Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Through Your Fingertips from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
750mL Armand 4 Seasons bottle (love 'em), undated, drunk 1/28/23. Clear, well-carbonated, rich hay-golden with a massive, well-retained, white head. Ginger and basil always make me cringe when I see it combined with the word saison (to be fair most any adjunct does), but Buttonwoods gets away with it and more here. Extremely tastefully done with ginger not even coming through much at all in the nose. Soft, well-expressed Brett with tart acids suggesting light lime skin. Sacch. yeasts show great saison character as well with mild yellow fruits and black pepper, hints of plaster/mineral. Rich, honey-like malts and just a hint of the adjuncts that you could easily take for a yeast ester/phenol. Soft, brett-forward but not dominated. Very tasetful adjuncts. Like the nose, it's very classy and balanced with rich malt and good attenuation. So much flavor for its size. Clean, excellent grain character. Juicy, light tartness and lots of fruitiness and pepper.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Old 138 from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
375mL bottle, undated, drunk 1/28/23. Rich amber, little, beige head, low retention. Good clarity, well-carbonated. Rich cherry pie-like brett with prominent acidity that almost gives acetic impressions. I suppose that's just the brett mixing with the caramel-like character of the barleywine. Tart and peppery with juicy red fruit and lingering vanilla. No booze. Soft, malty, slick at times but well-carbonated. High attenuation leaves no sugary/syrupy character. Tons of tart black cherry and raspberry impressions with dry caramel and raisin. Lingering leathery tartness with indeed more peppery tobacco. Lots of fruitiness. Quite interesting. No sign of the alcohol. Very rich.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed House from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
375mL bottle, undated, drunk 1/28/23. Clear blonde-hay. Large, well-retained, white head. Crisp, fresh, varied, rustic grain with a smattering of herbal and fresh grass-like hops. But the yeast, as it should, steals the show and is quite jaw-dropping here. Hints of black pepper, touch of tartness suggested, no citrus, low fruitiness even, with plastery-mineral character. A bit difficult to describe, as saisons usually are, but this shows nothing crude. No lemon-lime, no white pepper, clove, banana, bubble gum. Clean, no alcohol noted. Soft, malty, incredibly flavorful and well-textured for its size with tight carbonation and rustic grain character. Just enough hop bitterness but it doesnt distract from the beautiful saison yeasts here. Would be curious to know what its a mix of, but it doesnt matter. Big plaster, mineral, just an ever so slight hint of tartness. Black pepper is soft with light apricot and peach skin. Best saison I've had in a long while.
CLW (17000) reviewed Big Echo from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 oz can at RI. Brewfest 2023. Flavor is traditional West Coast. Mild malt base with soft herb and pine finish. Moderate bitterness.
CLW (17000) reviewed Retro Innovation from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz can at RI. Brewfest 2023. Flavor is malt, yeast with a lighter texture. Yeah it’s true to style. It is what it is. Nothing much to report here.
andrewje41 (7961) reviewed Top Shelf #3 from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz can poured, sent by Jow. Thanks! Add this to the surprisingly short list of NE style IPAs that I've had that are actually from the namesake region. Juicy golden haze. Big loose foam head. Layered aroma with juicy fruit and winter pine. Smooth and soothing taste, with very little hop aggressiveness or bitterness, though the late palate has a piney, almost minty hop reminder. Lots of fruity hop flavor, but this remains balanced nicely. Cereal grains throughout pair nicely. Long, cool, smooth finish. Tasty hazy here for sure.
Jow (8450) reviewed Top Shelf #3 from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Can at home putting together big wheels jeep for Christmas and I annoying spilled half this on grave floor. Nose is pine and citrus. Tatses of pine, some melon, oranges, coconut. Smooth palate not bitters. Wish i could’ve had other half this brew
Jow (8450) reviewed Ultimate Vision from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Milky orange pour and decent sized head. Nose is fruity and light pine. Tastes of strawberry, mango, pine, citrus some herbal notes. Medium bodied.
CLW (17000) reviewed For Real from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz. can shared by tfontana. Aroma is mild peanut butter chocolate. The flavor shows me more of a bitter chocolate and cocoa. Peanut butter just doesn’t stand out in the flavor to me. Body and texture are good.
tfontana (7512) reviewed For Real from Buttonwoods Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Can (12/6/21) pour from Nikki's Liquors. It's an opaque black with nice viscosity, finger-width creamy light-brown head with fair retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong roasted peanut butter. Taste is strong roasted peanuts, dark/baker's chocolate. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, creamy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, between the roasted peanuts and baker's chocolate, a more bitter component than other PB beers.