6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
750 ml corked and caged bottle purchased at Martin City Pizza and Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. Bottled 03/31/15. The pour is a golden orange ruby, mostly clear, with a one inch light tan head that falls quick with large bubbles. The aroma is cinnamon, floral yeast, red wine and a soft pleasant brandy character. The taste is apple brandy up front, along with wood, red wine, mineral and finishing with the floral yeast notes. Initially the flavors were a bit rough and disjointed, though they smoothed out and integrated some as the beer warmed. A bit of funk and tart is introduced as the beer hits room temperature. The palate is medium bodied, lower carbonation and mouth coating. Wood, light tart and brandy in the finish. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2015
at 08:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft/Fest. A- Sour, lemon, citrus, subtle spice. A- Yellow color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Tart, lemons. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, tart finish. O- A good example of a Berliner Weisse. Maybe not my favorite by any means but plenty of citrus and tartness.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2015
at 21:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the Great Nebraska Beer Festival. Hazy to cloudy pale yellow color, white head. Aroma of lightly peppery earthy lemon. Taste has tart and earthy lemon. Decent
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2015
at 07:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle purchased at Martin City Pizza and Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. Purchased earlier in the year (Feb-Mar time frame). The pour is a dark black with a 1/2 inch khaki brown head. The aroma is sweet molasses with bourbon, oak barrel, and residual roast and caramel malt. Nice blending of aromas. The taste is the brown sugar molasses up front, some soy notes, the roast and the warming bourbon and barrel swirls throughout the flavor and integrates nicely. The palate is heavy to medium bodied with soft carbonation and the lingering sweet and soft bourbon booze. This is a style and treatment I normally don’t get into, though this one was nicely done and quite enjoyable due to the balance and integration of flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2015
at 07:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml corked and caged bottle purchased at Martin City Pizza and Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. Bottled 03/26/15. The pour is a hazed golden orange with a one inch frothy white head. The aroma is barrel, darker cherry and some general earthiness. The taste is barrel wood, the black cherry, earth, grass and a bit of the leather Brett to the finish. The palate is medium bodied with soft active carbonation and a mineral and leather finish. Fun, will be interesting to see how this develops with the. Solid as is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2015
at 14:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz Willebecher draft at Martin City Pizza and Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. The pour is a mostly clear brown copper with an off white head. A solid sheet of lace is left behind as the beer is drank. The aroma is malty; caramel, cracker and some crystal in there. A bit of apple fruit sweetness is faint. The taste is clean malt, the sweetness is light and very well integrated into the caramel, cracker and crystal malts of the nose. Dry, crisp, slightly earth mineral finish. The palate is light to medium bodied, soft natural carbonation and the dry finish. Clean easy drinking beer, nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2015
at 09:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz Willebecher draft at Martin City Pizza and Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. The pour is a hazed golden yellow with a small white head and nice lace. The aroma is general spice Belgian yeast along with wheat grain. The taste is the clean Wit flavors from the yeast, along with a bit of lemon citrus, the clean wheat grain and a nice mineral note carries the end. The palate is light bodied, unfiltered mouthfeel and the dry mineral finish. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2015
at 08:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
~3 oz sample at the Boulevardia Taps & Tastes in Kansas City, Missouri. The pour is a hazed golden orange with with a not much of a white head. The aroma is traditional Saison yeast, cloves and grassy earth. The taste is the clove, though expresses in a much spicier manner than the nose, this is followed close by the grass and earth, and finishes with clean pleasant yeast notes. The palate is medium to light bodied, softer natural carbonation and the yeast finish. Always enjoy the Martin City Saisons.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2015
at 15:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Several glasses from a growler filled 30 minutes previously at Martin City Brewing Company Pizza & Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. The pour is a dark black brown, opaque, with a one inch light khaki head that falls with pretty lacing. The aroma is soft roast malt, along with a bit of vanilla sweet. The taste is the roast, which is a bit ashy along with a bit of malt sweetness, though this is minimal and in the back. The palate is light to medium bodied, active fine carbonation and the dry mineral roast finish. Super drinkable, nicely done.
Tried
from Growler
on 20 May 2015
at 08:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Several glasses from a growler filled 15 minutes previously at Martin City Brewing Company Pizza & Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. The pour is a hazed golden orange with a well formed 1/2 off white head. The aroma is citrus, slightly dank hops along with fresh toasted cracker malt. The taste is the citrus (grapefruit and orange) floral hops upfront, bitter and more dank tasting than the nose. The malt is a balanced element of the flavor, toasted cracker malt, giving a great structure to the hops. The palate is medium bodied, soft natural carbonation and a dry mineral bitter finish. The aftertaste has the pleasant dank character. There is something in this beer that reminds me of Sculpin, which is a favorite.
Tried
from Growler
on 19 May 2015
at 19:30