7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @ the brewery. Cloudy light yellow appearance with a white head. The aroma on this is pretty cool. There’s an intense grapefruit / dank weed thing going on with some white pepper and pears. Medium light body. Low sweetness. Moderate bitterness. Very juicy and refreshing taste. Spicy and dank. Lots of grapefruit. Not a typical Saison but actually, quite fun.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2015
at 17:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap @ the brewery. Pours a clear dark golden appearance with an off white head. The aroma is clean. No harsh bitterness or goopy malts detected in it. Tropical fruit and a little bit of spiciness. The flavor is a bit on the sweet side. Moderate high bitterness as well. Neither the bitterness nor the sweetness is too bad but both seem a little much. Flavors of grapefruit, blood oranges, crunchy leaves, wood, and grass. The aroma was nice but the flavor is pretty run of the mill. Once it warmed a touch, there was a bit of diacetyl on the back end.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2015
at 17:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @ the brewery. Milky yellow appearance with a white head. Aroma is pretty spicy, there’s some coriander, citrus peel, a bit peppery yeast, and some sweetness. Off dry. Low bitterness. Flavorful and easy drinking even if it’s a bit simple. Soft wheat, spices aren’t overwhelming. Lemon is forefront. A bit twangy. Some spices on the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2015
at 17:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at the brewery - black with a fairly thick tan lace - strongly.roasty - very sweet, caramelized sugar flavors - moderate coffee flavor - a touch of smoke- moderate alcohol warmth - a bit of raisin - kind of hot finish - finish is actually kind of abrasive and sharp - very rough around the edges.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2015
at 13:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Turbid purplish brew - coffee totally dominates this - I’ve had the base beer and I can hardly taste it’s character here - tastes like straight-up cold coffee - some vanilla bean character and moderate bitterness/roast - maybe a bit of maple - kind of watery, very sweet finish - meh.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2015
at 13:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tap at the brewery - clear gold - decent creaminess to the texture - husky malt character - garlic/onion hop flavor - woody finish - sugary sweetness on the tail end - needs a lot of work.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2015
at 13:22
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Tap at the brewery - more along the lines of a cream ale - seems.designed as a gateway for the hipster pabst drinking crowd - soft texture - simple, kind of sourish malt character - lightly floral hops - light breadiness - light corn/dms on the tail end - put it in aluminum tall boys, man.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2015
at 13:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at the brewery - dark purplish red - a decent rendition of the style, with sufficient malt depth and richness to satisfy what one looks for in a scotch ale - some toffee/caramelized sugars, light plum, faint earthiness/smoke - the sweetness is a bit sticky, lacking any kind of balancing character (mineral, savoriness, acidity), but still pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2015
at 18:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
(Tried again to get a better read - still pretty muddled and simple, but on the tail end there is some spicy, citric hop character, and there are very mild pineapple esters - some potential, but needs a lot of tweeking) Tap at the brewery - I got all excited when I saw a 5.5 Saison on tap - sadly, this was pretty disappointing - pours a turbid gold - aroma and flavor are subdued, bland - dull yeastiness, some soft wheat character, moderate tartness - other than that, not much happening - no snappy malt character, no phenolic yeast expression, no esters - just yeastiness and bland malt character - nothing off, at least, so it’s not offensive in any way - I’ll try later batches and hope for improvement.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2015
at 18:39