6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tartness, from the berries, takes over this beer, erasing any floral/spicy elements that may have been there. Color borders on more of an orange, aroma hints at coriander. Taste is the hijacked by the berries, finish falls flat, and bone dry. Nice idea, but subtracts from the saison experience.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2015
at 13:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Easy drinking and nothing wrong with this but very boring in general. Light citrus aroma and some herby bitterness. Soft carbonation. Hazy gold pour with OK head and lacing. Tap at pizza paradiso.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2015
at 17:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
9 oz pour on draft at Pizzeria Paradiso Old Town, served in a snifter. Hazy amber with off-white head. Aromas of light cranberry, floral, light grass and funk. Tastes of cranberries, floral notes, light funk, citrus. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2015
at 19:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice peppercorn accents, adds a lot to the saison body. Lots of savory notes, compliment the buttery body
Tried
on 08 Feb 2015
at 23:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
750 ml bottle shared by a friend. Hazy golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of whiskey, tropical fruit, stone fruit, light acetone. Tastes of raspberry jam, tropical and stone fruit, floral notes, some whiskey. Medium body with a dry finish. Raspberry flavor is nice but I’m not sold on the barrel combination.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 19:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle shared by a friend at the Gaylord hotel in the National Harbor. Clear amber with beige head. Aromas of wine, oak, citrus, light tropical fruit, light funky sort of note. Tastes of tropical, citrus, wine, oak. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2015
at 19:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Hazy golden amber color, tan head. Aroma of lightly burnt toast. Taste is boozy caramel with a burnt edge. Interesting. Earlier Rating: 11/21/2012 Total Score: 3.3Draft at the source. Hazy brown color, beige head. Aroma of boozy caramel and brown bread. Taste is similar. Plain.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2015
at 14:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle (courtesy of Travlr). Woody chocolate fudge and coffee malt aroma. Black with nice brown head. Mildly sweet chocolate malt and mildly astringent herbal flavor. Dry finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2014
at 17:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at Magnolias Purcellville. Pours a clear copper thin fizzy tan head Decent head retention. Caramel toffee stone fruit. Taste is toffee dark fruits spicy hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2014
at 10:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Paradiso Georgetown. Slightly hazy pale yellow color, thin white edge head. Aroma of dusty apple, lemon. Taste has apple, subtle tannins, fresh hay, dry finish. Exceeded my expectations. Highly drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2014
at 16:25