Spice Island Saison
Pasteur Street Brewing in Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast, Vietnam 🇻🇳
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.60
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The distinct yeast strain used in this farmhouse ale gives it a spicy aroma, while black pepper, ginger and lemongrass add an additional herbal character.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Hazy yellow with white foam. Spicy and crisp aroma. Flavor is a combination of farmhouse funk, earthiness, crisp hoppiness, and a dry finish.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2019
at 11:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Second Draft after Sunday boat trip. Hazy yellow gold pour with fine white head. Aroma is slightly spicy herby take on normal saison profile - lemongrass is evident. Taste is straightforward saison with zesty lemongrass and green herb. Honey malt, banana and lemongrass, and tingly finish. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2018
at 12:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured at Shelton Festival, hazy gold with medium white head. The aroma is yeast, citrus, wheat, ginger. Medium body, similar flavors to nose, earthy, dry finish, very good.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2017
at 18:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub in HCMC. Thin white head. Cloudy golden pour. A good saison.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2017
at 08:30
6/10
A golden saison with a very thin white head. In aroma, very sweet, Casi cloying, mix of banana esters, cloves, light creamy notes, OK. In mouth, sweet fruity malt with light banana esters, light cloves, light mineral notes, no heat or pepper.. Ok. On tap at Tap House, Hoi An.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2017
at 06:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Pasteur Street, pours an opaque dark golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma smells like a proper farmhouse ale, with light pepper, saison yeast, and a touch of lemongrass. Flavour brings out lots of lemongrass, farmhouse yeast with proper fermentation, no fruity esters or cloying sweetness, and some light herbal notes. Very nicely constructed. Impressive.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2017
at 08:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Appearance is golden without head. Aroma is rich and sweet, syrupy, Belgian. Rather simple. Flavour is similar. Definitely not a saison but a Belgian golden ale. Not spectacular, sweet and syrupy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2017
at 13:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Yeasty esters, pepper and some perfumy ginger. Clearish gold with a nice white head. Candied lemon, fruity esters, touch of sweet ginger and decent finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2017
at 22:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour at Shelton Brothers. Saison yeast nose with good esters. Clean, with some good wheat flavors on the palate. Some sweetness, but a dry finish. Decent saison.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2016
at 16:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Ho Chi Minh brewpub. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a round bubbly white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light lemongrass, ginger spice. The flavour is light grainy mineral with a smooth light hop, spicy, herbal palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2016
at 08:38