7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle consumed on premise, 6/11/16.
Large, off-white head tops a bright golden-brass body. Retention is moderate-to-strong while clarity is lightly hazy.
White pepper, soft oak, lemon, nectarine and then kiwi for days on the finish. First kiwi beer, actually? Wow, I think so. Well, it’s awesome, unsurprisingly. What a perfect fruit, having both a strong tartness/acidity and also light sweetness, with overall dry, yet juicy flavors. I could see the base beer having just a touch less body; as is, there’s a lot of tannin and malt/wheat texture. High carbonation, but mostly tight, helps break some of this up and soft oranges, lemon notes and more kiwi linger on in to the moderately tart finish. Pretty good restraint on the critter element, with no extreme sourness (though certainly sour). Saison character even shows through, with more pepper and lots of plastery minerality.
Large, off-white head tops a bright golden-brass body. Retention is moderate-to-strong while clarity is lightly hazy.
White pepper, soft oak, lemon, nectarine and then kiwi for days on the finish. First kiwi beer, actually? Wow, I think so. Well, it’s awesome, unsurprisingly. What a perfect fruit, having both a strong tartness/acidity and also light sweetness, with overall dry, yet juicy flavors. I could see the base beer having just a touch less body; as is, there’s a lot of tannin and malt/wheat texture. High carbonation, but mostly tight, helps break some of this up and soft oranges, lemon notes and more kiwi linger on in to the moderately tart finish. Pretty good restraint on the critter element, with no extreme sourness (though certainly sour). Saison character even shows through, with more pepper and lots of plastery minerality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2016
at 15:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the brewery, 6/11/16.
Bright orange with a brass/bronze tint and a white head atop showing moderate retention.
Citrus and black pepper in the nose are joined by light cereals and baguette/biscuit-like breadiness for balance. Clean and bright with no heavy specialty malt dominance and no off-notes from the cask.
Sweet marmalade and soft black pepper give a moderate but still restrained hop character to the beer while vanilla, honey and biscuit provide ample body. Tight carbonation keeps it very drinkable and the natural wateriness of the cask continues to keep it going down easily. No alcohol or flaw. Nice, bright, dry stuff with a malty texture.
Bright orange with a brass/bronze tint and a white head atop showing moderate retention.
Citrus and black pepper in the nose are joined by light cereals and baguette/biscuit-like breadiness for balance. Clean and bright with no heavy specialty malt dominance and no off-notes from the cask.
Sweet marmalade and soft black pepper give a moderate but still restrained hop character to the beer while vanilla, honey and biscuit provide ample body. Tight carbonation keeps it very drinkable and the natural wateriness of the cask continues to keep it going down easily. No alcohol or flaw. Nice, bright, dry stuff with a malty texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jun 2016
at 15:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the lovely brewery, 6/11/16, listed at 3.7% abv.
Dark mahogany-to-ebony body has light cola tints and shows a seemingly high clarity. Tan head is large and shows moderately strong retention.
Big fruits in the nose mix with prune, dark chocolate, vanilla and a chalky-like minerality. Light treacle balances the creamy-honey base malts with more esters lingering on the end.
Fruity again, in the mouth, with apple, strawberry, cherry-like esters as well as prunes and treacle to deepen things and add a bit of acidity. Roasted barley is not overdone, but adds a touch of char and lots of dark chocolate, as well. Soft, amply carbonated texture is slick at times and appropriately watery for quite a high drinkability. Love the abv, love the cleanliness and love the condition of the cask.
Dark mahogany-to-ebony body has light cola tints and shows a seemingly high clarity. Tan head is large and shows moderately strong retention.
Big fruits in the nose mix with prune, dark chocolate, vanilla and a chalky-like minerality. Light treacle balances the creamy-honey base malts with more esters lingering on the end.
Fruity again, in the mouth, with apple, strawberry, cherry-like esters as well as prunes and treacle to deepen things and add a bit of acidity. Roasted barley is not overdone, but adds a touch of char and lots of dark chocolate, as well. Soft, amply carbonated texture is slick at times and appropriately watery for quite a high drinkability. Love the abv, love the cleanliness and love the condition of the cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jun 2016
at 14:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, white grapes, light yeasty and light wood. Flavor is quite sweet, moderate bitter and light acidic. Dry, moderate bitter and light acidic finish. 240616
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2016
at 17:43
8/10
Tried
on 24 Jun 2016
at 17:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, flowers, light honey, wood and yeasty. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 240616
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2016
at 17:06
8/10
Tried
on 24 Jun 2016
at 17:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
At the source: pours golden with white head. Aroma is saison funk, hefty fruitiness, and minerals and stuff. Taste is slightly sweet. Dry. Funky. Still very full and powerful. Pretty dank.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2016
at 16:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of citrus, tropical fruit, bubblegum, and dank grass - medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2016
at 23:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - pours hazy gold white head - nose/taste of melon, cantaloupe, saison yeast, bubblegum and lemon/vanilla - medium body
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2016
at 23:50