Gigant Shore Thing
Kanaal One (Gigant) in De Panne, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: The Brew SocietyBelgian Style - Tripel Regular
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Score
7.05
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Making the classic Belgian triple-malt move for strong flavours, finishing with an atypical coastal flourish. Enjoy all the pale ale greatest hits with surprise appearances of Galician samphire and seaweed for a delightful finish.
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Alengrin (11609) reviewed Gigant Shore Thing from Kanaal One (Gigant) 2 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Tripel (or actually 'strong saison' if the yeast character is followed) flavoured with the saltiness of both seaweed (unfortunately the species remains undisclosed) and samphire, the latter of which is new to me at least in beer... Thick and frothy, irregularly but tightly plaster-lacing, egg-white, pillowy and firm head, lightly misty apricot blonde robe with pale orangey glow and visible sparkling, turning hazy with sediment (with minute dots of proteins floating around). Aroma of unripe pear, indeed fresh samphire, far less (green?) seaweed but still a hint of wakame, courgette, raw leek, salted white bread dough, raw potato, uncooked tagliatelle, vaguer hints of dried orange peel, plaster, grass, unripe peanuts, raw turnip, stale sweat (warming up), gypsum. Crisp onset, restrained fruity notes of unripe pear, courgette and cucumber, minerally carbonation without being too stingy (in relation to style), smooth and slick body; cereally, raw potato-like core with subtly salty edges from the samphire and seaweed but not going all Gose-like (contrary to what I was hoping for). White bread dough and starch-like raw root vegetable continue, meeting with a grassy hop touch providing mild end bitterness; a chalky note lingers along a more dim, earthy cooked potato element, while the hop bitterness travels along. Some vague 'jenever'-like alcohol waits at the end, but does not interfere with the rest of the flavours; an impression of white soap comes in at the end too. The hop bitterness goes on after swallowing but never becomes too harsh. I may have no idea what samphire is supposed to taste like in beer but I did have a few seaweed beers before and this one clearly hesitates to go all the way, with only light salty, chalky and soapy notes to remind one that these 'marine' elements are there; I guess autosuggestion can do a lot when drinking this one chilled on a summer afternoon at the seaside, but during a hot summer night inland, it does not make a lasting impression. Another attempt of Kanaal One to be different without having the background knowledge of craft brewing - note that its very pioneer, Anchor, was announced to cease its activities earlier this week - and thus ending up with something weird and rather unbalanced, counting on the educated beer drinker's benevolence. I had all four Gigant beers on the market right now and I regret to say that none of them convinced me of their 'raison d'être' - all of them are oddly constructed, and certainly not to my personal appreciation of what I think makes a truly good beer, sorry.
EvNa (6056) reviewed Gigant Shore Thing from Kanaal One (Gigant) 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Color: Slightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Malty, spicy Saison yeast. Taste: Malty, yeasty, spicy notes. Light hopbitter background. Moderate sweet. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Nice Saison-ish Tripel.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Gigant Shore Thing from Kanaal One (Gigant) 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Pours slightly hazed blonde. Medium sized, stable white head. Scent is fun, fresh and crisp for a tripel, malty, fairly mild yet present banana esters. mild 'green' hoppyness. Taste is medium to medium high bitterness. Touch of red fruit pops up, gentle maltyness. Apparently made with saison yeast, which explains the fairly sharp and dry body, but where does the banana come from than, and where are the phenols? Quite fun of a drink, as stated here before did - classic with a twist. What many brewers set out to do, but is rarely achieved. Very well made. Balanced, interesting enough, yet classic enough as well.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Gigant Shore Thing from Kanaal One (Gigant) 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from Spar Oostende in Belgium. F: medium, white, quick gone. C: orange gold, hazy. A: orange, vaguely fruity, bit mineral, spicy touch, banana. T: full malty base, orange, banana, bit herbal, salty traces, decent harmonic bitterness, bready touch, soft carbonation, bit slicky mouthfeel, nice, enjoyed.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Gigant Shore Thing from Kanaal One (Gigant) 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pale golden colour with thin head. It's a clean Tripel and presence of the Saison yeast is noticeable and very nice. There's a mild salty element but I cannot identify samphire or seaweed though.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a teku glass. Slightly unclear medium amber colour, small frothy off-white head, mostly diminishing, fair lacing. Aroma sweet malt, Belgian yeast, banana, tangerine, apricot, light honey, cloves notes. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, yeast, orange, apricot, light banana, spicy notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, dry sweetbitter aftertaste, malty and herbal notes, malty, yeasty and hebal notes, bit cardboard, some rough edges but otherwise very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hazy blond colour, white foam. Grassy, a bit citrussy, floral and herbal. Not very outspoken but interesting.
Tom (2085) ticked Gigant Shore Thing from Kanaal One (Gigant) 4 years ago
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Gigant Shore Thing from Kanaal One (Gigant) 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
28 August 2021. At Bier van Ollier Festival, Sijsele. Cheers to Anke, mom, dad & Dirk!
Hazy orange, small, foamy, off-white head. Aroma of banana peel, orange, apricot, pepper, clove, vague dill. Taste has sweet banana, orange & apple, spicy clove accents, herbal too, bit wheaty over a yeasty, bready-honey malty base. Floral hoppy finish, wheaty & minerally, in balance with the stylewise expected spices & yellow fruits. Hidden alcohol. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. Classic Tripel with a twist; clean, correct.