Enlightenment Series Sencha Saison
Renaissance Brewing in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.47
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Quite hazy peach and copper coloured body with a thick two to three centimetre tall tan head that stays afloat for quite a while. Aroma of very pungent tea, grain, grass, light earth, play-doh, crayons and a touch of plastic (petroleum). Light to Medium-bodied; Quite dry flavour of green tea, grass, hay, grain, flowers, earth, funk, yeast,resin and a touch of very vanilla and plain sugars with a tiny bit of light fruit like kiwis and pears on the very end too - quite mild throughout with the tea and light bitterness/floral flavours that finally come out more at the tail end. Aftertaste shows the herbal and tea flavours especially towards the finish, as the grain comes through with the green tea and makes this a bit extra bitter and pungent, even at the absolute finish. Overall, a decent enough beer that shows quite well and does in fact show the green tea - in a good light. Nice to try and well worth trying, if you like tea-based beers and especially if you enjoy green tea at all. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Leuken's Liqours in Clearwater/Dunedin, Florida on 14-April-2019 for US$8,99 sampled a day later in my hotel room here in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on 15-April-2019.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home from ABC dirty orange pour big head. Nose is perfume and ripe fruits. Tastes of green tea, lemongrass, tangerine, barnyard, some peppery tones. Nice zippy palate and sweeter fruity finish. Green tea isn’t over powering but I drink the stuff everyday so maybe just dulled to it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle. Pours orange brown. Lemon, floral, lime, biscuit, something tea like, something very saison yeast like. Bit disappointing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour Is a hazy blonde with a large white head. Aroma is more herbal than estery, that is not a bad thing but it is quite different. I do get the hibiscus and some green herbs. Flavor is A big time green tea and some lemon lime bitterness at the back of the tongue. This beer should probably be classed more in the herb, spice vegetable category than a saison. Still this was quite solid albeit different from your usual saison. Also, I’m a bit leery about getting beers from so far away but this seems to be holding up quite well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours hazy gold with a small head.Nose shows floral and herbal notes along with a massive confectionery note.Flavours are more herbal with lemon characters, saison farmhouse notes and more confectionery.