Gemma

Fair Isle Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

Farmhouse - Saison Regular

Score

6.78

ABV: 6.9%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

Draft only. Herbaceous and botanical, Gemma is a precious saison infused with rose hips and dried elderflowers foraged from the Cascades by Andrew's long-time friend and ethnobotanist, Alex. This inaugural batch is a nod to our roots and a reflection of the friendships we’ve made in our journey to opening.

Alex harvests the elderflowers in the spring and rose hips in the winter. Each year, we brew two batches. The spring, when the elderflowers are fresh, and the winter after the rose hips are dried.

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6.9

RennyDoig (4553) reviewed Gemma from Fair Isle Brewing 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Flight at The Magnet. Pours hazy golden orange. Aroma is very floral; particular notes I assume are rose hips and/or elderflower. Flavour is tart, some rustic yeast notes, something herbal or grassy. Well constructed, but flavour profile is pretty simple.

Tried on 24 Apr 2024 at 03:18

7.4

Iznogud (14627) reviewed Gemma from Fair Isle Brewing 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. Hazy orange with medium white head. Some citrus and elderflower, yeast, somewhat tart.

Tried from Draft at Fair Isle Brewing on 10 Jan 2024 at 05:39

7.1

Oakes (33493) reviewed Gemma from Fair Isle Brewing 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy, quite pale. It's got a nice brett note, apricots, big bright fruits, clean pale malts. I like it, a bit of hop.

Tried on 20 Aug 2021 at 03:01

6.2

pictoman (9684) reviewed Gemma from Fair Isle Brewing 4 years ago

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

Poured from 750mL bottle. Hazy gold with small white head. Floral notes, some dill pickle flavour, mild saison yeast. A bit odd.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2021 at 02:38

6.6

mcberko (47456) reviewed Gemma from Fair Isle Brewing 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750mL bottle, pours a cloudy bright yellow with a small white head. Aroma is very floral, with lots of elderflower, rose hips, and some rustic saison yeast. Flavour is very floral, with lots of rose hips, some tartness, and a bit of rustic saison yeast. Not much complexity, with a very floral, citrusy tart finish. It's alright.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2021 at 02:34