Freak Incident
Foam Brewers in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.09
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Freak Incident from Foam Brewers 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the BA Belgian Fest on 9/17/16.
Lightly hazy, marmalade-golden body is topped by a small, white head showing moderate retention.
Brett is poignantly bright in the nose, with lime, lemon, moderate floral/perfume-like notes and a substantial malt base behind it with lots of grain and cracker. Good fruitiness, though it’s not intensely estery/overdone with brett gone wild. Very sniffable and maybe on the simple side, but you certainly can’t argue with the pleasant simplicity of brett done well.
In the mouth, it shows a substantial, yet dry body, with biscuit and wheat-like notes backing lime and guava-like brett. Lightly fruity and gently tart, with a light graininess on the end and hints of honeysuckle. Fairly tight, somewhat expansive carbonation softens as it breathes. No alcohol or flaw. Simple, flavorful, elegant.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Freak Incident from Foam Brewers 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Growlette share with a buddy.
I poured mine into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow to off orange brightness. Thin white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Messy clingy lacing running here and there.
The aroma had some sweet floral qualities leaning towards jasmine, or perhaps chamomille. Nice level of brett, nothing overly done, it’s just there. Then some tartness and then citrus. Slight sweet herbal tone.
The flavor takes in all of the previously mentioned flavors to flow together very nicely. Subtle sliding sweet citrus to herbal toned aftertaste. The finish follows semi-sweet with a slight tart to bitterness seemingly just there.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation rides nice and low to let the herbal, citrus and floral qualities make it somewhat dry.
Overall, nice saison, but another one below a 4, hmmm...come on guys. Still rooting for you! I’d still come back to.