Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home in London. Mild gusher! ours hazy gold with moderate effervescence and a frothy, off-white head. There’s a bit of dry wheat in the aroma, subtle saison yeast, some lemon zest. Light sweet flavor with pithy citrus, faint grapefruit, some bitter pine needles and orange rind, pale grains, wheat, slight yeast, biscuits. Light bodied with average to lively carbonation. Very clean on the finish, more pithy citrus, rindy bitterness, very mild sweetness. It’s a really nice beer. At 2.8%, you really can’t pack a lot of character into the beer (you can load it up with hops but then you run the risk of making it unbalanced and/or too bitter), but there’s just enough to keep this one interesting while also being very refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2015
at 13:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours cloudy golden - orange with a thick white head. The nose is pretty sweet, banana candy, clove, marshmallow, apple, pear melon and icing sugar. The taste is crisp, bitter, toasty grain, cereal, light banana, clove, toasty and cereal with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not bad at all. Thought it might be too sweet, but not.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2015
at 14:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in Lpndon - picked up at the Lab. Pours hazy gold, heavily effervescent, with a dense white cream head. Big saison yeast and estery aroma, some dry wheat, light zesty lemon. Medium sweet flavor with doughy wheat bread, yeast, melon, straw. Light to medium bodied with active carbonation. Finishes with light alcohol warmth, sweet wheat bread, more saison yeast, light bitter straw, citrus fruits, melon, very slight lemony tang. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2015
at 14:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from London Beer Lab. Unfortunately it’s a huge explosion of a gusher- I’ve struck IPA! Manage to save about half of it, but unfortunately it’s now a very murky gold. The aroma makes up for the looks though- a glorious nasal symphony of peach, mango, tangerine and grapefruit. These fruits are there on tasting too, but are a little more subdued. There’s hints of pine and bread too, and the bitterness is maybe a tad heavier than I’d have liked. Shame about the initial beer fountain; the remaining beer was pretty good and maybe with better behaviour it could have been great. Anyway, I’d better go and clean the kitchen before my wife gets home...
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2015
at 13:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
3rd August 2015
Bottleshare at Leighton’s Stratoflat. Thanks to Leighton. 7.3%. Lightly hazy gold beer, good fluffy pale cream colour head. Airy palate, modest fine carbonation. Sweetish malts and saison yeast. Herb. Floral generic fruits. Light champagne tang. Light dry finish. Not bad.
Bottleshare at Leighton’s Stratoflat. Thanks to Leighton. 7.3%. Lightly hazy gold beer, good fluffy pale cream colour head. Airy palate, modest fine carbonation. Sweetish malts and saison yeast. Herb. Floral generic fruits. Light champagne tang. Light dry finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2015
at 05:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Leightons place. Many thanks to Leighton for this. Hazed light orange golden coloured pour with a lasting frothy off white head. Aroma is orange, saison yeast, coriander spice. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, light floral, lavender, wheaty grains, Palate is airy carbonation, High airy carbonation. Ok saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2015
at 17:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the lab. Pours unclear gold Owen a frothy white head. The aroma has so e wheat bread, peach, melon, pale wood. Medium sweet flavor with a bit of alcohol boost, melon, peach, tangerine, faint yeast. Light to medium bodied with lively carbonation. Sweet finish some sugary wheat and peach, pale bread. Not bad. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2015
at 15:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours clear gold with a thick white head. The nose is soft, grainy, cereal, grainy again, dough, light sweetness, pear and apple. They taste is crisp, bitter, light tartness, pear, apple, sweet, sugary white wine, straw, icing sugar, light spice and earth with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. A bit sweet perhaps. Ok at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2015
at 15:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up from the Lab. Pours deep black-brown with a dense, everlasting beige froth head. Strong ashy roast in the nose, burnt pine, earth, leather. Light to medium sweet flavor with lots more ash, scorched earth, dark berries, wood, grass. Medium bodied with active carbonation and velvety texture. Moderate sweetness on the finish with further sturdy roast, some baking cocoa, burnt grass, pine, a bit of orange rind, slight perfume and herbs. Lingering chocolate and scorched earth in the aftertaste. Very good stuff overall. Plenty of interesting nuance here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2015
at 15:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Leighton’s 27/05/2015. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. Translucent yellow / straw coloured pour with a small sticky white head. Aroma is wheat, tangy citrus, straw, cif lemon. Flavour is nice classic sorachi character, coconut, lemon ,kaffir lime, wheaty bready malts, some earthy notes. Palate is low carbonation,spicy. Decent drop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2015
at 15:40