Leighton (34941) reviewed Hapi from Forest & Main Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle shared in NYC. Pours hazy gold with a light foamy white head. Lovely aroma, nice peach, lemon, mellow funk. Light-medium sweet flavor with more tart citrus, grapefruit, melon, a little grass. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Clean finish, funky, tart, lightly acidic. More melon, peach, lemon, grapefruit. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a bottle dated July 05, 2015. Aroma is nice with some light grain notes. Medium stone fruit and pear esters. Light white wine notes with faint oak. Hints of acidity and citrus. Pours a somewhat hazy, golden yellow color with a medium sized, moderately thick, white head that shows average retention as it recedes to a film that hangs around thick on the edges. No lacing or legs. Flavor is slightly acidic with light grain notes and light citrus, especially lemon. Moderate pear, red apple and stone fruit esters. Some medium light white wine notes with light oak. Medium light bitterness with a hint of a mineral note. Medium light tannins. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer but I like the aroma a bit more than the flavor for a couple reasons. I think the esters in the flavor tend more towards red apple and pear with less stone fruit. The tannins in the flavor are a bit strong too. This is still a very nice beer from a brewery I consider a bit underrated.
saxo (29721) reviewed Ash & Alder from Forest & Main Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, brett, flowers, malt and hops. Nice fruity finish.
Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Ash & Alder from Forest & Main Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Rasmus. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, bretty and moderate hoppy - grapefruit. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 060216
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle received in trade. Thank you GT! Pours hazy tiny burnt pale golden with a huge frothy offwhite head that slowly dissipates while leaving lots of soapy trace on the glass. Smell is fruity and funky with sourdough crackers, lemon juice, peaches, passion fruit, lychee, hay, dry soil, barnyard, leather, white pepper corns, minerals and lemon zest. Taste is slightly sour, slightly bitter, fruity and funky. mouthfeel is soft, dry, tart and light to medium bodied. Finish is slightly sour and slightly bitter with crackers, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, peaches, passion fruit, tangerines, hay, dry soil, barnyard, minerals and lemon zest. Lovely balance between the light tartness of the saison, the citrus and the mosaic hops. Most likely even better fresher but this is a damn good hoppy funky saison.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - 2015 - Pours yellow white head - nose/taste of plum, oak, white wine and funk - medium body
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle - 2015 - Pours yellow white head - nose/taste of peach, white wine, oak, lemon funk - medium body
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Hapi from Forest & Main Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours golden orange, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is Citrus, passionfruit, pot, grapefruit. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, vinous, huge Citra hops, a bit grassy, tropical. Medium body, solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle dated May 21, 2014. Aroma is fruity with a lot of stone fruit, pineapple, tropical fruit and light citrus. Light white wine notes and oak tannins. Medium light phenolic notes. Pours a hazy, bright, copper color with a medium large, moderately thick, white head that slowly recedes. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly acidic with some light grain notes and sweetness. Medium pineapple and stone fruit notes with a bit of cherry. Some white wine and grape notes with a bit of oak tannins. Medium bitterness with some moderate phenolic notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice Saison. Nice barrel and wine notes with good yeast character. Phenolics are nice as is the citrus character. I guess the phenolics are slightly medicinal but its very faint.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Present from Forest & Main Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft - pours gold white head - nose and taste of vanilla bean, melon, citrus and lemongrass - med body