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6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Urban Family, pours a cloudy peachy golden with almost no head. Aroma is huge on the stone fruits, with lots of tart apricots and plums, and some wild yeast. Flavour is massively showcasing the tart apricots and plums, with moderate wild yeast, and lacto. Nicely constructed, with a tart stone fruity finish. Not a huge amount of depth, but it works well.
Tried from Draft on 11 May 2016 at 13:30

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, orange peel, apricot, pear, apple, peppercorn, coriander, clove, honey, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, honey, and bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, orange peel, apricot, pear, apple, peppercorn, coriander, clove, honey, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange peel, apricot, pear, apple, peppercorn, coriander, clove, honey, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, honey, and bready malt flavor; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice saison! All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, honey, and bready malt flavor; and very smooth and easy to drink. This was maltier than I expected, but still very balanced between the flavors. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2016 at 20:01

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Dense foamy lacing clings around the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, apricot, orange, pear, apple, white grape, pepper, hay, straw, floral, honey, cracker, bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lightly tart lemon, lime, apricot, orange, pear, apple, white grape, pepper, hay, straw, floral, honey, cracker, bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of yeast spiciness and light fruity/acidic tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, lime, apricot, orange, pear, apple, white grape, pepper, hay, straw, honey, cracker, bread, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from carbonation and yeast spiciness. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, creamy/bready/sticky, and slightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Brett saison. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2016 at 19:13

8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
500 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big sour lemon, lime, apricot, papaya, guava, mango, berry, pineapple, white wine, green apple, orange peel, pepper, hay, straw, floral, musty funk, light leather, wheat, cracker, and yeast earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour lemon, lime, apricot, papaya, guava, mango, berry, pineapple, white wine, green apple, orange peel, pepper, hay, straw, floral, musty funk, light leather, wheat, cracker, and yeast earthiness. Moderate fruity/acidic tartness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, lime, apricot, papaya, guava, mango, berry, pineapple, white wine, green apple, orange peel, pepper, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance fruity/funky/acidic yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from acidity/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately acidic, and lightly grainy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an insane dry hopped sour ale! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance fruity/funky/acidic yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced acidity. A really amazing offering all around.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2016 at 21:04

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500mL capped bottle from Chuck’s CD. I don’t feel so bad paying $10 for this bottle when their recent release have been like $15 for 375mL. Fucking bastards make me think this price is a good deal. Anyway, cloudy pale beer. Its a bit too messy. Definitely a funky, lightly tart wheaty beer. But its a bit too thick, a bit too unruly and not clean enough. I can drink it again but I would prefer a more centered, even keeled beer that accentuates the farmhouse character and malts separately as opposed to one ball of stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2016 at 02:46

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and foamy dark tan head with decent retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big nutty dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, toasted dark bread, vanilla, cream, light smoke/dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of roast/bready malt, coffee/lactose, and moderate earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big nutty dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, toasted dark bread, vanilla, cream, light smoke/dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of nutty coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, toasted dark bread, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, coffee/lactose, and moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from roast/hop bitterness as well. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and fairly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice coffee milk stout. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, coffee/lactose, and moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2016 at 21:41

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
12.68 ounce bottle. Hazy golden yellow color, giant fluffy white head. Aroma of dusty white and black pepper, freshly cut hay. Taste is earthy dusty overripe citrus. Tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2016 at 16:30

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden straw color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, melon, peach, white grape, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, herbal, straw, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, apple, melon, peach, white grape, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, herbal, straw, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate herbal/peppery yeast spiciness and slight tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, melon, peach, white grape, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, hay, straw, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from carbonation and yeast spiciness as well. High carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly creamy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5.1%. Overall this this is an excellent Brett saison style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2016 at 20:41

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Saraveza Farmhouse Festival, pours a cloudy dull yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out complex brett yeast and regular saison yeast. Flavour is along the same lines, with saison and brett yeast in good harmony. Dry and biscuity finish. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 29 Mar 2016 at 00:25

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Saraveza Farmhouse Festival, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of dry hopping, including tropical fruits, and citrus tartness. Flavour is along the same lines, with citrus tartness, tropical fruits, and dry hopping. Well-balanced and lovely dry hopped. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 29 Mar 2016 at 00:23