East Kent Saison
Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.53
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a clear golden with a large white head. Aroma is a bit of honey, some yeast esters but not much and not much else. Flavor is better with some spicy hops, a dry palate cleansing pale malt and just an ever so slight fruity yeast ester. Not a terribly complex saison. Just decent enough to pick up a bottle to see what the English hops bring to the beer but not enough yeast or peppery spice to make this a top flight saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2016
at 16:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The Sampler, Brooklyn bottle: pours golden with a white head. Aroma is lightly funky and malty. Taste is kind of sweet for a saison. Still a bit dry. Kind of lightly bitter. Not too exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2015
at 20:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear golden, medium of white head, good lacing. Aroma is Citrus, lemon, hints of urine, grass. Flavor is light plus sweet and light bitter, citrus and grass. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2015
at 14:07
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a slightly hazy amber from a bottle, aroma of grass/hay, similar flavor, rather bitter on the end. A little muddled in the execution IMHO. Okay beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 21:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
RIP Pretty Things! Light citrus and some hay. Some light spur mash malt. Doesn’t mesh super well - I hope this isn’t my last of their beers! Would hate to finish on this note. Golden pour with good head and lacing. Tangy finish. Tap at Deep Ellum.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2015
at 23:23
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draught at Sunset Grill, 11/25/15. Clear sunset-orange body is moderately carbonated and is topped by a white head with moderate retention. Herbs, grass and light citrus in the nose, with a touch of vanilla, biscuits and various other grains showing forth. Floral notes and some light sharpness late. Not getting any saison-like qualities from the nose. The flavor is quite bitter, hoppy and even a touch resinous. Black pepper, grass, dried herbs and lots of lemon-like acidity are all piled on top of a sparse, medium body with light pale malt sweetness. Average carbonation. Maybe a touch of earthiness and some decent fruitiness. How is this anything like a saison whatsoever? Just a very basic pale ale with too much sharp grassiness and perfume to boot.
Rerate, 2015 bottle, thanks to Willrunforbeer! October 2015 bottling drunk 11/11/22.
Smells better than I remember. Leather, fruit, rather overripe. Maybe a bit putrid. In the mouth it's corky/leathery, hint of lime. Really bizarre stuff. Yeah , time hasnt done any favors for this. Quite disgusting!
Rerate, 2015 bottle, thanks to Willrunforbeer! October 2015 bottling drunk 11/11/22.
Smells better than I remember. Leather, fruit, rather overripe. Maybe a bit putrid. In the mouth it's corky/leathery, hint of lime. Really bizarre stuff. Yeah , time hasnt done any favors for this. Quite disgusting!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2015
at 17:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours clear gold into a snifter. Bright white head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Cracked biscuit and hot sourdough aromas. Peppery yeast and caramel upfront turning sharp in the medium length bitter earth finish.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2015
at 20:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
22 oz. bottle at Julio’s Liquor Brewfest. Aroma has a yeast noticeable with a earthy malt presence. From the aroma a lone it seems like the grain in English in variety.
The flavor have a floral note upfront with a earthy herbal grain base. Yeast character is modest with subdued hops and grain. Finish has a zesty / herbal essence like the way it starts. Medium in body with a chewy yeast mouthfeel.Interesting take with this style, pretty drinkable.
The flavor have a floral note upfront with a earthy herbal grain base. Yeast character is modest with subdued hops and grain. Finish has a zesty / herbal essence like the way it starts. Medium in body with a chewy yeast mouthfeel.Interesting take with this style, pretty drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2015
at 17:32