Luna
Beards Brewery in Petoskey, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
6.61
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Drake (22934) reviewed Luna from Beards Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
12 ounce can from Tadych's Iron Mountain, 10/10/20. Hazy copper, large fizzy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of wheat, citrus, plastic. Taste is orange, mango, wheat, spice. Medium bodied, syrupy. Something awry here but its not terrible.
superspak (10160) reviewed Luna from Beards Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/2/2019. Pours fairly hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, peppercorn, clove, banana, bubblegum, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, toast, honey, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and citrus/earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, peppercorn, clove, banana, bubblegum, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, toast, honey, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, citrus peel/zesty bitterness; pepper/clove yeast spiciness; and light wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, peppercorn, clove, banana, bubblegum, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, toast, honey, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and citrus/earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an excellent saison styled wheat ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and citrus/earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Awesomely well rounded saison yeast complexity; with a great clean pale/wheat malt backbone, and balancing citrus/earthy hops. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example. No complaints.