Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Rustic Leaf. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of beige head that dissipates. Coffee forward nose with a kiss of vanilla bean and big cacao nib notes. Dark chocolate, vanilla and a faint marshmallow note on the palate. Very smooth with some nice hop and roast bitterness that comes in to balance everything out. Well made. --- Beer merged from original tick of Port 59 on 16 Aug 2019 at 22:07 - Score: 7. Original review text: Coffee forward nose w/ a kiss of vanilla bean & big cacao nib notes. Dark chocolate, vanilla & a faint marshmallow note. Again great balance

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft at Rustic Leaf. Pours a mostly clear straw color with a finger of foam that dissipates. Citrusy aromas with light orange pith on the nose. Some herbal hop notes on the palate. Clean mouthfeel, good bready malt flavors. Smooth and easy drinking, but flavors feel a little muted.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft pour at Rustic Leaf. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a finger of white foam that lingers. Leafy arugula, melon, strawberry and peach aromas. Juicy and smooth on the palate with durian, leaf and pineapple. Dank with a touch of pine that lingers on the finish. Hop burn is there, but held in check well.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Rustic Leaf. Pours a clearish orange gold with a full finger of white foam that lingers. Big fragrant nose with clove, banana bread and bubblegum aromas. A bit of floral and honey notes as well as it warms. More of the same floral and honey elements on the palate with lemon curd, bread & light peppercorn that lingers on the finish. Really nice old world saison.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Rustic Leaf. Pours a clear golden copper with a finger of off-white foam that dissipates. Big floral hop nose with citrus, caramel, dried honey & some pine. Smooth on the palate. Lots of pine and grassy hops on the finish. Balanced with the malt sweetness but a big punch of hops that linger on the finish.

Excellent! Juicy/tart/tangy mangoes/peach/fuzz/skin/pits; red/green/crisp apples; lt herbal/pepper/yeast earth. Dry/crisp carb. Lingering acid/tang/tannins. No astringent. Flavorful/refreshing. Great fruit complexity/balance. Spot on dry style as expected

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22 ounce bottle into snifter. 2018 vintage, Bottle #205/266. Pours hazy very dark ruby red/brown color with a small fairly dense light khaki head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, red apple, roasted nuts, biscuit, and brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, chocolate, cocoa, leather, tobacco, peat smoke, oak char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malts, molasses, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, red apple, roasted nuts, biscuit, and brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, chocolate, cocoa, leather, tobacco, peat smoke, oak char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, roast, charred bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Very slight English yeast tang/tartness. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, dark fruit, apricot, red apple, roasted nuts, biscuit, brown bread, molasses, licorice, chocolate, cocoa, leather, tobacco, peat smoke, oak char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, molasses, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness, and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with as very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 9.5%, with zero lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is an awesome barrel aged old ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, molasses, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV with the mildly bitter/tannic/drying finish; awesome soft feel for the style/ABV. Awesome balance of super rich dark/bready English malts, molasses, fruity English yeast, and Bourbon barrel presence/integration; with solid earthy hops. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressively spot on style example. Aged really well!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 7/14/2019. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, white grape, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, white grape, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness; herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; and light wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, white grape, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and fairly crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.6%. Overall this is an excellent saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; great soft feel for the style. Great well rounded Saison yeast complexity; with a great balanced wheat/malt backbone, and solid earthy hop presence. Light residual sweetness with crisp drying. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. No complaints.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce crowler into lager glass, filled on 7/14/2019. Pours crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a small fairly dense white head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of lemon, tangerine, peach, pear, apricot, melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of peppercorn, pine, wood, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity hops and pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, tangerine, peach, pear, apricot, melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of peppercorn, pine, wood, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, tangerine, peach, pear, apricot, melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, peppercorn, pine, wood, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity hops and pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with no yeasty notes. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.9%. Overall this is a delicious pale lager. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity hops and pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Great showcase of juicy/vibrant Nelson Sauvin hops; with a great clean pils malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively well made style example as expected.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at MBGSF 2019. Pours a ruby red with a white head. Aroma and flavor are each of raspberry candy, plain, simple, and quite tasty.