6.6

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

Draught at the brewery, 3/18/16.
Light golden/straw body shows a strong haziness and a small white head atop with low retention.
Light oak, saison-like esters, pinches of very dry brett and some strong yellow fruits all seem well balanced in the nose. Nothing sharp nor does the gin or wine barrel aging come off to prominently.
Flavors all collide upon first sip and it’s surprisingly overwhelming with strong oak tannins providing toastiness, moderate honey-like maltiness and a light amount of diacetyl adding some butter. It almost works with the oak, giving it a chardonnay-like butteriness and isn’t all that problematic, in the grand diacetyl-scheme of things. Carbonation is moderate to low, fairly engaging and there’s plentiful floral and dry fruit-like notes that are, perhaps, a bit too dry themselves given the oakiness. Probably just needs a bit more time, as it seems quite enjoyable and well-done.