Brother Levonian
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating|
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6.64
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Ballast Point Brother Levonian Saison is named for the late Dave Levonian, a San Diegan who was a great homebrewer, an avid beer enthusiast and generally just a really good person. Ballast Point is donating all of the money from the beer to his daughter’s college fund.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
DC Gathering, bottle courtesy of CaptainCougar. Murky unfiltered orange-tan color. Minimal, lacy head. Seawater bitterness in the aroma, quite complex. Very mellow mouthfeel coupled with a rich herby, spicy, earthiness. Bitter citrus notes. Deep and complex beer with lots of subtle nuances. Somewhat sugary, but in a quality way. Captures, and almost manages to improve upon, the hard to nail down Saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2009
at 19:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma of yeast, fruit and spices. Medium body, sweetish fruity and yeasty with a spicy edge. No real bitterness. 080709
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2009
at 11:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap at Pizza Port in Solana Beach. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is light peppery saison yeasty. Dry yeasty and subdued malt flavoured. Light spiced yeasty base flavour. Ends smooth with a persisting yeasty touch and subdued bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2009
at 19:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. A golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of citrus, brettanomyces, and a light touch of malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrus, herbs, and light malts, as well as a touch of brettanomyces, leading to a citrusy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2009
at 16:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Yeasty aroma with some spice and hops. Yeasty, malt flavor with some backing spice. Medium bodied. Spice and yeast lingers with some frtuiiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2009
at 15:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at San Diego Brewing Company. This beer is the same recipe as San Diego’s Summer Lover. The beer is a clear golden color with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. Thin rings of lacing. The aroma is sweet bananas, spices and yeast. Light-bodied with a soft and sweet mouthfeel. Fruity and spicy with notes of bananas and clove, as well as some yeast and malt. The finish is fruity with a lingering spice aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
from Draft
at
San Diego Brewing Company
on 08 Jul 2008
at 21:20