Something Sophisticated
Big Spruce Brewing in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.00
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An elegant nod to the classic Saison beers of Belgium, with notes of earthiness, spice, floral and fruit, balanced by a soft malt character. The Fantôme yeast strain, combined with the Brussels Brett yeast, contributes a distinct aroma of subtle funk -- so very Euro, so very sophisticated.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hazy and pale, with a thick head. There's a nice brett aroma to this, dried flowers, and a bit of orange peel. Very dry, lean body, again the dried flowers, and peppery accents. Ok, this really hits. It's a bit too lean for me, but this works.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2025
at 21:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz (thx, Ryan!) @ Salesforce. Appearance: hazy blonde with a white head. Aroma: dirty farmhouse notes, some smoky-ish and herbal and peppery notes. Reminds me Belgian classic saisons quite a lot. Taste: along the same lines, quite dry and bitter, feels like a bit thinner that the regular sasions. Overall: meh.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2024
at 04:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a hazy blonde with a medium white head. Aroma has a nice spicy saison yeast, farmhouse funk, hay, and light pepper. Flavour has spicy saison yeast, white pepper, hay, and a touch of well-placed phenolic notes. This is a surprisingly authentic saison. Finishes spicy, rustic, dry, and pepper. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2024
at 04:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 650mL bottle. Hazy blonde gold with full white head. Very dry and peppery, bretty, feint lemon citrus. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2024
at 04:35