II - Citra
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores) in Oxford, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.01
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II (pronounced as “two”) is our house saison that is barrel lagered and then dry hopped. This is edition dry-hopped with Citra.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at OEC Brewing, Oxford. Colour is cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, citrus, some vineous elements, dryness and sourness.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2018
at 19:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at the brewery, 4/22/17.
Hazy, blonde-golden with a hint of copper and a medium-sized white head showing moderate retention.
Juicy citrus in the nose mixes with light wood, vibrant fruitiness (though I wouldn’t go as far as to identify it as wine) and soft, pillowy malts behind it that lend dainty honey and light biscuit character. For a brewery focused on sour ales and what not, they really do one hell of a job with hops. It’s very hop-forward in the nose, but there’s no punch/twang/resin whatsoever and various juicy notes keep this thing incredibly enjoyably sniffable. Fresh, leafy, green, vegetal character for days with light to moderate Brett and lactic acids behind it, though very gently.
Dry but with a very soft texture and fine carbonation, the beer is again juicy and wonderfully hopped. Tangerine, meyer lemon, light pineapple and ripe nectarine all coat the palate as soft wood tannins and wheat tickle the insides of your mouth. Not forceful at all in the acidity, be it hop or bacteria/yeast-derived. If "sour" IPA is a thing, then I’m reaching for this and Palafrenero every time.
Hazy, blonde-golden with a hint of copper and a medium-sized white head showing moderate retention.
Juicy citrus in the nose mixes with light wood, vibrant fruitiness (though I wouldn’t go as far as to identify it as wine) and soft, pillowy malts behind it that lend dainty honey and light biscuit character. For a brewery focused on sour ales and what not, they really do one hell of a job with hops. It’s very hop-forward in the nose, but there’s no punch/twang/resin whatsoever and various juicy notes keep this thing incredibly enjoyably sniffable. Fresh, leafy, green, vegetal character for days with light to moderate Brett and lactic acids behind it, though very gently.
Dry but with a very soft texture and fine carbonation, the beer is again juicy and wonderfully hopped. Tangerine, meyer lemon, light pineapple and ripe nectarine all coat the palate as soft wood tannins and wheat tickle the insides of your mouth. Not forceful at all in the acidity, be it hop or bacteria/yeast-derived. If "sour" IPA is a thing, then I’m reaching for this and Palafrenero every time.
Tried
on 18 May 2017
at 16:36