Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Notes from July 2009 750ml bottle shared at Paul's place. My fat sampling mug was very grateful. :) In bottles, you ask? Yes they're back, and they will be staying a while. We've got a wall of oak barrels assuring that. Our first beer from those barrels spent a year along that wall and has been released under the name Grisette Brux. It's a light bodied saison brewed with brettanomyces for a real cool sour funk. Unsettled, grainy pale yellow pour. Sizzling baking soda head. Smell is intense. Lemon sour acidity, pepper, lots of sweat & musk. Sweet florals. Earthy funk. Taste drops off & goes in a different direction. An honest saison, but lacking that expected earthy spice. Instead, it is very, very dry & oaky. Too woody. You can just imagine yourself chewing on a toothpick till it falls apart into single fibers. Barely a twinge of zest, it just registers a touch of tartness. It just seems more then a tad empty when compared to what I smelled up front. Some yeast in suspension, but otherwise pretty spritzy & light. :)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with small white head that lasts. The aroma is yeast, oak, peach, citrus. Medium body, funky, oak, tart peach, light acidity, very good.
reidyboy (4093) ticked Route 202 Pale Ale from McKenzie Brew House 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled on draft at the Chadds Ford location this beer poured a vibrant bright copper color with a large foamy orange-white head that left good lacing. The aroma was sweet with strong pine and cactus notes and hints of bread and pepper. The flavor was bitter, sweet and tangy with strong pine and cactus and a bit of pepper and cracker. Long sweet pine, cactus and pepper finish. Boozy but it works with this one. The booziness really grows. Moderately full bodied. Interesting.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Sampled on draft at the Chadds Ford location this beer poured a very dark brown color with a huge creamy beige head that rose over the glass and left incredible lacing. The aroma was chocolate, coffee and lactose. The flavor was bitter with coffee, lactose, vanilla, cocoa and wood. More dry than I would expect. Long coffee, banks and wood finish. Moderately full bodied. Decent but I hoped for better.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled on draft at the Chadds Ford location this beer poured a dark caramel color with a large fluffy orange-white head that left good lacing. The aroma was fruity fruity with yeast, malt and a touch of chalk. The flavor was bitterish with vague fruits, a hint of toasty malts and cardboard. Medium length finish. Medium body. Meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled on draft at the Chadds Ford location this beer poured a dark brown color with an orange hue and a large fluffy tan head that rose over the glass and left good lacing. The aroma was cinnamon, nutmeg and a bit of clove. The flavor was bitterish and bready with nutmeg, cinnamon and clove and a light toasty undertone. Long finish with lingering spices. Medium body. Ok.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled on draft at the Chadds Ford location this beer poured an orange-caramel color with a large foamy beige head that left incredible lacing. The aroma was malty with honey, bread crust and a hint of golden fruit. The flavor was toasty and woody with caramel, bread crust, faint golden fruit and a hint of tobacco at the ens. Medium length finish. Medium body. Ok