Farmhouse Gypsy
DuClaw Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.54
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Neon Gypsy IPA brewed with Saison yeast.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/13/2017. Pours slightly hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, apricot, pineapple, pear, mango, melon, passion fruit, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, peppercorn, pine, light honey, lightly toasted bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and comlexity of citrus/tropical/pine hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, apricot, pineapple, pear, mango, melon, passion fruit, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, peppercorn, pine, light honey, lightly toasted bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus rind/grassy bitterness and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, apricot, pineapple, pear, mango, melon, passion fruit, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, lightly toasted bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and grainy/sticky/resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is an awesome Belgian IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink; despite the bitter/drying/spicy finish. Awesome juicy hop/yeast vibrancy and complexity; solid malt backing that is never sweet. A really delicious offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2017
at 19:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Mild pear and clove nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Pear and cardamom. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2017
at 21:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle. Bright Amber orange topped by a large creamy beige head. Yeasty malt nose with tropical fruit notes. Flavor is a mashup of a Saison and an IPA. Tangy Belgian yeast combines with tropical fruit hops. Notes of melon, guava and grapefruit. Spicy peppery notes as well. Warming alcohol in finish. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2017
at 21:28
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Look, I don’t like IPA so ignore my numbers. On tap it starts with a barely perceivable tart aroma on top of the typical IPA perfume. Some saison effects from the start can be detected. Must admit, the saison impressions make an otherwise simple IPA into something a little more palatable. Big long bitter IPA finish. What is it that IPA must be in anything beer today, WTF. Even has some decent carbonation clear up to the finish. Yeeh-ass, this is a little more interesting than the ubiquitous IPA fer sure.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2017
at 12:48