Big Spruce Brewing Something Sophisticated

Something Sophisticated

 

Big Spruce Brewing in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular
Score
7.00
ABV: 6.4% IBU: 28 Ticks: 4
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
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
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
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
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