Dearly Beloved
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.97
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Canned this week and starting to head your way next week, DEARLY BELOVED is our newest farmhouse ale, a lovely ale brewed with Golden Promise Spring barley, hibiscus, rose hips & sweet orange peel.
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Dearly Beloved from Oxbow Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Canned 1/22/25, drunk 3/26/25.
Clear amber-honey. Medium-sized, off-white head quickly fizzles to thin bubbles on edge.
Light clove accenting rich grains, round yellow fruits, a bit of apple and various peppery phenols. Maybe a bit of floral and citrus accent, but it's light, allowing the yeast to shine.
Round and nutty with chewy grains and a very tasteful adjunct addition that doesn't overwhelm the yeast. Earthy and lightly tart. Not my favorite yeast expression, or maybe the rosehip and hibiscus are skewing my perception, as it seems very phenolic and lightly clove-y. But I think the earthiness is well-done, as well as the soft, supple texture and good attenuation. The carbonation is very low and slightly loose, however, which is odd given the can conditioning.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Pours hazy dark orange amber into a tulip. White head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Herbal hibiscus and rose hip aromas. Medium bodied with sweet clove, bubblegum and hibiscus upfront turning to orange and rose before the lasting earthy bark finish.