8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/14/2017. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/sour lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, floral, and grass; with lighter notes of wheat, cracker, white bread, leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, floral, and grass; with lighter notes of wheat, cracker, white bread, leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Touch of oaken vanilla. Light-moderate lactic tartness, peppery Brett spiciness; and light wine tang in the mouthfeel. Lingering notes of tart/sour lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leather/funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance, and no puckering flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness for tart/spiciness, tangy oak, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.9%. Overall this is an awesome sour/wild saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink; with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Awesomely well rounded Brett/bacteria complexity, nice oak presence, and solid pale/wheat malt backing against acidity. A really enjoyable offering, and and spot on style example as expected. Not quite as tropically complex on the Brett than others I've had, but extremely well attenuated for the ABV.