Brightwater Saison
Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.94
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 12
Draft. Clear golden body. Fizzy white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Dry finish. Light peppery notes below lots of hop character — especially citrus, grapefruit. Where’s the light mustiness or funk? The depth? More an IPA than a saison, but tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a slight amber hue and a white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces nicely. Aroma had some light fruits and flora with some yeast esters and some backing sweet grains. Flavor began with light flora and finished with a bit of banana and sweet grains.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Live rate at the brewpub: 10oz skinny tulip. Small tight head atop a clear straw golden colored ale. Head fades into a sticky lacing. Aroma hits my nose with strong melon and and acidic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wine (to the extreme). I could smell this all day. Five years since i first tried Nelson Sauvin hops and they are still incredibly original. Fresh acidic melon and grape-like hops. Flavor is similar hop centric. Spicy finish which i think is all hops but that maybe some spicy yeast. If that is yeast then its the only contribution from the yeast. Its a great hop forward beer with a cool hop but its not a Saison. I would be pushed over the top with a yeast, malt, and hop balance equaling a Saison but currently its a hop centric beer only. Bitterness at the back of the throat lingers around. Hell of a hop though but i can see it getting tired. Even a little milkiness to the hop in the flavor. An explosion on my senses.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Tulip glass pour from a Growler that csbosox brought over (filled about two hours previous). Pour is pale yellow golden, mostly clear with a white head, that falls with some soapy lacing. Aroma is fresh grass, lemon, grapefruit - all quite fresh, and along with a mildly spiced yeast. Clean and unique nose. Taste is a really nice balance between the grapefruit and general fruit sweetness and the resin grassiness. Yeast dries out and carries the finish. Palate is light bodied, with soft natural carbonation. Crisp dry finish. Crazy drinkable stuff, thanks a ton for sharing the jug Chris.