7.8

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

Bottled from wf-UES. Cloudy yellow pour. Woody smoke and yeasty funk. Floral and citrus. Pretty good.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a tulip. Clear golden with huge white head. Aroma is light fresh juniper, light body, medium carbonation, and a little lacing. Taste is juniper and yeast.

7.8

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

Draft - Pours cloudy gold with white head. Nose/taste of smoked stone fruit, juniper, wild yeast, lemongrass and herbal notes. Medium body.

7.2

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

Bottle shared by Dallas
Clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma is smoky, perfume and straw. Flavor is mildly tart, smoky and straw
Nice & clean

1.6

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1

Bottle. Huge gusher. Strong aroma and extra strong taste of ethyl acetate. Undrinkable. Looked good, though. Would normally not rate an obviously infected beer, but since Stillwater has chosen to charge a big premium for their beers, the expectations are higher — and infections are unacceptable.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Moderate gusher upon opening. Pours slightly hazy bright gold color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big lemon, pear, apple, juniper, clove, pepper, hay, straw, grass, wheat, bread, musty funk, light wood smoke, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy/funky yeast, juniper, pale malt, and light smoke notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, pear, apple, juniper, clove, pepper, hay, straw, grass, herbal, wood smoke, wheat, bread, light musty funk, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Fair amount of earthy yeast spiciness and some slight tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, clove, pepper, juniper, hay, straw, grass, herbal, wheat, bread, light wood smoke, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and balance of fruity/spicy/funky yeast, juniper, pale malt, and moderate smoke flavors; with a great malt/yeast/spice balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent smoked/juniper saison. All around great complexity and balance of fruity/spicy/funky yeast, juniper, pale malt, and moderate smoke flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

6

Danish dynamite, like Christian Eriksen at White Hart Lane. Not as good as Christian, though.

7.2

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

Cloudy light tan. No head. Aroma shows a lot of pale malt, smoke, peachy fruitiness, a hint of tartness...strange stuff. Sweet, smokey, a touch of acidity, really nice clean malt. This is definitely an interesting beer, with abundant character. A hint of footy hefeweizen-like yeast...unique brew.

7.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz pour at the source pours a very hazy straw yellow with some sudsy white head. Nose is odd, lemon, peppercorns, light smoke, a little spruce, soap. Flavor has an interesting medicinal, soap, lavender, juniper, some grass. Herbal finish.