Hibiscus Saison
Royal City Brewing Co. in Guelph, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.39
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Orange pour with a pink tinge, and a medium white head. Aroma is tart, herbal and green. Herbal tea, wet paper, and some wet grass. The tea adds a solid bitterness, and green, herbal Aroma. Medium bitter finish, light pepper, strong carbonation. A decent saison with a strong herbal tea Aroma and flavour, and a subtle tartness.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a hazy golden colour with a big white cap from the heavy carbonation, that last a while and leaves thick foamy lace. Floral, fruity aromas with some sugars, mild spicy hops blended with the cherries and other berry notes. A little sourness in the taste, but not too strong with rusty water, and the hibiscus helping adding some fruitiness. Gets cloudy at last pour with some particles. Beautifully smelling, but not the best tasting with the wrong hops, things not well-balanced.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2018
at 00:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
This saison poured a clear, amber colour with a little soapy head. Little lacing. Scents include ripe fruit, cooked veggies and candy. First swig was a little sour with flavours of honey and rhubarb. Finish is sour with a little hop bitterness lingering. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2017
at 18:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, mildly pink overlaying a mild blonde, and it’s wait for it, mildly cloudy. Good yeasty nose, mildly herbal, soft malts. Taste has decently yeast spice, an overall sticky fruity sweetness, which is not overwhelming, not much malt, bitter finish. It’s...alright.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2016
at 18:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle - Sweet yeasty notes and light herbal notes. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Very effervescent and fruity yeast notes. Hibiscus is almost not there at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2016
at 23:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy light tan. Has a honeyish taste, a touch of dustiness, with a hit of peachy fruitiness. I am not sure if there is any hibiscus - maybe I’m crazy or something - but I like the balance to this.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2016
at 23:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
500mL bottle, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of clove and banana upfront, followed by light saison yeast. Flavour is more saison-y, with some banana, lots of fruity esters, and saison yeast. Too sweet and estery, and not showing the hibiscus. Not very impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2016
at 22:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Hazy honey and golden coloured body with a small, single centimetre tall pure white head with a bit of yellow glow at the right light. Aroma of honey, wheat, grass, flowers and much more honey - nice and light. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong herbal and floral flavours throughout the taste with some yeast, light fruit and some sugars noticeable near the end. Aftertaste doesn’t have much saisony flavours, but some dry flowers and grass is noticeable, along with a bit of herbs. Overall, a decent beer, but nothing special - still, nothing bad. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased a few hours ago from the LCBO on Spadina @ King Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for CA$3,95 sampled in my hotel room here in in downtown Toronto on 08-August-2016.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2016
at 02:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the LCBO. Medium pinkish gold with a a one finger frothy white head that fades quickly. Nose is floral with some fruit including apple, banana and peach, along with the expected yeast and pepper. Flavour is lightly sweet fruit with a slightly more pronounced apple tartness and a well balanced spice. Mouth is slightly thin with active carbonation and a crisp fruity finish. Quite nice. 7/3/7/3+/14
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2016
at 16:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from LCBO. Hazy bronze body with a medium white head. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of hay and yeast. Flavour of pine needles, apple and white pepper. Thin to medium body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Nicely put together - earthy and crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2016
at 22:18