Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Lightly hazy, pale brass. Small, white head steadily to light cover.
Musty socks and earth from the slightly mousey lacto. No clear Brett; at least not the Brett you want. Cracker and biscuit from the overly grainy malt. Low hop.
Vinous lacto mixing with lightly sweet malts. Grapey acidity is interesting and the texture, fairly deep and supportive, belies the sparse, cracker nose. Lingering earthy, musty lacto, fruity sweetness and a touch of vitamin.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Saison from Counter Weight Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Rather hazy, waxy-honey-golden. Medium-sized, white head steadily to scant cover.
Stone fruit and white pepper give a standard and low clove, somewhat unexciting nose backed by honey and white bread notes from the malt. Some basement-like soft funk.
Spicy hops with lots of white pepper and mild clove. Good maltiness with very high attenuation. Avoids the heavy clove and bubble gum of the overly Americanized examples, but it's still very far from the best Belgian saisons. Chewy body initially, becoming dry and watery on the finish.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Reveal from Counter Weight Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7
Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Quite hazy. Interesting, is this a New England Belgian Pale Ale?
Unripe tropical and stone fruit with peppery phenols. Big mineral with a touch of sulfur. Thought it would be Motueka, but I'm not sure about that based on the nose. Seems more Rakau/Riwaka. Crusty, bready malts, very low sugar. Nicely retains it's Belgian yeastiness while still allowing hops to shine.
Very, very dry, crackery, biscuity. Lemony hop, with light tropical fruit. Just absolutely bone dry, with probably a dearth of malt texture. I appreciate the dryness and the controlled Belgian yeast character, the not overdone hops, but this goes a bit too far with the complete lack of any sweetness/softness whatsoever.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Grundriss from Counter Weight Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7
Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Deep brass as pictured. Clear.
Rich mineral and zesty, dried herbs. Biscuit and sourdough. Clean. Not as brightly aromatic as Otava and Clear Intent.
Biscuity malts with a lighter body and crackery, slightly watery texture. Mineral, sourdough, bitter herbal hops and lingering graininess. Bit of a miss here, it seems. Just not nearly enough malt depth. Maybe a touch too much specialty malt? Not sure.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Side pull at the brewery, 6/1/25.
Clear, bright blonde. Big, fluffy head, good retention.
Rich herbal hops, mineral and light sourdough and honey notes mixing together from the malt. Clean and bright, very aromatic.
Bright, richly-malted, well-hopped, dry and clean with rich grain, a good bite to it and smoke but not overdone bitterness. Lingering light sourdough, zesty herbs and excellent yeast character. The first lager I had from these guys, Workhorse, out of a can did not remotely prepare me for the world class lagers they serve in draught at their brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at WeHa, 5/31/25.
Clear lemony-golden. Bright. White head.
Lightly juicy with round citrus, a bit of wood and bright, not resinous pine. Cracker and scant white bread from malt, but no resin or caramel.
Another lovely interpretation of a WC, with tons of woodiness, greenery, grapefruit and pine and a clean malt bill featuring light white bread and lots of biscuit. Would appreciate more malt depth and softer sweetness here, though, as it gets very dry and acidic as the glass goes on.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Undated bottle fresh from the brewery, drunk 5/23/25.
Clear, rich, ruddy-amber. Small, butter head.
Rich bourbon and oak with a lovely, lightly buttery character, healthy tannin but no great acidity (or, not more than you'd want). Just a hint of coconut/pineapple to go with the spirit and then a large helping of rich, succulent malt with excellent base malt giving mostly honey, white bread and long caramel. No toast. Good amount of raisin and fig, but not overdone there. Lingering vanilla, toffee, bourbon and oak tannin. No alcohol noted.
Soft, rich, rich maltiness with a not-quite-syrupy texture but still very deep. Balanced wonderfully by bourbon spice, moderate oak and coconut/pineapple-like tannic acidity. No alcohol, tons of excellent maltiness and great flavors stemming from a solid base malt foundation with not too much on the C malts.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Taster pour from a can at rising pint. Deeply hazy bright yellow with thin cap of head and nice lacing. Aroma is strong citrus and a bit of cooking herb. Taste is equal mix citrus and cooking herb. Smooth, frothy, texture, soft carbonation, dry, crisp finishes taste with mild lingering bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brewery draught, 5/2/25.
Clear, brass-gold. Small, white head.
Getting lots of acidity, in a slightly weird way, but not off putting. Guess it's the hopping. Malt behind it is rich, but attenuated.
Clean and malty with lemon, white wine, interesting acidity and light, unripe papaya. Malty but nicely dry. clean.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Brewery draught, 5/2/25.
Moderately-to-heavily hazy, golden-maize. Small, creamy, white head.
Intense spice with orange and a bit of sweaty mineral. White bread and biscuit round out a balanced, clean nose.
Soft, spicy, lots of pineapple, peach, papaya. A bit overripe for my tastes. Basic white bread-like notes from the ample, attenuated malts. Cracker and low bitterness lingering. Not really as rich and flavorful as I'd prefer for its size but clean, polished, well-done. Good balance.