suggest. The carbonation is gentle but feels like lots of small bubbles, if that makes sense. Anyway, I look forward to trying more beers from Stillwater.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2010
at 12:28