Subsidiaries
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Komachi. Hazy pale gold. Estery nose, mostly saison yeast spice, also sake rice, light ginjo-ka. Fruity, spicy flavor with the saison character complemented by the sake rice. very dry finish that is slightly too bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2022
at 23:44
8.5/10
Very oaky, fizzy niceness, but tart. Lovely stuff. Second time, same score. Lovely oaky creamy stuff. Soft and almost sweet. Touch of grapefruit. Really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2022
at 03:54
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
This is their pilsner, aged in a foeder, secondary fermentation with saison yeast, and bottle conditioning. Bright clear gold with an enormous head that quickly subsided. Nose is tangy citrus, vanilla, oak, honey. Nice. flavor is very oaky, vanilla, citrus, honey, tannic finish. Very creamy also citrusy and crisp. Great carbonation from teh bottle conditioning. The foeder aging and conditioning worked excellently here. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2022
at 00:17
8/10
Lovely old fashioned ipa stuff. Great fruitiness. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 23 May 2022
at 13:20
8.5/10
Nice stuff. Great balance of booze and taste. Nice sweetness, touch of whisky. Real good’un. 2022 version.
Tried
from Draft
at
Gremlin
on 27 Apr 2022
at 13:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
11/4/2022. Bottle shared by minutemat, cheers. Pours hazy pale yellow gold with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of banana boat, peach, wheat, yeast, biscuit, coriander, flowers. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slightly watery, quite fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2022
at 08:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle from National Brewery Centre, Burton on Trent. Misty pale gold appearance, good white head. Nice hefe this. Good spicy creamy sweetness, pleasantly yeasty with a soft peachy sweetness. Really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2022
at 21:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from National Brewery Centre, Burton on Trent. This edition uses Berry A and Cabernet Franc grapes. Pours a dull gold with a light mist, good frothy white head. Aroma of mild yeast, saison-esque. Taste seems centred on a yeasty saison character, with no grape influence unfortunately. Moderately smooth palate, could be more crisp and bright, grape notes would be welcome but if it's part-fermented with grape skin yeast that would explain the lack of grape fruit notes. Fine overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2022
at 18:29
8/10
Nice stuff. Nice caramel. Good hoppiness, good stuff
Tried
from Draft
at
Small World
on 24 Nov 2021
at 09:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Stas. Cloudy yellow, white head. Pomelo, some pineapple, lacto, sourish and salty, medium-bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2021
at 15:04