Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
cask @ Datz, St. Somewhere night. I have to congratulate Bob on getting me buzzed again on yet another incredible brew. Pours cloudy orange, and for a cask it packed some a rather thick lasting white-pinkish head. Excellent head retention. Aroma, nice palmetto berry and Belgian yeast nose. The sweet sugary concoction of the Lectio pulls through adding a nice dimension to the beer. There is a lot going there, mix of champagne yeast with wood barrel aged and aroma of light tartness.As the beer warms up, the hibiscus seemed to come more pronounced. Flavors, wood/oak goodness though not overly present, floral notes followed by the dry hopping hibiscus adding a lot of floral flavors to the palate. This is all meshed with sweet dark sugar, champagne yeast mouthfeel and oak, lingering berry sourness that doesn’t overpower the experience. Complex and interesting, finish keeps a mild spicy touch, mix of floral, barrel, mild sourness. Perfect carbonation for a cask. This one ranks on top of my St Somewhere beers, showing that aging these beers only improve the overall experience.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours deep amber into a snifter. Off-white head recedes to skim surface. Sour tropical fruit aromas. Sharp sour pencil shavings upfront turning quickly to rotting tropical vegetation. Lasting rotten sour vegetable finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
750ml bottle pours a translucent, copper amber with a soft, creamy, white head. Aroma is very Belgian, yeasty, sugary, apples. Flavor is the same, sweet, sugary, apple, pear, light spice. Full bodied, sweet finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle courtesy of sebletitje at Cigar City, merci mon ami. Copper color, edge head. Very carbonated. Aroma of scotch and soda. Taste is malt, vanilla. Slight sour edge. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours clear copper color with huge white head. Toasted malts with spices and a floral aroma. Light malty flavor with spices and flowers. Medium body with lively carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Brown bottle, 750 ml, 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on March 27 2010; eye: opened with a bang, geyser out of the bottle, caramel, hazy, good effervescence, voluminous beige head that turns into a sheet, no lacing; nose: Belgian yeast, light sourness, caramel, light fruity; mouth: Belgian yeast, light sourness, caramel, light fruity, finale in malt with presence of caramel, rather carbonated, lightly sweet, foamy texture, slight acidity; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 27 mars 2010; œil : ouverture sonore avec le paf du champagne, geyser hors de la bouteille, caramel, trouble, bonne effervescence, mousse beige abondante qui se transforme eu une couverture; nez : levure belge, légère aigreur, caramel, léger fruité; bouche : levure belge, légère aigreur, caramel, léger fruité, finale en malt avec présence de caramel, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, légèrement sucrée, texture mousseuse, très légère acidité; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Brown bottle, 750 ml, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on March 26 2010; eye: golden, lightly hazy, minimal effervescence, nice white head made up of rather large bubbles, average lacing; nose: Brettanomyces yeast, spices, light sourness, light malt, sugar, orange; mouth: malt, light sourness, Brettanomyces yeast, spices, orange, finale in malt with presence of sourness and pepper, medium body, good carbonation, fizzy texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 26 mars 2010; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, effervescence minime, belle mousse blanche formée de bulles plutôt grosses, dentelle moyenne; nez : levure Brettanomyces, épices, légère aigreur, léger malt, sucre, orange; bouche : malt, légère aigreur, levure Brettanomyces, épices, orange, finale en malt avec présence d’aigreur et de poivre, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, texture pétillante; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
@FBGBF-750ml bottle-pours a retaining light tan head and copper color. Aroma is fruit, yeast, light/medium malt. Taste is fruit, dry-barn/yeast, light/medium malt. OK effervescence.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A tiny push on the cork causes it to rocket out of the bottle - very lively (and loud!) pour - well-sustained head of loose, soapy bubbles - effervescent body - hazy burnt orange - hibiscus is very prominent in the nose, along with some other wildflower notes, a touch of honey, acetic acid, the faintest hint of damp oak - despite the lively carbonation, it feels soft in the mouth - some honey sweetness up front, but this fades fast, and the beer remains semi-dry for most of the experience - dry, bitter herbal character - a bit of sourness that tastes almost like rye - a bit of oakiness and acetic character arrive along with that - some mild earthy funk on the back end - despite the fact that it is rather dry, it never develops the crispness that distinguishes a quality saison - it just seems kind of "wet" and sort of flabby - some warming character in the finish, with lingering acidity, some peach and apple flavor - there are some good things happening in this beer, but they don’t wind up coming together nearly as well as they could.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2009 Vintage thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a huge white head over a hazy amber body. Aroma is funky, phenolic, dry, oak, wine, buttery, and lightly herbal. Taste is tart, nearly sour, with a grainy note. Super attenuated. Lively bubbles on a very dry mouthfeel. Another delicious beer from Saint Somewhere.