Alpha Hop Society 2016: Dry-Hopped Farmhouse Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Imperial Saison Series Out of Production|
Score
6.63
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly hoppy with some citrus and grassy, leafy notes. Some caramel, toasted bread and grain notes with hints of candi sugar. Light alcohol notes. Pours a fairly clear, orange-copper with large, thick, creamy slightly tan head that exhibits nice retention as it lingers for what seems like forever. Moderately high lacing and moderately long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with lots of grain notes with light caramel and candi sugar notes. Medium bitterness and medium light hop notes. Some citrus notes with a bit of a grassy note. Quite a bit of Belgian esters with overripe pears, red apples, stone fruit, and banana. Some light alcohol notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent Saison and better than it was fresh. Still a bit high in the ABV for my tastes, but the nail polish character has diminished greatly. Dry hopping isn’t super prevalent though.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to Dan. Pours a clear gold with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is floral, wood, yeast, spice. Medium mouth, juicy hop, oak, bourbon, bitter finish, good.