Brewery Vivant Tropical Saison

Tropical Saison

 

Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Saison Rotating
Score
6.51
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Pineapple & Mango saison. A slightly spicy character, light effervescence, and the addition of real pineapple & mango juice make this beer perfect for a Michigan summer. Citra hops add to the clean finish.
 

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6.5/10
Funky saison spiciness with the juices
Tried on 11 Sep 2015 at 17:21

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
16 oz. can thanks to willrunforbeer, I guess I should hank him?? Color is a mostly clear yellow, bubbly head. Aroma starts very sugary with notes of artificial pineapple syrup. They us real fruit or extract???

Ok, I m not going to be negative with this rate but overall the fruit flavor seem artificial. Peach, mango and a syrupy sweet pineapple that makes me think extract. Cloying sweetness is borderline sicking. No sorry, could drink more then 1 oz. Not my type of brew at all.
Tried from Can on 27 Aug 2015 at 22:41

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no canning date, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy bright golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart pineapple, mango, peach, lemon, pear, apple, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of juicy pineapple/mango, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lightly tart pineapple, mango, peach, lemon, pear, apple, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of peppery yeast spiciness and light fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of pineapple, mango, peach, lemon, pear, apple, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy pineapple/mango, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale malt flavor; with a great malt/spiciness/tartness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice fruited saison style. All around great robustness, complexity, and balance of juicy pineapple/mango, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2015 at 20:56