8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Undated can drunk 9/14/24. Bright goldenrod-bronze. Clear. Big, fluffy, white head. Nose is oaky, juicy, rich and malty. Light citrus. No punchy lactic, no acetic, minor Brett. In the mouth it's juicy, quite oaky, though enjoyably so. Soft, slick, malty, dry enough. Another killer sour from Proc...

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Undated can drunk 9/10/24. Clear, deep brass-goldenrod-maize. Large, off-white head, steadily to cover. Nose is just everything you want out of a mixed ferm....Heavy mineral, plaster, soft, mellow with black pepper, no punchy oak, minimal citrus. Bright brett, under control with minimal lactic acidity. Amazing amount of delightful Sacch comes through, showing the heavy plaster, Blaugies-like yeast. Hops are earthy, dusty, grassy. Mostly stay out of the way. Juicy fruits, elegant and not overstated, linger on. Juicy, lightly tart, lightly spicy and bitter. Lots of pepper from yeast, lots of tart culture and gently bitter hop. Excellent malt texture, lots of chewiness and depth with high attenuation. Refreshing, bright, very saison-esque and nowhere near overdone in acidity (low lactic is nice). Man, Proclamation is criminally-forgotten. Even in their prime, they were only really celebrated for their IPAs. Their mixed ferms/sours/oak-aged ales are just knock outs almost universally.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Undated can from the brewery, drunk 9/8/24. Gently cloudy brass-maize-blonde. Head immediately fizzles away. Wow, can these guys do no wrong?! Insanely soft, mellow, well-developed brett, oak and lacto in the nose with soft, tastefully-done adjuncts. Integrated and homogeneous, the beer shows fruity, juicy, lightly floral watermelon alongside honey and biscuit-like malts, gentle oak tannin and a snappy, acidic finish. Juicy and fruity flavor with a medium, well-attenuated body supported by oak structure. Gentle brett and mellow lactic acid with tasteful watermelon additions. Tart, refreshing, amply-bodied and dry.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Brewery draught, 9/5/24. Clear, bright, golden-brass. Small, white head, quickly to ring. Grapey, vegetal, acidic H Melon hops don't do much for the brightness. Gives it an earthy, musty feel. Clean, bright yeast perks up a bit with white bread and cracker from the malt. More bitterness than actual flavor from the hop (I hate this hop). Juicy, rich body, drying out with plenty of white bread and cracker. Seems well-done but this hop ruins the beer for me.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Brewery draught, 9/5/24. Turbid, milky, small, white head fits at cover. Juicy, tropical, a bit earthy and with timid mineral. Sweaty, rustic vegetal notes are actually quite enjoyable. Firm white bread-like malt. Maybe a bit too firm. Sweet, not horrendously so, but still quite. Juicy tropical notes with tons of candied lychee and mild white grape. Low but not non-existent bitterness. Lingering spice and juice alongside malt. It's close to incredible but just needs more spice and mineral in place of about 20% of the malt sweetness.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Brewery draught, 9/5/24. Rusty copper, clear, small off-white head. Juicy, mellow, nicely aged nose. Grape is neither punchy nor dominant. Brett shares space with mild lacto and light sacch. Excellent aroma strength with honey and graham cracker from malt. Juicy, tart, with Brett and mild grape fruitiness. Tastes of saison yeast that is peppery and yet also mellow. Very malty. Makes sure the acid never overwhelms.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Brewery draught, 9/5/24. Clear, deep brass. Short-lived, white head. Great homogenization and mellowing of ingredients. Nothing is dominant and the rosemary and hibiscus complement the mixed culture. Seems to be ample malt. Indeed. Malty and well-attenuated. Rosemary not an easy adjunct to do but here it's done very well, balancing it's bitterness against the extra malt and supple mouth feel. Refreshing acid, not punchy.

Pic from my brother. A menacing Ghost. Thanks Coach for the hospitality two weeks back.

Back home after eight days/nights away. Felt this was appropriately named beer for the occasion, as I end up back where the journey started.

Nice juicy fruit IPA to go along with unpacking the coolers, my bags, and watching the Phightens!

Real dank and juicy. Watching some field hockey.