Saison Anniversaire 2023
(Batch of Saison Anniversaire)
Burning Sky Brewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.36
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
On tap at Low Key Taproom Ashford. Cloudy pale gold colour lasting white head. Good deep saison funk aroma. Now that is good. Lovely depth of flavour. Not overly sour. Some sweetness even. Lovely saison farmyard. I thought pretty much amazing. I melted. It's lovely.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours mostly clear yellow-gold with a foamy, white head. Light sweet flavour with ample notes of white pepper, lemon peel, subtle funk, pale wood. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Finishes with further peppery notes, slight woody dryness, vague funk and grass. Nice overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Small Bar, pours a clear/hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of complex wild yeast, rustic notes, and a touch of tart citrus. Flavour reveals a real nice expression of wild bugs, just enough lacto, and lightly tart citrus. Good use of the yeast as usual, creating a balanced, relatively complex buggy saison. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Online. Also on tap at Shakespeares a while back. Hazed lemon gold with a dense slim white foam. Looks great. Big on the Chardonnay this. It’s got a creamy oaky thing. Soft rye like spice. Lightly yeasty. Light brett. Taste has moderate sweetness up front, getting a tad tea and slightly dry. Fairly clean. Soft rolling carbonation. Light bitter finish. Very decent overall but there’s a little too much sweetness throughout here.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at the Keans Head, Notts get together, 07/07/23. Moderately hazed deep orange with a good sized off white head. Nose is sharp orange, bitter fruits, stoned fruit vibes, damp straw, grains. Taste comprises tangy apricots, hedgerow, sharp citric peel, grass, herb, light yeast esters, white peppery spice, damp wood. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sharp light puckering close. Tidy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at the Keans Head Nottingham. Pale yellow colour with a white head. Slight haze. Light fruity tart to sour. Crisp body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg draught at the Kean's Head. Very light gold. Almost straw. A bit clear with some uneven white head. Funky yeast aroma with gooseberry and hay. Taste is surprisingly sweet with lots of candy sugar and more gooseberry. Spicy in the finish. Slight body with low carbonation. Not overly keen but it's decent enough.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Keg at Keans Head, Notts. Aroma is vinous. Sour. But low key. Hazy dark gold. Thin foamy white head. Medium sour. A dry vinous and citrus. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish.