Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. Earthy peach, yeast, biscuit malt, and hay aroma. Cloudy pale yellow with small head. Light sweet-tart lemon, peach, biscuit malt, and dry hay flavor. Nice body. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2016
at 20:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. Vinegar, blackberry, toffee malt, and hay aroma. Amber with moderate head. Sweet-tart blackberry, toffee malt, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Good body. Pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2016
at 19:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Sidedoor. Deep chunky brown-black body. Steady beige head. Smooth bakers chocolate. Doughy, coffee tinged. Really smooth for the ABV. The yeasts are restrained. Caramel, chocolate. Quite a pleasant beer. Well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2016
at 23:07
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into chalice, 2015 vintage bottling. Pours clear very dark brown color with a small dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of huge raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, pear, apple, red grape, pepper, clove, light banana, caramel, toffee, molasses, toasted dark bread, light roast, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, pear, apple, red grape, pepper, clove, light banana, caramel, toffee, molasses, toasted dark bread, light roast, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Moderate yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, pear, apple, red grape, pepper, clove, light banana, caramel, toffee, molasses, toasted dark bread, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast spiciness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from yeast spiciness as well. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy, and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an excellent quadrupel style! All around great complexity and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the huge ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2016
at 21:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Paul. Pours a cloudy amber with small white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is cherry skin and oak. Thin mouth, wood, vanilla, vinous, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2016
at 15:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown, muddy appearance. The aroma is right, earthy, some dried fruit. Caramel and more fruit in the flavor, sweet malt is prominent. Flavor is good, palate see!s just a little thin. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2016
at 20:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Paul. Pours a hazy brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, wood. Medium mouth, rich malt, dark chocolate, wood, bitter finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2015
at 15:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Sidedoor. Unfiltered orange-tan. Big, steady, impressive foamy white head. Sweet Belgian yeast aroma, not as unruly and unrefined as some of its US peers. Has a touch a Belgian IPA/Saison feel, peppery banana yeast notes. Not unlike Orval. A lot of depth. Great mouthfeel. A really nice beer, sort of a Singel feel. The mouthfeel really careies it. Captures the essence of Belgian brewing, not just a shabby approximation. Really nice. Incorporates the Brett a lot better than most US beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2015
at 23:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Paul. Pours a hazy orange with small frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus and funk. Thin mouth, tart, apple skin, light funk, light finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 15:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle shared by Ben. Pretty awesome saison. Toasty subtle malt, interesting zesty citrus tinged wheat tones. Quite an excellent Saison, light to medium bodied, hyper sessionable. I’d be really happy if I brewed this beer. Delicate, quite well done. Fast forward to 2023. 16oz 5.5% version. Thinking this one can't be the same beer I had in 2015 at all. Unappealing orange flavor trying to cover high temp brewing flaws presumably. Not that good. new numbers 6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2015
at 23:58