7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours hazy orange gold with a creamy white head. Aromas of ripe light stone fruit and light spice. Med body. It is peppery, detectably apricot and somewhat barnyard. Rather delicate. The pepper builds with time.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2012
at 16:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Sugar Maple. Pitch black with a nice respectable beige-brown head. Roasty, smoky aroma. Mellow carbonation. Full of smoky tones. Slightly chalky. A quality product. Some alcohol beneath the watery malt body. Oily undertones, molasses. Burnt smoke tastes, like they roasted some smoked malt. Could benefit from a fuller, more carbonated mouthfeel. Unique.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2012
at 21:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
seriously sweet and fruity, which is not necessarily a bad thing, just that I think it takes away from the yeasty dryness of a traditional saison. The apricot gives a little off taste in the finish which takes the taste value down a little. Interesting take but is a little too sweet for my tastes.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2011
at 16:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared by John and Amy, thanks guys. Capped 750mL 2011 bottle. I am glad to try this without having to shell out some ridiculous dough. Pours with a nicely thick yet small head. Color is a nice shade of dull golden. Aroma is sweet (not sugary or artificial) apricot with lots of dry apricot skins. Its almost fuzzy in the aroma. There is also a slight vegetal aspect to the apricot. Its not over the top fruitiness, its mixed up with a very tropical fruit Belgian brew. Flavor is dry all the way despite a very natural apricot fruitiness all over the flavor. There is almost a furry apricot mouthfeel to the beer. Medium thick body body works well the the structure of the beer. I really liked this but will not every shell out 20 bucks for it. Its a shame. I think the vegetal aspect I picked up is the pepper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2011
at 20:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml bottle, shared by hwwty4. Pour is a cloudy yellow white, along with a smallish white head. Head fizzles with a faint crackling sound. Aroma is green pepper vegetal, black pepper, apricot fruit, and a soft grainy malt. Taste is the apricot initially, turns to chewy malt, then finishes with some bright pepper, leather, and residual dry earthiness. Some weird residual fruit honey sweetness in the longish finish. Palate is medium bodied, finishes dry in the back (which is the first time I noticed any of the wood barrel treatment) with lingering yeast and pepper. Interesting. Thanks for sharing this one Bill - it had been on the list.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2011
at 06:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving sticky lacing to coat surface. Sweet caramel and oak aromas. Sweet, dry caramel and grape front to back turning to a slightly bitter and lasting oak finish.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2011
at 14:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Dexters. Hazy orange tan. Big, creamy, off-white head. Fruity taste and aroma, some citrus, maybe even guava melon. Sugary malt depth, maybe some candi sugar or Belgian yeast notes. Not overly astringent, smooth melon tones, tropical. A pretty good Belgian IPA, would have benefited from a little more lively carbonation. Guave, honey, toasted malt. Well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2011
at 20:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours hazy amber into a tulip. Bright white head with medium length recedes to skim surface. Dried apricot aromas. Crisp with sour summer pit fruit upfront turning to aspirin in the dry lasting finish.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2011
at 14:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed blonde saison with a thin off white head. In aroma, a nice sweet and smooth fruity esters, with faint white pepper flakes. In mouth, a nice smooth saison with light fruity apricots, and a touch of pepper in finale, not bad. Bottle at FoBAB 2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2011
at 17:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Several samples at the 2011 KC Strong Ale Festival. Pour is a clouded golden yellow with a smallish off white head. Aroma is big floral hop, clove yeast, and a nice tannin mineral element. Taste combines the elements of the nose, floral hops and clove yeast up front, some resin carries the finish to the dry tannic finish. Palate is medium t heavy bodied, with a decent amount of alcohol in the finish. This had an interesting intentional (I assume)roughness to it.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2011
at 15:32