Arctic Soirée
Grassroots Brewing in Greensboro Bend, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Anchorage Brewing CompanyBrewed at/by: Anchorage Brewing Company
Farmhouse - Saison Special Out of Production
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Score
7.22
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Ale fermented and aged in French oak tanks with Brettanomyces, lime juice and hibiscus.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750mL bottle, batch 1, drunk upon release and again with some age on it. The aged being much preferable. Clear rosy-brass with a large, well-retained, white head. Nose is lovely brett with just a touch of hibiscus. Lime is melded in to the brett acidity and doesn't stand apart, which is fantastic. Honey-rich malts balance easily and there's even light saison character (classic esters/phenols) on the finish. In the mouth, it's soft, malty, well-attenuated with spicy adjunct notes, even lightly earthy from the hibiscus, as well as lime-lemon Brett with mild funk and lingering phenolic pepper. As usual, Grassroots/HF has managed the adjuncts gracefully. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2022
at 14:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Corked bottle from Julien_Huxley, merci beaucoup! Golden color. Lemony floral, slightly perfumed aroma. Floral bitter citric sour flavor with bretty notes. Dry. Thinnish, but with lots of flavor and aroma. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 750 ml, savoured on September 15 2017; eye: peach with a milky hue, hazy, ring of off-white head, slight lacing; nose: acidity, fresh, floral, tea, fruity, light alcohol; mouth: acidity, fresh, floral, tea, fruity, light alcohol, fruity finale with light presence of water, medium body, good carbonation, slick texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 750 ml, savourée le 15 septembre 2017; œil : pêche avec une teinte laiteuse, trouble, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, très légère dentelle; nez : acidité, frais, floral, thé, fruité, léger alcool; bouche : acidité, frais, floral, thé, fruité, léger alcool, finale fruitée avec légère présence d’eau, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 750 ml, savourée le 15 septembre 2017; œil : pêche avec une teinte laiteuse, trouble, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, très légère dentelle; nez : acidité, frais, floral, thé, fruité, léger alcool; bouche : acidité, frais, floral, thé, fruité, léger alcool, finale fruitée avec légère présence d’eau, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2018
at 23:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks troubles. Clear golden. Great funky aroma, fruitiness, minerals, earth, oak, citrus, flowers. Dry, slightly tart flavor, a bit spicy, citric, funky, oaky, floral, bitter finish, medium-bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2018
at 23:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A pour from the bottle (from ES) on Black Christmas V. Batch #1, Nov-2013. Pours a hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is flowery, fruity and bit funky. Similar taste. Not overwhelming bretts. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2017
at 20:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. 2015 version. Batch 2. Pours a hazy pale gold hue with a white head. Aroma is lime, brett, funk. Taste is lime, hibiscus, funk, barnyard, yeast, oak. Moderate to high carbonation. Finish is funky, lightly acidic, tart fruit. Exceptional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2017
at 23:45
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 nice large foamy head. Aroma of tart notes with light funky ester. Taste is a mix of tart notes with funky Brett notes and easily distinguishable lime notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Interesting mix of lime and Brett notes with some complexities.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2017
at 22:25