Brewery Vivant Farm Hand

Farm Hand

 

Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Saison Rotating
Score
6.63
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 30
Rustic. Refreshing. Local.
There was a time in old-world France when nearly every family farm had its own brewery. It was a necessary part of farm life to provide a ration of beer to the laborers, as beer was safer to drink than plain water. Farm Hand is our interpretation of what these rustic farmhouse beers must have been like. Brewed with Michigan-grown wheat, we leave this beer unfiltered and rustic to accent the natural lemon-citrus tartness from our fermentation process. This beer is easy drinking for any occasion, but reveals layers of complexity for those who wish to discover them.
 

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7

Can at Ryan's. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, citrus, floral, spice, taste is sweet toffee, caramel orange zest, spice. 7

Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2025 at 20:39


7.5

Very creamy. But later on, fruity. Strawberries. Ice cream. Nice stuff! Cherry?

Tried on 11 Jul 2024 at 04:38


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

s: grassy - herbal - yeast a: golden body - thin off-white head t: effervescent - coriander seed - crisp oranges p: honey - light hops - soft grain o: crisp - enjoyable - nice-for-style 16 ounce can - Trader Joe's (grocery): Royal Oak, Michigan - 09-November-2023 - US$2,50 - sampled: 10-November-2023

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2023 at 22:21


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Vivant. Pours a clear gold with a finger of white foam. Straw, mineral, pear and herbal aromas. Similar notes on the palate with a slight spicy, peppery finish. Good carbonation.

Tried from Draft at Brewery Vivant on 08 Jul 2021 at 01:14


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Brewery Vivant, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out farmhouse notes, a bit of rustic saison yeast, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is dry and rustic, with a nice spicy saison yeast character and crisp biscuity malt to back. Nice use of the saison yeast, with not too many esters. Good stuff.

Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2020 at 22:00


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

on tap at HopCat in Kalamazoo. Decent saison, lacked any major uniqueness. okay beer

Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2019 at 19:13


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours cloudy straw into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Hay, marshmallow and funk aromas. Soft watery yeast and mild citrus front to back and into the medium length finish.

Tried on 31 Jul 2018 at 14:12


7

Clear gold bod thin white head. Perfumy and floral arma. Floral and perfumy flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/3/7/3/14 3.4

Tried from Draft on 23 May 2017 at 16:31


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

At Hopishop 2016. Aroma of dry yeast and grass. Taste has dry yeast, some grassyness and a thin body. Boring.

Tried on 10 Oct 2016 at 05:40


6

Tried at De Wagetol on 08 Oct 2016 at 21:35