01|07 Saison - Nelson Sauvin
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7.13
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Brewed with special Nelson Sauvin Hops from New Zealand. This variety provides a wine like fruitiness that pairs beautifully with the esters of the Belgian yeast. The finish is dry with some peppery spice. A great alternative to white wine.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle received in trade. thank you Theydon_Bois! Pours hazy yellow with a frothy white head that leaves a small trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is fruity with crackers, white grapes, hay, dry soil, pine needles, pineapple, gooseberries, mango and tropical fruit hard candy. Taste is bitter and fruity with crackers, grape juice, dry soil, hay, white pepper corns, tropical fruits, pink grapefruit juice, pine needles, lemon zest and hints of soap. Mouthfeel is crisp, dry and light bodied. Finish is bitter, fruity and slightly phenolic with crackers, unripe tropical fruits, lemon zest, orange zest, hay, dry soil, pepper corns and hints of sheet metal. Quite good fruity hoppy fresh saison!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 14:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, golden yellow pour with massive frothy white head, grape and citrus aroma, taste is grassy with citrus a hint of grape and some minerals, grain, feint tropical juice with some grainy malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2014
at 14:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at homre ... golden yellow ... big white head ... rising bubbles ... soft peppery zezty orange nose ... soft tart dry lemon fruits ... big salty front ... soft orange ... juicy front but massive dry linger
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2014
at 08:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy light orange liquid with small white head. Aroma of white pepper, lemon peel, tangerine, bread, bubblegum, grain and grapefruit. Taste is dry and light to medium bitter with notes of citrus, grapefruit, lemon peel and white pepper. Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2014
at 18:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
10th February 2014
Hazy gold beer, good white head. Palate is smooth and light. Fine carbonation. Light malt and hops. Sweet and spicy yeast. Light grapey flavour from the NS hops. Light crispy finish. Tasty if a tad polite.
Hazy gold beer, good white head. Palate is smooth and light. Fine carbonation. Light malt and hops. Sweet and spicy yeast. Light grapey flavour from the NS hops. Light crispy finish. Tasty if a tad polite.
Tried
on 03 Mar 2014
at 01:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Herbal, floral, and spicy yeasty aroma, citrusy hop notes, biscuity malt basis. Taste is minimally sweet biscuit malty, minimally tart, citrusy hoppy overtones, cautious fruity hints of mango and apple, a floral and yeasty touch. Relatively mild yeasty Saison, nicely fruity and hoppy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2014
at 10:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at the brewery. Pours mostly clear, bright gold, moderately effervescent with a large, frothy white head that eventually settles into a cream. Lovely aroma with lots of melon, papaya, orange, mellow piss. Light-medium sweet with plenty of juicy tropical fruits, some citrus, a bit of lightly doughy wheat bread, faint bitter hay. Medium bodied with fine to average, massaging carbonation. Moderate sweetness to finish with further mango and papaya, melon and tangerine, light orange rind and hay bitterness. Great balance, nice depth. Wonderful stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2014
at 10:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the brewery and drunk at home. Hazy pale gold lasting white head. So many Nelson Sauvin beers donโt deliver. They tend towards the sweaty trainers rather than the scintillating citrus flavour. This is somewhere between the two. Aroma is good, but the flavour has some of that dried sweat. Perhaps itโs just me. The base saison is pretty consistent and good and makes the beer really drinkable. Decent bitterness on the finish. Iโm picky I know and especially about NS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 13:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Cornelius. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Lively carbonation. Light lacing marks. Aroma of sour yeast, grapes and white wine. I asked my wife and she thought it smelled like Sauvignon Blanc wine and white grapes (I almost burst with pride). Flavour of tangy lime, lemon sherbet and funky Belgian yeast. Thin to medium body with a spritzy mouthfeel. I donโt usually like this hop but itโs well suited to the Saison style. Itโs really tasty, but as with their Motueka & Lime Saison I feel this would be even better with more of a peppery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2014
at 14:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home, thanks to LKS for the pick up, 01/02/14. Hazed orange with a load of bubbles clinging to the glass, carbonation well evident, moderate off white covering. Nose is dank straw, earthy, bitter citrics, lemon rind, grass, dank hopped backnotes. Taste is laden with bitter citrics, earthy straw, lemon rind, bitter orange, dank hops, light spice, faint tropicals. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying bitter citric finale. Solid hopped up saison, good work.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2014
at 12:04