7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(750ml bottle from Buvette Scott, Quebec City) Pours fairly clear medium gold with a decent white head and no lace. Aroma of perfumed spring wildflowers, rustic grains, lightly tart pale stone fruit, saison yeast of a balanced (not overly estery/phenolic) variety, softly funky, reasonably prominent oak, some bitterness. Flavour is dry and lightly tart, very mineral and spritzy, notes of golden plum and light lemon peel, soft lactic acid, crushed wildflowers (especially middle to finish), rustic cereal grains, 'classic' Auval flora with some saison qualities and light 'cellar/attic' Brett, very mineral and soda-like water profile, finish is a bit short because of the minerality and quite some drying wood, though there are some plum skins and dusty grains in there. Light bodied, spritzy but fairly smooth bottle conditioned carbonation. A classic Auval farmhouse with a bit of plum character rather than a heavy fruit beer, quite enjoyable as such. I thought the minerality was higher than typical for them, which curtailed the finish to its detriment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2022
at 18:40