O'Connor Brewing Company Endless Saison Series: Shipwreck Bay Saison

Endless Saison Series: Shipwreck Bay Saison

 

O'Connor Brewing Company in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular
Score
7.00
ABV: 7.5% IBU: 46 Ticks: 6
Named for a renowned surf spot in New Zealand, this farmhouse-style ale showcases Nelson Sauvin hops—a New Zealand hop variety that evokes notes of tropical fruit and white wine. Like the never-ending rides one experiences at Shipwreck Bay, after a sip of this brew you’ll be wishing that the essence of Nelson Sauvin hops never leaves your taste buds!
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Poured s pale somewhat clouded yellow with lots of white fluff. Citrus, some grass, light funk. Pretty good

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:47


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy golden coloured body with a nice, rich white head with a lot of bubbles throughout, showing about four centimetres of head that fades slowly. Aroma of dry grass, a lot of hay and some subdued hops, a little funk and floral note and ending with some very acute sweetness and a dose of honeysuckle, coupled with a ton more dry grass and hay flavours with a little yeast complexity near the end. Light to Medium-bodied; Dry grassy flavour throughout with a big yeast and floral kick showing a bunch of dry and herbal hops and a definite complex yeast finish with some honey and citrusey kicks and ending with way more dry and grassy flavours. Aftertaste is dry, complex, grassy, floral and very musty with a yeast flavour that dominates and some more dry hops with a good malt balance and almost no sweetness at all. Overall, a very nice saison with a super dry flavour, some complex hop and citrus flavours and ending with a ton of coriander seed, flowers and grass that make this insanely dry. Great to sample and well worth trying, especially if you like saisons - this one is extremely dry, showing good complexity, just no sweetness or richness, which is okay, considering the style. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Costco in Pentagon City (Arlington), Virginia on 15-April-2017 for US$6,99 sampled at home in Washington on 04-September-2017.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2017 at 02:39


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft sample at Dominion Wine & Beer. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of funk, citrus, light stone fruit, herbs. Tastes of citrus, herbs, light black pepper. Medium body with a dry finish. Solid saison.

Tried from Draft on 02 Mar 2017 at 22:59


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Beer Run, 5/18/16. Hazy pale yellow, large frothy white head, good retention. Aroma of yeast, banana, vinous hops. The taste is vinous notes, pale buttery malt.Medium bodied, low carbonation.

Tried on 30 Oct 2016 at 23:28


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Draft: Lemon zest, Belgian yeast funk aroma. Hazy golden, medium head, good lacing. Lemon, dry, white grape finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation, maybe a little harsh.

Tried from Draft on 11 May 2016 at 16:42


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Norms, Vienna: poura golden with a white head. Atoma is tropical fruit, hay, fatmhousiness, grass. Taste is medium bitter. Very light and smooth. Shortlived aftertaste. Kind of peppery and spicy. I liked it.

Tried on 27 Mar 2016 at 21:05