Hopothesis Drafty Window
Finch Beer Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.13
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Drake (22934) reviewed Hopothesis Drafty Window from Finch Beer Co. 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 ounce can from Woodman's Menomonee Falls, 11/3/22. New brewery! Brewery #2127, USA #1722, Illinois #82. But the can says this was brewed at Potosi. Slightly hazy orange, large off-white head, above average retention. Aroma of yeast, lime, earth, bread. Taste is bready malt, citrus, lime Jello. Thin. Weird.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Notes from August 2016. Poured from the bottle, the beer shows a bit of a murky brown to tan color, with a very short-lived ring of foam at the top. The smell is pretty malty, nice enough in itself, but there is a lack of the warm ferment funk or spice you would expect with a farmhouse ale. What I also get is a light orange peel among the malts in the palate. It comes across more like a Doppelbock than a saison. A bit of Belgian style sugar puts this a little too much toward the sweet side. I would hope that once Finch gets their brewery situation settled, they’ll look at the formulation of this beer, as I would not expects Minhas to be able to handle unusual styles like this very well. A farmhouse or saison needs a little space of its own the cultivate a bit of funk away from the rest of the brewery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle poured into a shaker. From notes. Corn and grains with a hint of clove and a little apple. Meh, not bad but not too special either.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Pours a clear honey gold color. Thin head dissapates quickly leaving no trace of lacing. Aroma is mainly sweet with some spice & a touch of funk. Taste found a strange, almost syrupy sweetness, corn, and some funky spice. Light bodied with low carbonation. Brewed by Minhas now.