Petite FPA
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.25
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Petite FPA is a petite saison, a smaller version of our flagship, hoppy blonde farmhouse ale.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: great blend of herbal to grassy to white pepper then some fresh hay and a light wet basement tone
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a gentle funky sweet with a touch of spice which doesn't seem to be so much like the white pepper I thought I smelled - hmmmm, alright, well, we'll just say some woody spice tone; finishes semi-bready with the funk and a light citrusy note
Texture: light to medium bodied, it wants to be sessionable but something about it makes me sip this more; there's a light smoothness rolling over the tongue but also a tickle of the woody spice I can't quite right place my finger on.
Overall: I say a nicely done saison - I just wish I would have recognized the spice that seemed to perplex me a bit, I'm usually better at this somehow I missed something so I know I need to revisit this one to try again. Besides, this was quite nice.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: great blend of herbal to grassy to white pepper then some fresh hay and a light wet basement tone
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a gentle funky sweet with a touch of spice which doesn't seem to be so much like the white pepper I thought I smelled - hmmmm, alright, well, we'll just say some woody spice tone; finishes semi-bready with the funk and a light citrusy note
Texture: light to medium bodied, it wants to be sessionable but something about it makes me sip this more; there's a light smoothness rolling over the tongue but also a tickle of the woody spice I can't quite right place my finger on.
Overall: I say a nicely done saison - I just wish I would have recognized the spice that seemed to perplex me a bit, I'm usually better at this somehow I missed something so I know I need to revisit this one to try again. Besides, this was quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 19:10
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Canned 11/19/24, drunk 1/9/25.
Clear blonde-golden. Large, white head settles slowly to cover.
Lovely aged character shows nothing aggressive or tacky here. Just a speck of light clove with Oxbow's signature heavily basement-esque and mineralesque yeast. A bit of white pepper and lots of rich, honey-like malt. Doesn't smell too light, despite its size.
Softly malty but with tight carbonation. Excellent hopping providing balancing bitterness but still tastefully-done. Bit of bread and a bit of lime on the finish, as Ernest always complained about. I taste it, but it doesn't detract for me. Clean with lots of mineral, lots of malt and great texture and intensity of flavor for its size.
Clear blonde-golden. Large, white head settles slowly to cover.
Lovely aged character shows nothing aggressive or tacky here. Just a speck of light clove with Oxbow's signature heavily basement-esque and mineralesque yeast. A bit of white pepper and lots of rich, honey-like malt. Doesn't smell too light, despite its size.
Softly malty but with tight carbonation. Excellent hopping providing balancing bitterness but still tastefully-done. Bit of bread and a bit of lime on the finish, as Ernest always complained about. I taste it, but it doesn't detract for me. Clean with lots of mineral, lots of malt and great texture and intensity of flavor for its size.
Tried
from Can
from
Julio’s Liquors
on 09 Jan 2025
at 21:32