Le Merle
(has 4 batches)
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.05
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Le Merle is a rustic ale, pale in color, inspired by the rich brewing traditions of the Flanders region. Abundant hops and a Belgian yeast strain contribute exotic aromas of tropical fruit.
For all she has contributed since the brewery’s founding, North Coast Brewing is pleased to honor our Merle, co-founder Mark Ruedrich’s wife, with Le Merle (the Blackbird), a subtle sophisticated Belgian-style Saison beer.
For all she has contributed since the brewery’s founding, North Coast Brewing is pleased to honor our Merle, co-founder Mark Ruedrich’s wife, with Le Merle (the Blackbird), a subtle sophisticated Belgian-style Saison beer.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Nose is saison yeast, melon, grapes, goesberry, hints of strawberry and peach a very faint hint of funk. Taste is honey, grape, peach, leading to blossom, pineapple, pepper and spice. The moutfeel is glossy and slick. This is a very nice, polished saison. It’s rich, sweet and well balanced. A great example, but I could never love it as much as a the rougher farmhouse style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2016
at 17:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle/Fest. A- Bland, some floral notes. A- Gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Black pepper, bitter, floral, spices. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, floral finish. O- Okay but not as good as I feel it should be. Plenty of spice and floral notes in it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2016
at 19:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, orangey golden colour with average to huge, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Fruity, yeasty aroma, notes of green and yellow apple, apple purée, pear, a minimally dusty, yeasty touch. Taste is fruity yeasty, slightly sweet, bready malty, dry hoppy overtones with a herbal touch, notes of apple and pear, some peppery yeast spiciness, white pepper, some alcohol throughout. Well balanced, strong and intense, could be top level without the alcohol presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 14:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from AA. Belgian estery nose with some peach and green apple. Boozy on the palate, with a slight watery mouthfeel. Some spice and more fruit. Overly sweet and boozy. Really not very saison-like to be honest...more of a Belgian strong ale. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2016
at 07:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a reasonable head. The aroma is spiced with bitterness, and the flavour is dry and bitter with good warming spices. Overall a nice Belgian style beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 19:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks kerenmk. Hazy golden. Aroma of fruity esters, yeast, a bit of spicy phenols, and a bit of alcohol. Sweetish flavor, fruity, yeasty, with a spicy hint and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2015
at 10:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear orange with no head, looks a bit like flat irn bru. Aromas of orange, spice, brown bread dough. Taste is more orange, quite sweet, spice. Sweet, boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2015
at 17:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated leaving some super light lacing all over the place.
The smell started off with some sweet apples, pears, peaches, sweet bread all blend together nicely with some Belgian spices.
The taste was moderately sweet through the previously mentioned flavors and underscored with the Belgian spices to balance. The aftertaste was there, kinda sticky yet dry with the fruitiness being the base of it. There’s a quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable feel to it. Carbonation runs good for the style and for me.
Overall, its a good saison. I could see myself coming back to it when necessary.
The appearance was a burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated leaving some super light lacing all over the place.
The smell started off with some sweet apples, pears, peaches, sweet bread all blend together nicely with some Belgian spices.
The taste was moderately sweet through the previously mentioned flavors and underscored with the Belgian spices to balance. The aftertaste was there, kinda sticky yet dry with the fruitiness being the base of it. There’s a quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable feel to it. Carbonation runs good for the style and for me.
Overall, its a good saison. I could see myself coming back to it when necessary.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2015
at 13:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Have had this a few times before in its initial 750ml format. This one has tone of floaties, so have to deduct for appearance there. Other than that this is a pretty nice beer, with a lot of malt depth,...a lot of Belgian Golden Ale tones. bright citrus funky yeast tones.hints of orange, hefe-banana, sage. Dry finish. Solid offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2015
at 00:17