Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. Clear pale yellow color. Aroma of lemon bubblegum. Taste has light citrus. OK.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Alternate World from Kent Falls Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at Owl Farm. It pours cloudy light gold with a thick white head. The nose is fresh, earth, lemon zest, lime, bread, cracker and minerals. The taste is crisp, bitter, tart, minerals, light saltiness, good mouth-pucker, lemon, limeade and grapefruit with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Crisp, tart and crushable. Great balance. Very nice gose.
Scopey (25115) reviewed The Gardener's Tale from Kent Falls Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg, 5.6% at Torst. It pours hazy pale gold with a decent white head. The nose is bitter - sweet, earthy, grainy, perfumed, floral and fresh mint. The taste is crisp, lightly tart, apple skin, grapefruit, minerals, sherbet, mint, straw and madelines with a drying finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Unusual, but not bad at all.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Sour’d in September - Pours cherry red pink white head. Nose/taste of cherry, oak, brett and sour notes - medium body.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Lime Zest Gose from Kent Falls Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours yellow. Nose/taste of lime zest, sea salt, lemon, sour wheat and coriander - medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Lord Hobo: pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is light lemon and that strange yeasty sour smell. Taste is a nice light sour. Yeast is super pleasant. Refreshing. Not sweet. Funky. Nice.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Alternate World from Kent Falls Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Draught at Publick House, 8/12/15.
Much like the Medusa Fermette I just had, this bright tangerine-copper beer is moderately hazy and topped by a white head that steadily recedes to cover.
Big juiciness in the nose emanates from both citrusy hop and brett notes. Soft lactic acids pretty well integrated and there’s just enough graham cracker-like malt notes to add a little grain character. Not overly salty or intensely lemony, and with warming, varied tropical notes continue to emerge; kiwi, mango and pineapple. No alcohol or flaws.
Lovely blend of citrusy hops and juicy, tart tropical fruit flavors from both brett and hop. Tight, ample carbonation helps distribute it about the palate and there’s a lip smacking, oily, lactic acidity on the finish. Dry, but amply malted and while I think I caught a taste of diacetyl at one point, it was very minor. Really enjoyable. Tart, fruity and acidic without being obnoxiously so. These guys are really hittin their stride.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at Lord Hobo, 7/10/15
Not going to go too much in to this one, as it’s similar to Batch 3 (I didn’t have batches 1 or 2) but does indeed make good on their purpose to use a paler base malt to put more focus on the yeast/bacteria and hops. It’s less grainy, less given to the spelt AND importantly, dosent seem to have as much of the heavy cereal character on the finish. I really enjoyed it (and also thought I was crazy, since I didn’t realize it was a new batch) and am happy to see a brewer adjusting the recipe much to the best.
The hops are more apparent, providing a lovely spiciness and very light citrus character. A bit more sweetness in this one, though it’s still near bone-dry; perhaps just a bit more soft malt character, actually. Very good, excited for more from these guys.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Waymaker from Kent Falls Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Draught at Publick House, 6/25/15
Lightly hazy peachy-golden beer with a small but well-retained white head atop.
Juicy, very aromatic tropical and citrus fruits in the nose jump right out at you; guava, mango, passion fruit. The more dry and tart varieties of tropical fruits, not the sweetish pineapple variety. Floral notes dry things out and transition nicely in to the brett acids adding lime skin and band aid and a delicious tartness. Malts show light honey and dry bread dough but are almost completely free from the heavy doughiness often found in this "style". No alcohol or flaws.
I’ll be damned if after the first sip Orval didn’t come immediately to mind. Tart brett acids are combined artfully with fresh, rich floral hops (a lot of the lilac-like notes from Orval). Don’t know if this thing actually has Styrian Goldings in it, and for sure there are some American hops contributing the tropical fruits, but there’s more than a fleeting resemblance to the world’s best beer, so you can’t be too unhappy with what’s going on here. Light honey, supple malt textures and ample carbonation all provide a great mouthfeel while the tart brett acids clear the palate on the end and get you ready for another sip. Awesome beer, hope to have this again soon.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at Publick House, 6/25/15
Deep golden liquid shows only a touch of haze while a small white head that slowly recedes to cover, sits atop.
Lightly tart bacterial influence in the nose shows a bit of dry cherry skin, acetic acid and plenty of grain complexity. Freshly baked sourdough bread seems to be the dominant note, with very light hop spiciness and heavy mineral water-like notes as well. It’s interesting and certainly has a lot of character, but at the same time is extremely dry (could use just a touch of pils malt honey character). No alcohol or flaws in the nose.
The flavor begins with the same tart bacterial notes (lightly acetic, lightly lactic) that are enjoyably delicate. Bread dough, raw graininess and a bit of floral/spicy hoppiness are tasted through the mid-palate, carried on by a mostly tight, engaging carbonation. The finish highlights the "macro lager-like flavor" of the spelt. It’s definitely there (mimicking the corn from the macro lagers) and giving a distinctly sharp, grainy flavor that my friend said tasted like a pbr.
Obviously the beer is well-brewed and I’ve never known spelt to give this character so it’s a bit odd that it’s so prominent here and leaves this aftertaste. Certainly a far cry from Blaugies Saison d’epeautre, but passable in its own right. Very, very light and dry.