Gus
Fair Isle Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.26
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While hop-forward beers and oak-aged beers may seem to be in different veins, we’ve particularly enjoyed how these elements play off one another in our saisons.
Perhaps you remember Jean-Michel, a release that was blended from puncheons and dry-hopped with French Barbe Rouge. The red fruit elements of the hop varietal and the vanillin present in the wood merged together to create an astounding note reminiscent of strawberry pound cake.
This convinced us to continue exploring this path in our oak program, and what led to Gus! Starting with a farmhouse ale base featuring Salish Blue wheat from Skagit Valley Malting, Gus completed primary fermentation in oak puncheons and continued to age for 7 months. A hearty dry-hop of flavorful Idaho Gem from Yakima Chief adds distinct notes of red currant, grapefruit, and raspberry to the soft, rounded base beer. Simple, elegant, and extremely drinkable.
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Oakes (33493) reviewed Gus from Fair Isle Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bright gold, not much head. Lots of brett n the nose, big woody accent, orangey hop. Dry, woody, but the hop is good times and brings out a citrusy brightness that plays well with the brett.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Gus from Fair Isle Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Fair Isle, pours a clear blonde with medium white head. Aroma brings out tart citrus, light oak, and rustic farmhouse notes. Flavour is gently tart, with rustic farmhouse notes, light bugs and graininess. Nice mixed culture expression here. Complex and light. Good stuff.
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Gus (Batch 1) from Fair Isle Brewing 4 years ago
Aw yeah, dry hopped saison vibes on point hard, nice fruity oaky light crushed lemony funk.