Saison Blanc
The Lost Abbey in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Special|
Score
7.28
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Inspired by crisp white wines, Saison Blanc features New Zealand hops, golden raisins and white pepper for a decidedly bright, spicy, and robust low ABV beer. Finished with Brettanomyces at packaging, this beer will evolve for many more years to come.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 375ml. corked. [ As Lost Abbey Saison Blanc ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, wheat, moderate to heavy yeasty, spicy, saison yeast, light citrus - grapes, peppery notes, funky notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and liht acidic with a long duration, dry, saison yeast, fruity, funky, peppery - spicy, yeasty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140726]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2014
at 05:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Christianssand brygghus. Orange golden colour with a white head. Aroma is vineous, yeast, malt, pine. Flavour is dry, malt, hop, orange, apple, vineous, yeast, pine, brett. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2014
at 00:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Crisp, very hazy and super blonde coloured body with a rich, three centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of pears, apples, white grapes, light hops and a hint of flowers - a lot of character, but all mild. Light-bodied; Sharp pungent brett and floral notes hit first then show some subdued yeast and grassy flavours, coupled with a very light and not very sweet white grape flavour. Aftertaste hits more from the brett and yeast than anything else with not much body and that dry herbal flavour coming at the end. Overall, a decent saison, but a nicer easy-drinking ale for the summertime with some good super mild complexity. That said, if this didn’t sport the label on the front it would have a much lower score. A decent beer for sure, but not a great saison nor a beer worth searching out for. I’m happy I didn’t spend much on this, otherwise I’d be even more harsh on this one. I sampled this split 37,5 cL corked and caged bottle, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 30-November-2013 for US$5,03 sampled at home in Washington on 08-August-2014.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2014
at 21:13
8/10
Tried
on 28 Jul 2014
at 00:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
375ml bottle thanks to Toby. Pours out a cloudy light straw topped with a small white head. Nose is spice yeasts grass and some pepper. Taste is as the nose with lots of spice notes and a nice touch of belg yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2014
at 19:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hay with some citrus and light barnyard aromas. Pours hazy blonde with good head and lacing. Finishes with some crackery bitterness. Soft carbonation. Good stuff. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2014
at 10:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Frothy White fair mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy and heavy yeasty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Brett notes. Dry. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2014
at 08:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Clear golde with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, yeasty, dried fruit and a little pepper. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 140514
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2014
at 09:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, Vintage 2013. Clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, brett, fruit, little pepper, hop and raisins. Flavour is malt, brett, little dry, little sweet, spices, bitter and little pepper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2014
at 07:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are dry, straw, farmyard, hops, malt, light pepper and leather.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2014
at 08:34