Mills Brewing Spectre Sister - Blend Four

Spectre Sister - Blend Four
(Batch of Spectre Sister)

 

Mills Brewing in Ham, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular
Score
7.52
ABV: 7.2% IBU: - Ticks: 36
Our fourth iteration of this delicate saison. Spectre Sister is a blend of four extra pale beers produced in October 2019 and October 2020. The worts were made with maize, wheat, oats and rice to produce delicately flavoured, yet full-bodied beers.

They fermented in a mixture of old bourbon barrels and freshly emptied cider barrels (from Oliver's Cider and Perry, and Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry Company).

The resulting blend received a large dose of primings to produce lively carbonation, before maturation in bottle for nine months prior to release. The finished beer is bright, funky and sharp, with heady aromatics from the spirit barrel and a creamy mouthfeel.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle in Tcbw queue. Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden. Mildly tart. Flavour is floral, nicely tart and acidic tones. Smooth and pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2024 at 12:41


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled 750ml TCBW queue. Orange colour and medium-sized white head. Funky and fruity aroma. Medium-bodied. Funky, tartish, fruity, apricot flavour. Smooth, pleasant. Nice suprise.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2024 at 12:41


8.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Hazy yellow golden. Lots of bourbon, sweet grains, lemon zest, soft oak, sour gooseberries, light yeast and spices, I don't get much cider but there's some typical barnyard funk. Under medium sweet and less sour. Medium bodied. Lovely!

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2024 at 16:38


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

RBESG 2023, Zagreb Grand Tasting. Thanks! Hazy. Light ripe red apple aroma, ester, lightly doughy, lightly malty, a ginger touch. Moderate tartness, fruity, rustic and yeasty. Light body, moderate carbonation, light tart finish.

Tried on 31 Dec 2023 at 14:08


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, 750 ml at RBESG 2023. Shared by me. Cloudy golden with white head. Funky, fruity, some citrus, apples, bit vinous, some sourness. Medium carbonation. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2023 at 05:39


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Yellow, medium hazy body, with a fluffy, white head. Aroma of lemon, straw, funk. stone fruits. Tastes similar. A bit creamy mouthfeel. Finishes smooth, citric, moderate funky, with some stone fruits. Perfectly balanced, crisp and fresh, with lovely fruits and rustic funk. Beautiful Saison how I love it! Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 17

Tried on 15 Aug 2023 at 20:55


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

From 0,75l bottle at Nicos. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells funky, bit corked, hay, grassy, light oak, peppery. Nice to very nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes peppery, stone fruits, hay, grassy, oak, light walnuts, earthy, tobacco. finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of grass, walnuts and peppery notes. Very nice one, lovely beer

8, 8, 8.5, 8, 8.5

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2023 at 20:02


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled at the RBESG 23 grand tasting, huge thanks to whoever brought it! Murky yellow body, thick white head. Spicy aroma, herbal, apple notes, soft overall. Soft sour taste, applea, peaches, light phenolics - very low, light acidic touch, but fresh-seeming and fun!

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2023 at 17:25


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at RBESG GT 2023. Thin, sour. Lots of barnyard. Acetic hints. Overall nice lambicy piece, good.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2023 at 17:31


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Shared at RBESG 2023, Zagreb. Pale yellow with white head. Aroma of citrus, light vinous notes. Taste is highly sour, vinous, light wood. Nice.

Tried on 16 Jul 2023 at 17:28