Jack D'Or
Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.13
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With a great, gleaming moustache, knee-deep in a woodland mash tun, Jack D’Or the barleycorn conjures himself into beer. Helped along by the other “Pretty Things”, the mischievous hops and yeast – a magnificent fester will no doubt ensue! One of the most joyful transformations in nature, better than any rabbit from a hat, beer is the result.
Jack D'Or is a saison americaine: a belgian farmhouse ale with American hops. Dry, bitter, and contrary, this is a beer for all seasons. Available year round, for fun times and happy days. Cheers!
Jack D'Or is a saison americaine: a belgian farmhouse ale with American hops. Dry, bitter, and contrary, this is a beer for all seasons. Available year round, for fun times and happy days. Cheers!
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5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sample from tap at Beer Temple. Light hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of citrus and Brett, very Lambic-like. Flavour is light sweet, citrus, some sour funk, followed by a firm bitterness that lingers. Light to medium bodied. Not my kind of saison..
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2009
at 13:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Courtesy of TampaBrew. Pours hazy straw – gold with copper hues and almost no head (I missed whatever head was there by looking briefly away). The aroma is full with grains, spices, hay, meadows, damp cold lumber yard and flowers. The taste is enhanced by loads of carbonation pushing up notes of apricots, prunes, lemons, spices, flowers and grains. The flavors area a bit bright due to the carbonation. Nice stuff.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2009
at 01:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 oz bottle provided by JB, Batch 2. Pour is super cloudy, yellow golden, very thick looking. Nice white head. Aroma of big hoppiness, citrus, followed by a nice, soft grainy wheat. Fresh and complex nose, nice. Taste is big and grainy initially, followed by drying bitterness, wheat floral, and bright citrus in the finish. Everything is nicely melded, round and approachable. Palate is medium, drying, a bit dusty. Exceptionally drinkable. Despite the big hoppiness, this was very refined. Very good. I had been looking forward to trying this one for a long time, and it didn’t disappoint. Thanks for opening, John, this and the Tank 7 were the beers of the night for me. Now I need to find more!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2009
at 09:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by hwwty4, thanks a lot Bill. I don’t know if it was the sun, the nice weather, and the good folks but this beer just hit the SPOT, dead on. Pours a completely dark straw color, cannot see through it at all. Has a small but strong head. Aroma is very herbal and lemon-y. The herbal-ness is reminiscent of other Belgian treats from the past. Its all very strong and natural smelling, just makes me think of, well... sunny, good weather days, drinking outdoors with some good folks. taste is very yeast-y (white bread and dough) on top of the other characteristics, which mute the herbal/lemon character a bit. Finish is lightly dry. So damn fun to drink, highly recommended.
22oz bomber, batch 2, bottle March’09, tasting glass.
22oz bomber, batch 2, bottle March’09, tasting glass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2009
at 13:49