Hacienda
Weird Beard Brew Co. in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Farmhouse - Black Saison Special|
Score
7.25
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The Hacienda was the club at the middle of the Manchester Indy music scene in the late 80s/90s. So when Claudia from the Independent Manchester Beer Convention came down to brew a collaborative beer for their 2014 event with former Britpop band frontman and Weird Beard brewer Daniel Vane, it seemed an obvious choice for another music-related beer name. Hacienda is also the Spanish word for estate or plantation. With that in mind we created a saison with some dark grains for colour, hops with a big kick of orange in the flavour and aroma, and the addition of some Seville orange peel in the kettle and the fermenter.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden, London. A black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Roasty, fruity, spice aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, fruity, orange, spice.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2014
at 14:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Craft Holborn, 31/10/14. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is spice, dark fruit notes, herbals, light cocoa, earthy. Taste comprises bitter dark fruit strokes, light funk, spice, earthy, toffee, herbals. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough dark saison.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2014
at 13:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at CBC St. Giles during the Weird Beard tap takeover. Pours deep brown with a creamy tan head. Some tangy citrus in the nose, lemon and orange, hints of yeast. Light sweet flavor with some toasted malts, hints of cocoa, orange rind. Medium bodied with lively, massaging carbonation. Light char on the finish, some rounded citrus fruits, faint saison yeast poking through. Novel.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2014
at 12:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at IMBC.. Deep brown... Soft sweet malts... Soft fruits node.. Soft toffee fruits soft sweet fruit.. Juicy malts... Easy drinking
Tried
on 13 Oct 2014
at 06:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Indyman Beer Festival; dark brown pour with a creamy tan head, fruity aroma, taste has light fruit along with a hint of yeast.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2014
at 07:23