7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy pineapple gold with a white head that dissipated quickly to the edges. Aroma has a note of tart berries with some underlying yeast esters and a bit of sweet grains. Flavor is similar with light tart berries, lots of sweet grains, and a bit of yeast esters and light fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2010
at 19:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle via a trade with bu11zeye. Pours with a hazed golden-brown body and a small, fizzy white head that dissipates. Aroma of honey, pear, oxidation, biscuit, banana and fennel. Taste is pear, caramel, vanilla, earth, toffee. Very fruity and sweet for a saison. Cereal. Medium to lively bubbles. Not super dry. Okay saison at best. Better to think of it as a regular belgian ale, as it is not dry or estery (in the correct way) enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2010
at 20:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle split. Hazy, pale, yellow-tan color, soapy off white head that fades into a thin, oily non-presence. Fruity sweet aroma, a touch of lemony funk. I almost get some peach notes in my first sip. Soft on the palate, well above par for an American Saison. Mellow fruity tones, with a gentle peppery hop balance. Fruity tangerine and sweet malt finish. Delicious and refreshing, this is one to seek out. Wow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2010
at 22:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle split. Hazy golden tan color, some bubbly carbonation, thin head that fades out. Pleasantly sweet berry aroma. Well done, it manages to incorporate the lingonberry taste with the sugary complexities of a Tripel. Bold and full bodied, but also quite palatable. A little alcohol harshness in the finish, reminiscent of mead at times. Begins to feel wine-like after a little. An interesting flavor profile, maybe a little too strong for it’s own good. Certainly worth a try.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2010
at 21:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a nice orangish-brown with good sized head and quite a bit of lacing in the glass as head dissipates. This is a very refreshing pale ale with a nice touch of hops bitterness and fruity notes, provided by the grapefruit peel. Quite tasty.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2010
at 13:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Pours a beautiful golden/straw color with a thin white head. Scents of florals, yeast, and cloves. Tastes light and crisp with florals, more yeast, and a little barnyard earthiness. Just a hint of dough... almost has some pilsener in it? Crisp finish. I love that it comes in 12oz bottles... perhaps something new for the summer rotation? Fun!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2010
at 20:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
An interesting beer that reminds me more of a wheat or witbier than a real Belgian saison. Pours a very light golden color with little to no head. Lots of carbonation bubbles. Complex aroma with spice and fruit notes. The flavor has some orange peel, some coriander, some underlying maltiness. A bit thin in palate and finish. Nice to see Minnesota brewers trying something new, but this one falls a bit short of memorable.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2010
at 12:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
WTWBA Minnesota, ’09. Light amber color with considerable carbonation. Raspberry aroma immediately. There is some yeast, but it really isn’t sour. Raspberry in the flavor, but it is light. Very little sweetness. Some hint of balsamic. Thin on the palate.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2009
at 13:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
ABR, 2009 on draught. Opaque gold color. Aroma of warm chai and light coffee. Cinnamon, nutmeg is there for sure. A little sweet, some gingerbread. Much more interesting than Farm Girl. I think this is better classified as a spiced beer, as it has none of the qualities common to a saison.
Tried
on 19 Sep 2009
at 18:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz twist off bottle purchased for me by my Dad at Zipps in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an assist to tytoanderso. Brewed and bottled by Lift Bridge Beer Co, Stevens Point, Wisconsin - did Point brew / bottle this? Pour is hazed yellow slight pea green, two inch pure white head. Falls with no lacing. Aroma of soft bready malts, and citrus earthy yeastiness. Soft and inviting nose. Taste is grainy hay straw grass, earthy sweetness malt and the citrus flowery yeastiness. Maybe a bit sweeter than I normally like my Saisons. Finish is a little grassy dirty. Palate is medium, mouth coating with medium carbonation. As always, thanks for making these transactions smooth Tyler.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2009
at 09:09