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Brewery and tasting room located in Northfield, Vermont. Draft pours and growler fills available.
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7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750mL bottle pour at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Dark, ruddy with maroon and auburn hues throughout. Light-to-minimal haze. Dark beige head fades slowly to a ring.
Light chalk-like mineral and grape notes mix with interesting bread-like malts and hints of red fruit, raisin and date. Apple esters are moderately strong, interesting and transition in to cherry and currant-like wine notes adding a bit of acidity/tartness.
In the mouth it's dry, bready again (though not a terribly hard, almost sour and iced tea-like character that you get from a typical crystal malt profile) and showing plentiful wine and mineral character with strong tannin providing additional mouthfeel in concert with the wheat and spelt, which helps soften the specialty barley. Tight carbonation, clean and snappy, with a great yeast profile. So nice to see not one, but two barrel-aged and open fermented beers that aren't sour.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2018 at 18:00

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Light amber-to-auburn, touch of chill haze. No head.
Smells richly malty with very low barrel character, which is surprising given it was solely fermented in one. Surprised it's even bourbon. Light maple hints, tons of honey-caramel-like malt. Not boozy or sharp/estery at all. Lots of red fruit and soft ester, though.
In the mouth it's awesomely dry, yet still richly malty with no booze, nor any excess specialty malt. Clean fermentation even in the barrel, showing moderately estery fruits, a hint of spice and very soft wood tannin. Impressive that it's 14%; it doesn't show remotely close to that. Soft, slick-at-times texture with low but engaging carbonation.
Tried on 02 Jul 2018 at 14:28

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Moderately hazy amber. Off-white head fades to a ring.
Amber malts in the nise show light bread, some nuttiness and light caramel. Lightly grassy hops seem appropriate to style and lighten things, balancing tjrle malts somewhat.
Bready in the mouth with red fruit and honey-caramel as well. Very clean, very dry, excellent as always.
Tried on 01 Jul 2018 at 15:34

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
2017 750mL bottle pour at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Light gold-brass with a hint of amber. Clear with a white head fading steadily to ring.
Smells of light, soft Brett, light lacto and grainy malts/adjunct grains with a fair bit of soft cereal character woven in nicely to offset some of the acidity. Cherry and citrus sit on the end, very fruity and bright with no surplus of acid. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth there's cherry-like fruitiness from the blend of acetic and Brett acids that is lively and somewhat tart. Lightly malty with cereal and wood tannin keeping things quite soft. "Chewy"-like cereal grain textures continue to emerge as it warms. High attenuation and low but spritzy carbonation. Very nicely-developed Brett is neither too "bready" or citric. Deep, complex flavors and not too much acid, nor alcohol or flaw.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2018 at 19:56

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Bright orange-tangerine-honey, moderately hazy with an off-white head that settles at cover.
Yeasty with dough and heavy ester followed by orange oil and tons of zest. Not that the grapefruit feels overdone, but the hops seem very underdone. Really haven't been a fan of actual citrus in IPAs, it never seems to augment/complement, but just detract and obscure the hops. No alcohol, at least. Biscuity, cracker-like malts behind it.
Yeasty and/or doughy in the mouth. Heavy, heavy dough through the middle. Tons of orange oil, as if the beer sat on the skin/rind too long. Hops seem an afterthought, as they do in the nose. On the plus side, the texture/carbonation/attenuation is near-perfect, yet again.
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 19:50

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Has that nice clear gold piss color that you might also call straw-brass. White head quickly fades to nothing.
Actual honey noted in the nose with soft floral touches. Good maltiness to it, with biscuit and grain. No alcohol or flaw.
Malty (honey, cookies, grains) and soft on the palate with engaging, moderate carbonation and light sweetness. Lightly bitter, but no real hop flavor. Pretty nice stuff. Very malty with a soft mouthfeel.
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 19:28

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Dark black, opaque, with a tan head that quickly fades to nothing.
Dry roast with light peanut skin, in the nose. Bit of molasses and vanilla.
Super dry with strong roasted acidity. Great, soft, malty texture with good attenuation and lots of flavor for its size. Clean, no alcohol. Carbonation is moderate and engaging.
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 15:32

6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Cloudy, drab golden. White head quickly fades to nothing.
Lime zest, light, soft spice up front, in the nose. Lime juice and light coconut show restraint and a good balance overall with biscuity malts. Not really much hop character, however, here.
In the mouth it's acidic lime character and light, prickly bitterness with moderate lime juiciness, as well. Moderate coconut and surprisingly quite malty, especially given the mild nose. Lime and light saccharine-like character lingering with low, fairly engaging carbonation and no alcohol. Not much of an IPA, but fine as a beer.
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 14:42

6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Heavily hazy, though short of soupy. Pale, brass-golden with deeper maize tints. White head fades steadily to a ring.
Pineapple is dry, a bit tangy and allows wheat alongside it, also dry and slightly nutty/biscuity. A bit creamy, bordering milky and extremely estery with lots of bubble gum and other tropical fruit. Not overly juicy or soft, though. Mostly just dry and though it's the aroma, almost feels like it's going to be scratchy/husky.
Kinda watery in the flavor with milky-pineapple notes seemingly full of oatmeal or lactose. Dry, well-attenuated and fruity with tons of ester, grain and light-to-moderate, fairly engaging carbonation. No alcohol, flaw or resin. Pretty well-done for what it is, I just don't love the recipe.
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 14:02

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught at Mule Bar, 3/24/18.
Lightly hazy, brass-golden. White head fades steadily to ring.
Soft coconut, nicely mild and in the background mixes with easygoing Belgian esters providing nectarine, apple and pear. Low on the phenolics, and though I like a nice helping of black pepper phenol, I'll take the tradeoff of it being clove-free any day. Lightly sweet, honey-caramel-tinged malts with a touch of biscuit, no alcohol or flaw.
Coconut again in the mouth is up-front, but again, not dominant or intense. Light pineapple, hints of clove and white pepper emerge quickly and lemon and light honey-like malt notes are added as it progresses towards a soft, gentle finish with mostly dough and biscuit-like malt lingering with soft coconut and light lemon. Kind of light on the saison character, though still a well-made beer, with light carbonation, engaging and a reasonably soft texture. All told, this could be FAR worse. I shudder to thing of the bad adjunct saisons I've had, and this is far from bad or even slightly overdone.
Tried on 27 Jun 2018 at 17:15