Counter Esperanto
Mirage Beer Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.33
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*COUNTER ESPERANTO* is a blend of Pedro Ximénez/sherry cask-aged saison and spontaneously-fermented grisette conditioned in oak with tart Montmorency cherries from the Rowley & Hawkins orchards outside Basin City, WA.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024 in Vancouver. Cloudy reddish amber color off white head. Aroma of overripe vinous cherry light lemon, light funk. Taste has cherry, vanilla, more funk, light earth. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2024
at 18:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Flight at The Magnet. Pours hazy orange. Aroma has a bit of that saison funky character and I guess bugs? Flavour is a bit odd; not a whole lot of funk, some citric sourness, maybe a bit of bitterness from the grape tannins. Mouthfeel is higher carbonation than I expected. Kind of weird, not sure I picked up what they were putting down.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2024
at 02:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
5oz. Appearance: hazy peach with a white head. Aroma: sweet cherries, some stone fruits, bugs. Maybe some oxidation from PX probably, but I wouldn't notice it if I wouldn't know it could be there. Taste: along the same lines, a lot of bugs, noticeable manur notes. Overall: good one, but where PX is I am not sure.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2024
at 00:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at The Magnet, pours a cloudy bright golden with a smal white head. Aroma reveals lots of peppery saison yeast, low-level phenols, and the PX barrels then come through. Flavour is unusual, with a sort of tart, buggy, lightly sulphuric/rotting character — seems like the PX? — along with some peppery notes. This is a strange one and doesn't seem like it's exactly what was intended. The Sherry isn't obvious and there's not much funk, just some jumbled bugs that come across rather sulphuric. Odd.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2024
at 00:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pale gold. Slight haze, thin head. Dry, lean just a touch of pale malt. Only a hint of sweetness, good bugs. There'�s a nice hit of that px in the finish. This is a really cool beer.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2024
at 03:05
9/10
Solid kriek funk upfront. Light finish, nice barrel notes. Delish!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2023
at 20:52