7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pretty cloudy gold with a fine head that sticks around.Very tart juicy and full of citrus. extremely dry. Lovely citrus zestiness with some barnyard tartness. not really sour, but really well done. someone throw this in a wine barrel!
Tried
on 11 Aug 2013
at 14:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
ruby red. Nose is toilet water and skunky with a hint of berries. Earthy funkiness. Mild tart. Some basement taste. Very dry finish
Tried
on 11 Aug 2013
at 06:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Overt grapefruit and slight spiced wheat grain. Hazy pale orange with white head of disjointed large bubbles. Citrus and juicy fruit with yeast and cracker grain. Moderate bitterness with semi-sweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2013
at 18:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Spicy pepper and orange aroma. Wheat-like grain in background. Hazy deep gold with full white head. Spice and lemon flavor. Crisp spicy phenols.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2013
at 18:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours hazy golden witha medium creamy white head and great lacing. Aroma is citra, citrus tropical, a bit of cat piss. Flavor is the same, very light sweet, light plus bitter, bitter finish. Medium light body, mineral mouthfeel. Reminiscent of hill farmstead. A little too much bettering hops to compete with zombie dust, but pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2013
at 16:05
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ home, courtesy of bytemesis. Thanks Mike! Pours a hazy yellow orange appearance with a white head. Big vanilla, coconut, oaky, white wine, peach, lemon aroma. Tart peach/apricot, lemony, vanilla, somewhat spicy, quenching, juicy, white wine flavor. Balanced, juicy, and really delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2013
at 19:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma is slightly malty with faint cracker and grain, but is moderately smokey. Smoke is light in character; definitely not peat or cherry wood. Moderate pear esters. Pours a cloudy gold color with a thin white head that lingers on the edges. Only faint lacing and small legs. Flavor is moderately sweet in the beginning with some light graininess. Mid palate the flavor is all overripe fruit and is fairly sweet. The finish is balanced with medium light bitterness and moderate smoke flavor. The finish lingers with light smoke and some more graininess. Faint pear in finish as well. Light tartness to help balance the sweet and smokey. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and moderately creamy with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall a nice beer with well balanced smoke character. The smoke works well with the esters from the saison yeast. Could be a bit drier but that might make the smoke too apparent and unbalanced.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2013
at 15:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma has a light cracker note with a strong dank hip character. Hops have a spicy floral note with some grapefruit citrus. Light fruit esters. Pours a hazy pale holden hay with a nice moderate sized white head that recedes to the edges with a film on top. Flavor is fairly malty with slightly sweet cracker and light biscuit flavor. Moderately strong bitterness dries it out. Good hop flavor with more spicy, dank notes and a light grapefruit citrus character. Bitterness is clean and lingers with some resin. Medium light mineral quality. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Light hop astringency and low alcohol warmth. Nice dank hoppy pale ale. I personally like a brighter fruitier hop flavor, but the darkness works well with the mineral level of the water.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2013
at 14:59
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared at SARA. Pours opaque deep brown, some ruddy redness, with a small brown head and some lacing. A bit light in coloration for an imperial stout. Aroma is all sour - tart cherries, woody notes, red wine characteristics. Very reminiscent of Consecration. MAYYYYYYBEEE some roasty in there if you look hard enough, but I can’t imagine that I would comment on it in a blind tasting. Really subtle stoutiness. Flavor is the same, medium tart and lightly sweet, obvious notes coming from the barrel give the beer a lot of character, nuance, and depth of character. This is a really nice beer. Unfortunately in this area a beer like this will always be compared to Russian River, and it is just not quite there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2013
at 20:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at SARA last Friday. Pours cloudy amber with a small white head and some lacing. Aroma is smoky, citrus, yeast, peppercorns. Smoke is more prominent after swirling the glass, but fades with time. Taste is fruity, lightly tart, only lightly smokey - more of an accent than a dominating characteristic. Light zesty bitterness present as well. Medium body, dry finish. Nice beer, as expected.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2013
at 20:15