6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Light haze on this dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is smooth, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, semi sweet dark chocolate in there. Floral bitterness and mild malt roast bitterness. Mild pine. Ripe fruits. Dry bitter finish. a tad harsh but all right.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Light haze on this dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is smooth, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, semi sweet dark chocolate in there. Floral bitterness and mild malt roast bitterness. Mild pine. Ripe fruits. Dry bitter finish. a tad harsh but all right.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2017
at 08:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can shared in London / big thanks to Rick. Pours clear, deep orange-gold with a creamy, white head. Ripening citrus in the nose, pale bread, mango. Medium sweet flavour with mellow bitterness, some jammy citrus, faint berries, orange rind. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with a little resin, more ripe citrus. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2017
at 21:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Great British Beer Festival 2017, Olympia, London. A black coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate, pine on the nose. Tastes much the same, roasty, malty, chocolate, pine. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2017
at 03:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at the brewery, 6/29/17.
Moderately hazy, passion fruit juice-tinted, deep copper-golden with a beige-flecked, off-white head showing moderate retention.
The already juicy, brilliantly bright and wonderfully-balanced base beer is here augmented by the passion fruit which certainly adds complexity and thankfully isn’t overdone (and comes off very authentic and fresh). Tons of minerality and a hugely expressive of both yeast and lactic acid with great integration of both (and the fruit, as well). Snappy, bright acids dot the finish with a bit of pepper and grainy, fresh, raw wheat. No alcohol or flaw.
Incredibly juicy in the mouth with big lemon, passion fruit, yogurt and nectarine flavors and a tight, spritzy carbonation on top of a soft, malty, wheat-heavy texture. Great attenuation and fantastic integration of fruit and lactic character. The passion fruit definitely intensifies this and, in my opinion, is wholly unnecessary, somewhat overloading the palate. But that may just be because I love the base beer so much. Gentle malt sweetness and both fruit and lactic acidity balance each other nicely and the beer has a crisp, tart, juicy finish.
Moderately hazy, passion fruit juice-tinted, deep copper-golden with a beige-flecked, off-white head showing moderate retention.
The already juicy, brilliantly bright and wonderfully-balanced base beer is here augmented by the passion fruit which certainly adds complexity and thankfully isn’t overdone (and comes off very authentic and fresh). Tons of minerality and a hugely expressive of both yeast and lactic acid with great integration of both (and the fruit, as well). Snappy, bright acids dot the finish with a bit of pepper and grainy, fresh, raw wheat. No alcohol or flaw.
Incredibly juicy in the mouth with big lemon, passion fruit, yogurt and nectarine flavors and a tight, spritzy carbonation on top of a soft, malty, wheat-heavy texture. Great attenuation and fantastic integration of fruit and lactic character. The passion fruit definitely intensifies this and, in my opinion, is wholly unnecessary, somewhat overloading the palate. But that may just be because I love the base beer so much. Gentle malt sweetness and both fruit and lactic acidity balance each other nicely and the beer has a crisp, tart, juicy finish.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2017
at 18:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at the brewery, 6/29/17.
Light blonde, high clarity and a small, white head showing moderate retention.
Grassy hops are fairly scant but show little acidity, at least, as spicy phenols play against a softer, nuttier, cereal-tinged malt base that shows light notes of honey and vanilla. Low fruitiness for a saison, with light nectarine and apple-like esters. More apple as it warms and thankfully no bubble gum or banana, nor little, if any, clove. No alcohol or flaw.
Light spongecake-like malts provide dainty, if somewhat flabby, honey-like suggestions while a low but fairly engaging carbonation, in concert with gentle, grassy hop bitterness easily balances and crispens the finish. A bit too much cereal and nutty character for how light it is, but the gently acidic fruity esters and light pepper is enjoyable and the beer is wholly inoffensive and drinkable.
Light blonde, high clarity and a small, white head showing moderate retention.
Grassy hops are fairly scant but show little acidity, at least, as spicy phenols play against a softer, nuttier, cereal-tinged malt base that shows light notes of honey and vanilla. Low fruitiness for a saison, with light nectarine and apple-like esters. More apple as it warms and thankfully no bubble gum or banana, nor little, if any, clove. No alcohol or flaw.
Light spongecake-like malts provide dainty, if somewhat flabby, honey-like suggestions while a low but fairly engaging carbonation, in concert with gentle, grassy hop bitterness easily balances and crispens the finish. A bit too much cereal and nutty character for how light it is, but the gently acidic fruity esters and light pepper is enjoyable and the beer is wholly inoffensive and drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2017
at 18:15
8/10
Tried
on 16 Aug 2017
at 15:57
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 3. A hazy orange golden beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of orange fruits, fruity bitter hops. Taste of mild fruity hops, orange fruits, mild fruity bitterness.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2017
at 06:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 3. 10/08/2017. A dark orange golden coloured pour with a a halo. Of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, orange rind, tangerine, woody tannin. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, sweaty, orange rind, tangerine, mango. Palate is crisp, pithy, grainy, highish carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2017
at 04:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2017, day 3 - London. Pours hazy orange with a small, white head. Nice aroma, big on grapefruit and mango. Medium sweet flavour, a little syrupy, with mild piney bitterness, bready pale malts. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with more ripe tropical fruits, a little oily citrus peel, mild bitterness, ample pale bread. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2017
at 13:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 3. 10/08/2017.. A murky golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is dank, tropical fruits doughy wheat, banana, pineapple. Flavour is composed of of sweaty wheat grains sweaty. Little pineapple. Ok. Little hot.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2017
at 13:02