Forest & Main Brewing Company Stalks And Leaves

Stalks And Leaves

 

Forest & Main Brewing Company in Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular
Score
6.44
ABV: 3.7% IBU: - Ticks: 6
Ooooeee! Sub 4% Saisons are just the coolest thing! We brewed this one with malted barley and lots of malted rye all from @DeerCreekMalt. We hopped it with a fun blend of some of our favourite fresh and aged European hops; and steeped some Holy Basil from @OmaHerbalTeas. It was fermented with our 2021 Foraged Yeast Culture under pressure for extra flavors and lots of natural style bubbles. This is a little departure from our usual can conditioned saisons, but we’re pretty into it so far - it still captures natural fermentation flavors and carbonation, but at a different part of the process.
It has notes of fresh green cardamom, dried apple snacks, miscellaneous anise herbs, rainbow peppercorns, earthy rye bread flavors, summertime farmers’ market social hour, some rare chewing gum, and the confidence that only a sub 4% beer can deliver.
 

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

Can shared courtesy of Grumbo. Aroma very green and herbal initially. Undertones of lemon, rye bread, dried fruit, pepper, and floral. Taste is a little metallic and thin.

Tried from Can on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:57


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of fruity yeast, citric, herbal. Taste is sourish, tea, fruits, alittle lemon rind, some yeasty and herby notes, with light bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying funky bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 28 Apr 2024 at 18:43


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

Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 28/03/24. Clear golden to light amber with a thin off white cap that strays to the edge. Nose is hedgerow, herb, lemon rind, light yeast esters, stale bread. Taste comprises green berry must, yeast strokes, breads, herb, grains, hedgerow, apple orchard, tangy fruit must. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light tarte edge. Not a F&M classic but a flavoursome enough saison for just 3.7%.

Tried on 28 Mar 2024 at 19:38


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

23/3/2024. Can from RadBeer. Pours very slightly hazy pale golden with a frothy white head. Aroma is herbal, peppery, cardamom, rye bread, yeast, earthy, leafy, citrus. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness with a slight tart edge. Moderate body, watery, fizzy. Earthy bitter finish. Nicely done.

Tried from Can on 23 Mar 2024 at 10:40



6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16oz can from the brewery. Sort of out there fruitcake sour lemon aroma. Not really on the same level as the vast majority of F&M Saisons. Rye tone takes it in a weird direction, tea takes it even further out, in an earthy tangy way. Drinkable with the low ABV, but not really that great of a beer. Disappointed I purchased a 4pack.

Tried from Can on 20 Apr 2022 at 04:16