8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Lauren. Pours a cloudy orange with no head. Aroma of candu sugar, wood, cherry skin. Medium mouthfeel with nice cherry skin, candy sugar, sweet finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2014
at 16:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours yellow gold white head. Nose/taste of apricot, white wine, oak, sour fruit and saison yeast. Funky. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2014
at 20:46
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Thanks Jake and Nick. Pours orange gold white head. Nose/taste of super fresh apricot, oak, wine and tart acid. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2014
at 20:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Aroma has a nice fruity character with some nice stone fruit notes and overripe pear. A good, light, cherry note with light acidity and citrus. Light oak notes and tannins add complexity. Pours a slightly cloudy, golden orange with a faint pinkish tint and a small, white head that disappears to the edges where it lingers slightly. Faint lacing and small legs. Flavor has a medium light acidity with some light citrus character. Low grain notes with some light oak and oak tannins. Medium light cherry character with medium light bitterness. Slightly mineral water quality. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, another very nice fruited saison from SARA. One thing I really like is that the fruit is not overwhelming, but instead adds a complimentary background note.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 18:49
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Aroma is rather fruity with quite a bit of raspberry character. Some light malt notes of caramel and toasted bread. Low acidity in the aroma. Some cherry and other berry notes. Pours a cloudy, burnt amber brown with a small, moderately thick, tan head with decent retention. Small lacing and faint legs. Flavor is very acidic with some nice berry, cherry and cassis notes. Light citrus notes and a touch of acetic character. Medium light bitterness and light oak notes. Light malt notes of toasted bread and dark caramel with faint chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice fruited sour beer. Lots of fruit notes in the aroma and decent notes in the flavor. Acidity is high but not over the top.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 16:26
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Aroma is very fruity with a lot of apricot character. Light acidity and citrus character. Light oak notes. Aroma is mostly dominated by apricot. Pours a cloudy orange with a medium sized, fairly thick white head that recedes quickly to the edges. Moderately high lacing and small legs. Some chunks at the bottom of the glass. Flavor is lightly acidic with some medium light oak notes and light tannins. Medium bitterness and slightly hard water. Lots of apricot character with some light citrus notes and a bit of peach and pear. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice, very apricot forward beer. Some light oak barrel character and acidity compliments the apricots. Not much base beer character.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 15:34
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aroma is rather fruity with a nice, light, bright citrus character with quite a bit of overripe stone fruit. Lots of white wine and oak character as well. Light acidity. Pours a cloudy golden orange with a moderately sized, thick, white head that slowly recedes to the edges. Moderate lacing and faint legs. Flavor is fairly acidic with a nice citrus character of lemon and orange. Medium light stone fruit notes with hints of tropical fruit. Medium bitterness with some soft water character. Light oak notes and grape tannins. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really delicious barrel aged saison. This beer is all about balance - nice acidity, nice water quality, nice barrel notes, nice esters.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 14:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours hazy golden, medium creamy white head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is apple, pepper, hay, sara funk oink peppercorns, floral, peppermint. Flavor is dry, light plus bitter, peppery, floral, spicy. Medium body. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2014
at 14:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Pours hazy golden, small white head, great lacing. Aroma is lots of coffee, a bit of lemon, basement mustiness. Flavor is initially a bit sweet, light tart, bit of bitterness, drying out in finish. Lots of coffee, fruity, lemon, a bit of oakiness. MedIum body, smooth and creamy. A bit of a mind fuck to get this much coffee from a blonde beer, but its really nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2014
at 14:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours hazy butterscotch, medium white head, nice lacing. Aroma is really nice, citrus, dank, spruce tips, but of cat piss. Flavor is pretty dry, light plus bitter. Medium body, creamy.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2014
at 14:20