SPF 17
Good Measure Brewing Company in Northfield, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.69
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We have been playing around with open fermentation a lot recently. We find that our saison yeast tends to be more expressive and more interesting when it is not stressed and is allowed to flourish openly. We brewed two batches of saison wort with traditional grains and hops. Post fermentation we then blended these two beers together in stainless on around 2 lbs per bbl of a mix of coconut oil, coconut milk and toasted flake coconut. The resulting beer has a luscious rich mouthfeel, a nose that screams tiki drink, the taste of toasted coconut dessert and a feeling of vacation time and sunnier days.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Mule Bar, 3/24/18.
Lightly hazy, brass-golden. White head fades steadily to ring.
Soft coconut, nicely mild and in the background mixes with easygoing Belgian esters providing nectarine, apple and pear. Low on the phenolics, and though I like a nice helping of black pepper phenol, I'll take the tradeoff of it being clove-free any day. Lightly sweet, honey-caramel-tinged malts with a touch of biscuit, no alcohol or flaw.
Coconut again in the mouth is up-front, but again, not dominant or intense. Light pineapple, hints of clove and white pepper emerge quickly and lemon and light honey-like malt notes are added as it progresses towards a soft, gentle finish with mostly dough and biscuit-like malt lingering with soft coconut and light lemon. Kind of light on the saison character, though still a well-made beer, with light carbonation, engaging and a reasonably soft texture. All told, this could be FAR worse. I shudder to thing of the bad adjunct saisons I've had, and this is far from bad or even slightly overdone.
Lightly hazy, brass-golden. White head fades steadily to ring.
Soft coconut, nicely mild and in the background mixes with easygoing Belgian esters providing nectarine, apple and pear. Low on the phenolics, and though I like a nice helping of black pepper phenol, I'll take the tradeoff of it being clove-free any day. Lightly sweet, honey-caramel-tinged malts with a touch of biscuit, no alcohol or flaw.
Coconut again in the mouth is up-front, but again, not dominant or intense. Light pineapple, hints of clove and white pepper emerge quickly and lemon and light honey-like malt notes are added as it progresses towards a soft, gentle finish with mostly dough and biscuit-like malt lingering with soft coconut and light lemon. Kind of light on the saison character, though still a well-made beer, with light carbonation, engaging and a reasonably soft texture. All told, this could be FAR worse. I shudder to thing of the bad adjunct saisons I've had, and this is far from bad or even slightly overdone.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2018
at 17:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
16 oz. draft at Big Fatty’s BBQ. Cloudy golden appearance. Aroma shows moderate coconut, some fruity yeast, straw. The flavor is a mirror of the aroma. The coconut is noticed though the sip. Kind of overruns the yeast. Body is light with a toasted coconut finish. If you like coconut water, this is your “saison”.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2018
at 17:05