Platform Hyper Retro
Platform Beer Company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.73
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From a can this smells like a good sharp saison. Slight haze on pale, thick head. Nice big bold saison flavor with a touch of tartness. It's the kind of tartness that is lacking in many domestic saisons today. Good co2, and almost refreshing. A little bit of medicinal bitterness lingers in the middle but its just barely. An even keel fun farmhouse ale. Very much like many of the real saisons I've had form the old country. In the end, you can't really detect the ginger so I guess its well balanced. Finish is much better than expected. Not as good as De Garde Petit Desay, Tired Hands HandFarm, Butler Brew Works Saison Terrior or even Jolly Pumpkin Bam Bière, but pretty darn good!
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Platform Hyper Retro from Platform Beer Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a thin white head, about a centimetre tall that fades quickly. Aroma of pure ginger root, light lemons and zest with a touch of coriander seed, some lighter yeast flavours and a dose of dry grass and even more ginger (powder this time instead of the actual root) around the edges. Light-bodied; Sharpish flavour showing at first of the ginger, and then the wheat and coriander seed show through and leave a nice and subtle, smooth yet flavourful profile with some tart and dry, herbal flavours but the ginger and the grain are by far the strongest. Aftertaste shows the ginger very strongly with some light wheat and coriander seed freshness along with a hint of tart lemon zest and essence and a touch of the herbal elements at the finish. Overall, a nice and dry beer with some citrus and lemon flavours, but the ginger flavour is by far the strongest and while this is light and easy-to-drink, fairly simplistic and not horribly complex I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased a few hours ago from Belmont Party Supply in Dayton, Ohio on 25-June-2018 for US$2,25 sampled in my hotel room here in Dayton on the one day I'm here on 25-June-2018.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled on draft this beer poured a hazy yellow-gold color with a medium sized foamy whit head that left minimal lacing. The aroma was ginger powder and vague citrus. The flavor was moderate fresh ginger, yeast and a touch of snickerdoodle. Medium finish. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/15/2017. Pours lightly hazy medium golden/yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense 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. Aromas of big lemon, lime, ginger, orange, pear, apple, white grape, citrus zest, peppercorn, clove, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/earthy/spicy yeast, lemon, ginger, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, ginger, orange, pear, apple, white grape, citrus zest, peppercorn, clove, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery spiciness and lightly tart/tangy yeast on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, ginger, orange, pear, apple, white grape, citrus zest, peppercorn, clove, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy/spicy yeast, lemon, ginger, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from yeast/ginger spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly crisp, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.3%. Overall this is an awesome fruited/spiced table saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy/spicy yeast, lemon, ginger, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mellow spicy/drying finish. Perfectly balanced between yeast and lemon/ginger spice flavors; with a great malt backbone. Very flavorful and never watery feeling for the session ABV. A really enjoyable offering.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Platform Hyper Retro from Platform Beer Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Pours a cloudy orange with small white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus, ginger, yeast. Medium body, earth, orange zest, ginger, light finish, good.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Platform Hyper Retro from Platform Beer Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample at the Columbus taproom. The beer pours a clear dark golden color with a medium white head that dissipates quickly to a wispy film. Spotty lacing. Aroma of citrus, yeast, spice and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of lemon, lightly funky yeast, ginger and malt. The finish is lemony with a yeast aftertaste. Pretty good overall.