Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project St. Bretta Citrus Saison

St. Bretta Citrus Saison

 

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular
Score
6.90
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 40
Paying homage to our favorite yeast, St. Bretta is fermented with our house mixed-culture of Brettanomyces. From its historic significance in old-world beers to this, the new age of Brett, we embrace this yeast as a focal point in our artisan brewery. A re-imagination of early farmhouse saisons brewed in Europe, St. Bretta combines fresh citrus characteristics with yeast-driven tropical fruit flavors and aromas. Unfiltered and naturally wild, we package each can with a small amount of yeast to maintain maximum freshness for wherever life's adventures take you.
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/5/2017. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, melon, passion fruit, papaya, guava, berry, red/green apple, white wine, coriander, peppercorn, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, citrus, spices, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, melon, passion fruit, papaya, guava, berry, red/green apple, white wine, coriander, peppercorn, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/grassy bitterness, peppery yeast, and Brett tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, melon, passion fruit, papaya, guava, berry, red/green apple, white wine, coriander, peppercorn, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light funk/vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, citrus, spices, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt, bitter, spicy, tart, tangy balance; with minimal puckering flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitter/tart/spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and grainy/sticky/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is a delicious fruited Brett saison. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, citrus, spices, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/tart/spicy/drying finish. The Brett is extremely well developed after the age. Great fruity/funky/spicy Brett complexity with balanced citrus, and a solid pale/wheat malt backbone. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Great mix of all Brett strains going on.
Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2018 at 22:13

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can. A- Citrus, tangerine, coriander, grassy. A- Gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Coriander, citrus, straw, grains. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, spiced finish. O- Lots of coriander and spices. Quite dry as well. I can never quite pick out exactly what "spices" are the spices I taste in saisons, but those boogers are certainly present here.
Tried from Can on 07 Aug 2018 at 02:47


7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
2018 bottle A peaches and cream kind of rich aroma, lovely soft body and a dry wheat finish. The taste is tangy acidic citrus and wheat plus cream. Awesome. ---2019 can 3.9—> 3.5 More soda bread malts and less spice/funk makes it not as nice as I recall.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2018 at 10:02

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Pours hazy bright yellow with foamy off-white head, funky citrus aroma, medium carbonation. medium sour funky lemon taste, thin body, long finish. Great Brett beer!
Tried from Can on 31 May 2018 at 16:11

7/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap @ Koht. Pours yellow, looks pretty flat, not much carbonation there at all. Nose has farmhouse character, some horse-blanket but also herbal touch, coriander and maybe a bit lemony. Taste has light farmhouse thing going on, sourish but not really sour. Light bitterness, dry and wild yeast coming through. Relatively thin. Lingering herbal and light bitterness, dry finish. Interesting and good farmhouse character, needs a bit more carbonation. Overall still quite enjoyable.
Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2018 at 05:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at koht. Pours golden. Aroma is fruity, bretty, citrus. Flavor is sweet and bitter, sugar, brett, lemongrass, sugar. Overall: ok, love the brett, but beer is lacking.
Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2018 at 17:54

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12 oz. can, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Nose brings out plenty of citrus, with subdued saison yeast and earthy notes. Flavour is pretty simple, with earthy saison yeast and heaps of citrus. Not too complex and pretty earthy. It's okay.
Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2018 at 17:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pour is a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma is some citrus tartness and a bit of lactic sourness. Flavor is lemongrass with a slight tartness. The finish has the tartness disappearing quickly and cleansing the palate for the next sip. Not a mind blowing take on a saison but this is a solid offering showing what a little brett yeast can do.
Tried from Can on 06 Jan 2018 at 13:35

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Canned August 8th.

Pours a cloudy orange yellow, nice long lasting head of foam, good lacing.

Smells of coriander, lemongrass, Brett, mild tartness.

Lemongrass smacks my palate right off the bat, coriander and funk follow, tart notes supplement the already tasty brew.

Fairly light bodied with lively carbonation.

A lot of enjoyable flavours in a 5.2%abv beer!
Tried from Can on 15 Sep 2017 at 17:21