Grassroots Brewing Soignée - Cherry

Soignée - Cherry

 

Grassroots Brewing in Greensboro Bend, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Hill Farmstead Brewery
  Farmhouse - Saison Series Out of Production
Score
7.53
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Aged atop cherry pomace for nearly 3 months.
Released 19 June 2019
Packaged 20181213

Ages ago, our dear friend Bim Lafontaine traveled from Japan to brew with us the inaugural batch of Brother Soigné, a collaboration that we continue to produce in the spirit of that visit.

A small portion of a subsequent batch was aged atop cherry pomace for nearly 3 months. The result honors both the legacy of that first brew day and the satisfaction of exploration.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Cherry is bold, earthy and lingering tart. Lime and orange are present throughout. Light acid with that Brother S mixed culture situation going on. Tart without a question.

Tried from Bottle at Hill Farmstead Brewery on 22 May 2025 at 19:01


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

750mL bottle at the brewery, 5/21/25.
Touch of haze, in a deep copper-rose-bronze. Small, pink-tinged head steadily to ring.
Cherry is still bright, with tart and earthy orange and a nip of lime. Bright, tart, somewhat acidic, with rustic grains behind it and excellent house cultures delivering mineral and very mild Brett.
Tart lime and earthy, leathery blood orange. Zesty acidity but calming down via wheat and lightly sweet cherry notes. Good grain character giving interesting texture. Lots of Sacchs. with very mild Brett. Still retains much of the bright, robust character of the base beer without being too dried out and oaked by the aging, which I think is important for this beer.

Tried from Bottle at Hill Farmstead Brewery on 21 May 2025 at 16:49


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours a hazy orange ruby with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong cherry skin, lime zest, oak. Thin body, cherry juice, strong floral, light oak, very nice tartness, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2021 at 02:06


9

--- Beer merged from original tick of Soignée (Batch 2) on 17 Jul 2021 at 22:29 - Score: 9

Tried on 17 Jul 2021 at 22:29


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Power tasting at Phill's, bottled 13dec2018
Hazy golden colour, with grape skin hue, no head. Fruity and sour aroma. Sharp acidity, that blends well with the fruit, whatever it is, tannins, enough complexity.
Very enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2020 at 04:02


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750ml (thx, Eric D.!) on Phill's deck. Appearance: hazy peach with a white heae. Aroma: HF funk with some barrel and 🍒 notes. Taste: along the same lines with citrusy notes, some 🍒. Moderately to high acidic. Overall: pretty good.

Tried on 28 Aug 2020 at 01:58


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Salmon colour and quite hazy. Has a nice stone fruit depth, fairly bracing acidity. It's not bad, but comes across fairly basic. I think the tartness in the finish isn't great, as it gets a bit sharp.

Tried on 28 Aug 2020 at 01:56


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cloudy gold with a small white head. Soured plum funk and orange. Sour orange and a long sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2020 at 01:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750mL bottle, pours a cloudy peachy pink with a small white head. Aroma brings lots of stone fruits, gentle funk, cherry, and some woodiness. Flavour is very tart, with lots of cherry pits, a bit of wild yeast, moderate acidity, and wood. Very sour on the cherries and the complexity isn't all that high. Pleasant stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2020 at 01:53


8

Tried on 09 Feb 2020 at 18:06