Platform / Fifty West Experimental Saison
Platform Beer Company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States πΊπΈ
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.89
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Pours a clear gold with a thin head and aromas of malty booze with a bit of floral and honey. Flavor is a poor mix of honey, a bit of a peppery edge and a cloyingly sweet finish. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2019
at 00:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the Columbus taproom during the "Platform Beer Co. 3rd Anniversary Party!" on 07/04/2017. Hazy yellow-gold color with a medium white head that burns away steadily to a film. Strings of lacing. Aroma of citrus, yeast, spice and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of floral yeast, lemon, spice and doughy malt. The finish is fruity and spicy with a peppery yeast aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2017
at 15:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/27/2017. Pours fairly hazy pale golden/yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly foamy and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, orange zest, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red apple, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, wood, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, peppercorns, bready malt, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange zest, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red apple, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, wood, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spice and light herbal/woody/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange zest, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red apple, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, wood, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, peppercorns, bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation, increasing through the glass. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is a delicious saison. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, peppercorns, bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. Nice yeast complexity and malt/spice presence; with great balance. Nice body/mouthfeel from the spelt/wheat malts. Very flavorful and never watery feeling for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2017
at 19:25