8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark amber w/a finger of foam; Aromatic elements: currants, nutmeg, flowers, caramel apples, hops - northdowns maybe?); similar palate, great yeast notes; complex, flavourful, lovely stuff.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2002
at 12:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
While rather uneventful under normal conditions, Yards Saison improves BIG TIME after a year in the cellar. So much complexity, yeastiness, peppery-malty flavours and barnyardy acidity, it's hard to believe that it's the same beer. Give it a year and see what I'm talking about.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2001
at 23:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Basically a light barleywine. I was lucky to taste a 2 year old (1999 version) keg of it - and its held up nicely. Alot of malt, of course, but its heavily hopped enough to keep it balanced. Very smooth.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2001
at 22:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Definitely funky in a Belgian way. Has plenty of the malt sweetness of a dubbel, yet without the complexity of the best ones. It also has the dry finish, spiciness, and strength of a tripel.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2001
at 20:14
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Not what I expected. Not sure what flavor elements the oysters add, but this is nicely sweet, strong and full flavored and exceptionally smooth going down.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2001
at 23:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Light yellow color, a little pale. Medium head. Clean nose, emphasizing mostly malt. The flavor is heavily bitter with minimal hop flavor (or aroma). Malt presence and body on the lighter side of the style. A little unbalanced.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2001
at 10:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
One of the better light colored ales using nitro for that thick creamy Guinness like body and head. It has enough hop presence to show up through the creaminess. Unfortunately, I don't care much for those smooth creamy beers - I prefer an assertive bite.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2000
at 12:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
A very interesting beer, though possibly not a successful one for Yards, as I hear its being phased out. The cross of english pale ale hoppiness with pilsner hop flavor is certainly interesting and actually quite good - it perhaps just didn't catch on.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2000
at 12:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This weighs in at a whopping 8% ABV, but you'd never guess my tasting it. It has the intense hop bitterness (this is highly hopped) of a good IPA, but no high alcohol taste at all. These guys know how to make beer and this is as good an example from Yards as any. Intensely floral and somewhat fruity aroma.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2000
at 22:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
As they claim - its a rich dark beer. It has the rich maltiness and full body of any of the best oatmeal stouts I've had. Also a nice hint of bitterness. A very good beer. Pours a little too bubbly - then has little head to speak of.
Tried
on 17 May 2000
at 17:26