7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Reggina del Formaggio, shared with heavy. Poured a murky amber-orange body with a small white head. Funky aroma, orange, some smoked cheese, smells like a smoked lambic I guess. Taste... well, surprisingly bitter up front, again genuine smoked cheese notes (in a good way), soft funk, light tartness, quite unique, far better than the last smoked saison I’ve had (though so are most crap beers as that one was abysmal). Really glad we got these two.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2017
at 07:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, batch 143. Pours light yellow, with a small creamy head. Aroma is lactic acid and salt, as well as some citrus peel. Light to medium body, with average carbonation. Flavour is tart, with lactic acid, citrus peel, soapy notes and salt, as well pepper and earthy notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 15:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle) Pours cloudy yellow orange with no head. Pleasant aroma - citrus, hints of candy. Light body with very little, but fine, carbonation. Taste is very nice balance of tart and salty / spicy. Starts nicely tart with salty hints and the salt and spice notes steadily develop. Unusual and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 08:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy reddish color, pink head. Aroma of cherry and light dust. Taste is lightly tart cherry. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2016
at 18:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 9/2017. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden/yellow color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, pear, apple, peach, white grape, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wheat, biscuit, herbal, and yeast earthiness; with lighter notes of coffee, chocolate, vanilla, and nuttiness. Very nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, moderate pale malt, and light coffee notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, apple, peach, white grape, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wheat, biscuit, herbal, and yeast earthiness; with lighter notes of coffee, chocolate, vanilla, and nuttiness. Good amount of yeast spiciness and light-moderate herbal hop bitterness; with slight yeast tartness and wheat tang on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, peach, white grape, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wheat, biscuit, herbal, light chocolate/coffee, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, moderate pale malt, and light coffee flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, dry, and moderately creamy/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. A bit prickly/foamy/rough at first, before the carbonation lowers a bit in the glass. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 6.6%. Overall this is an excellent saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, moderate pale malt, and light coffee flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the high carbonation. Not a whole lot of coffee/wattle flavors, but they are definitely noticeable in the background; making this still feel like a true to-style saison all around. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2016
at 20:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Craftissimo at home. Hazy orange yellow pour with thin white head. Really nice fruity orange aroma with a bit of zest. Delicious. Taste is orangey and pretty bitter, has a bit of the session IPA empty taste. Nice. Light palate. Really good for a light IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2016
at 07:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Craftissimo with S back home. Dark cola brown pour with big puffy light tan head. Aroma is roasty and dusty nutty like a plain sort of stout. Taste is sort of like a hoppy brown ale in its nuttiness and roasted bitterness, not really much chili taste, except maybe a little in the finish. A bit disappointing but not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2016
at 10:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Hashigo Zake. Aroma is surprisingly saison, given the black pour and thick brown head. Flavour combines a little yeasty heat with some roastiness. Very much hits the notes you’d expect of a black saison, but not much more.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2016
at 23:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can into glass. Slightly hazy golden amber beer with frothy white crown. A few bubbles ascend. Nose is tropical fruit, passionfruit, pineapple, rockmelon.... Flat mouthfeel, chalky texture. Finish is cleansing, long and bitter. Very nice, good for summer.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2016
at 04:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Curious Hop, Otley. Had this a while. Clear, deep ruby red. Film of tan head, that stays the course. Nose has some vegetal, chilli notes. Some roast malts. Bit of soy. Light hop fruit. Some ginger and cinnamon. Odd, really. Taste has some fruity, spicy sweetness. Touch of pepper bitterness. Light body. Plenty of carbonation. More of the vegetal thing on the finish. It’s ok, but it’s just a bit peculiar and a bit hard work. A spice-fest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2016
at 14:45