8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, ginger, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, light banana/biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, ginger, honey, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, ginger, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, light banana/biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast/ginger spiciness, and light herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, ginger, peppercorn, clove, honey, white bread dough, light banana/biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, ginger, honey, and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.8%. Touch of lingering ginger spice heat. Overall this is an excellent spiced saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, ginger, honey, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Well rounded Saison yeast complexity, balanced bready malt backbone; and not overdone on the ginger. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2018
at 00:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the at the brewery. Pours a clear chestnut with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of earthy bread and hay with a hint of smoke underlying. Flavor has earthy grains and bread with a smoke note that grows through the finish.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2018
at 16:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
4 pack at home we’ll just 1 for now. More brown than black pour small to medium head. Nose is caramel chocolate and oats. Tastes of chocolate, caramel, oatmeal, root beer, molasses. Little sweet creamy body. Hides booze fine.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2018
at 02:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can pours with a dark mahogany colored body that supports a thin tan head of foam. The mild aroma offers up chocolate, dark roasted malts, faint dark roasted coffee and then malt balls. The taste delivers malt sweetened dark roasted maltiness and dark roasted coffee flowing into a pleasing chocolate sensation as well as malt balls lined in a faint sense of toffee. Pretty nice as it stays this way into the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2018
at 20:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy reddish/pinkish orange color with a 1 finger dense pink head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal ring of lace. Minimal lacing on the glass. Aromas of big tart/tangy currants, fruit skin, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape/wine, berries, hay, straw, grass, oak, wheat, and bread; with lighter notes of pepper, oaken vanilla, musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, currants, bready malts, and oak notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/tangy currants, fruit skin, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape/wine, berries, hay, straw, grass, oak, wheat, and bread; with lighter notes of pepper, oaken vanilla, musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy currants, fruit skin, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape/wine, berries, hay, straw, grass, oak, wheat, bread, light vanilla/funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, currants, bready malts, and oak flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/acidic/tangy, and lightly tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an awesome fruited sour/wild ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, currants, bready malts, and oak flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Never overly lactic making this amazingly drinkable. Awesome well rounded Brett/Lacto complexity with balanced currants; nice oak foudre presence and malt balance against acidity. A really enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2018
at 01:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a near clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges slowly and laces. Aroma is full of citrus rind with grass and sweet grains backing. Flavor has lots of citrus rind and grass with grains backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2018
at 17:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combination of creamy sweet grains, roasted malts and a hint of chocolate. Flavor is similar with a combination of creamy sweet grains and roasted malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2018
at 17:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/15/2018. Pours opaquely hazy/cloudy/murky golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy peaches, mangoes, melon, apricot, pineapple, orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, peach, mango, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of tart/tangy peaches, mangoes, melon, apricot, pineapple, orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of peaches, mangoes, melon, apricot, pineapple, orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, peach, mango, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is a very nice NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, peach, mango, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink; with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Quite heavy on the yeasty murk than others I've had, but well made. Balanced juicy/dank hops and fruits; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and nice style example.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2018
at 01:25
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a astringent tequila note with acid fruit and wheat backing. Flavor has musty grains and astringent tequila with a bit light tart fruits and wheat backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2018
at 19:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy orange juice with a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has earthy mango with a bit of peach, citrus and earthy sweet grains supporting. Flavor has bitter citrus and mango with some grains sweet grains.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2018
at 19:40