8.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Undated can drunk 12/26/24.
Tried clear and adding some sediment. Sahtis are often fairly cloudy. Deep.copper. massively carbonated, off-white head.
Rustic and mellow with no punchy acidity. Bit of light juniper, low breadiness. Good maltiness with strong mineral.
Juicy juniper is tasteful and the malt is deep and supple. Despite the carbonation level, the can conditioning prevents it from being problematic. Not too bready, but enough to-style. Rustic, flavorful and mellow, despite being a cleaner example. This brewery kills it.

6.5

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

Undated can drunk 12/24/24.
Clear, very pale, white gold. No head. Lots of protein or yeast break in solution.
Lactic and light Brett with dull tannin and zero juiciness. Very bland with only the fruitiness coming from yeast.
Incredibly dry in the mouth. Not thin or watery but like we're talking negative finishing gravity here. Gotta have some sweetness, fruit, roundness, sumptuousness....something! Not so here.

7.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Capped half liter bottle, 12/23/23. Hazy purple, thin tan head, poor retention. Aroma of pepper, funk, sweet blueberry, oak. Taste is blueberry, pepper, oak, vegetal, grape, mustard-like note. Mild tartness. Well balanced.

7.8

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

Capped half liter bottle from Ridgeview Liquor, 12/23/23. Hazy pale gold, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of brett, citrus, bready malt. Taste is brett, hay, sweet lemon, citrus, pale malt, some curry-like spice notes and umami. Well balanced and bright. Nice.

7.8

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

Capped bottle from Ridgeview Liquor, 11/20/23. Hazy orange, thin white head, average retention. Aroma of cherry, grape, funk. Taste is grape, cherry, pale malt, toast. Mild tartness. Nice.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Undated can drunk 12/1/24. Bright, deep, honey-maize-beeswax. Small, off-white head quickly to ring. Beautiful nose shows almost no lactic character with tons of fruity Brett and Sacch; noticeable saison quality, and rich, honey-like malt to balance. No aggressive oak, no acetic. Bright pineapple-apricot-lemon-kiwi, again very Brett and Sacch focused with just a bit of tart lactic character. Oak is extremely mild, providing light tannin structure, with plentiful, attenuated malt depth. Juicy, fruity, malty, mellow. Lots of Sacch saison character which is impressively not lost in the other aspects.

7.9

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

Undated 375mL bottle drunk 11/27/24. Clear, pale brass with a honey-rose tint. Small white head quickly to spotty cover. Bit of acetic and fruit acid with good funk and moderate sulfur. Oaky with fruity Brett on the end. Not overly fruited which is a nice change of pace. Good sense of malt. Malty and very tart with some strong aceto-lactic character, though not too heavy on the acetic. The fruit is exceptional here, being soft, round and juicy with mild, pleasant sweetness. Fruity Brett and biscuity, honey-like malt lingering. The big burst of sourness up front really dies off quickly leaving Brett, malt and juicy fruitiness in its wake.

6.5

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

Junction Road store. Aromas are malt with hints of toast, floral and spice. Flavors are similar to nose, bittersweet with good body and carbonation. Prefer the Vienna red fest beers myself. This is okay but nothing special.

6.8

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

8.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Undated can drunk 10/27/24. Clear, light blonde, large, well-retained, white head. Nose is luscious Dupont yeast with deftly woven-in Brett. Honey and biscuit, rustic and elegant. Similar flavors with a malty, well-attenuated body. Pepper, mild Brett and rustic grain with lightly herbal hops. Just a killer yeast and fermentation profile. Elegant and as good as any of the real raisins.