6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at GBBF ’15, day 3, 13/08/15. Murky yellow orange with a moderate off white covering. Nose is pissy citrics, lemon rind, yeast esters, grass, bubblegum. Taste comprises apple core, lemon peel, straw, pissoi, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Average saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2015
at 06:40
6/10
Tried
on 18 Oct 2015
at 15:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the North Market Ohio Craft Beer Festival on 09/12/2015. The beer pours a hazy amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Sticky strings of lacing. Aroma of funky fruit, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal yeast, mildly funky fruit and malt. The finish is grassy yeast and fruit. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2015
at 22:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft/growler. Orange juice, rye malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Dark amber with moderate head. Lightly sweet citrus, rye malt and mildly bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Medium body. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 16:28
6/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2015
at 14:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
13th August 2015
GBBF Day 3. Bottleshare. Thanks! Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, dry. Sweetish malts, slightly wheaty tasting. Ripe orange. Touch of sweet bubblegum esters. Light finish.
GBBF Day 3. Bottleshare. Thanks! Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, dry. Sweetish malts, slightly wheaty tasting. Ripe orange. Touch of sweet bubblegum esters. Light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2015
at 15:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. Translucent yellow straw coloured pout with a fine white head. Aroma is odd wheaty, tangy custard, apple, spicy fruit, apricot and saision yeast. Flavour is composed of wheaty, banana. Sweet. Earthy, palate is spritzy. Sweet banana bread. OK. A bit rough round the edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2015
at 12:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/23/2014. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy tan head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, red grape, tobacco, pepper, clove, herbal, light smoke, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and fruity/spicy yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of big chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, red grape, pepper, clove, tobacco, light smoke/char, herbal, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Good amount of earthy/peppery yeast spiciness and light tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, licorice, dark fruit, pepper, clove, and yeast/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and fruity/spicy yeast flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. High carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/prickly, and lightly creamy/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice farmhouse imperial stout style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and fruity/spicy yeast flavors; and very smooth and crisp to sip on for the ABV with the high amount of carbonation. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2015
at 21:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 5/1/2015. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden yellow color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, light banana, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, straw, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy/earthy yeast and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, light banana, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, straw, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of earthy yeast spice and slight tartness after the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, light banana, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, straw, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy/earthy yeast and moderate pale malt flavors; with a nice malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very nice session saison style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/spicy/earthy yeast and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2015
at 21:52
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 3/25/2015. Pours hazy deep golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon zest, tangerine, grapefruit, orange peel, pear, apple, peppercorn, pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/piney hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon zest, tangerine, grapefruit, orange peel, pear, apple, peppercorn, pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of peppery yeast spiciness and moderate pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon/orange peel, tangerine, grapefruit, pear, apple, peppercorn, pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, fairly crisp/sticky, and slightly bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Belgian saison IPA style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/piney hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 21:40