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Saison Du Pelican
Pelican Pub & Brewery
- From:
- Pelican Pub & Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 11.57%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 04, 2015
- Added:
- Mar 04, 2007
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 4
Brewed with Pale Ale malt, Flaked Spelt, Glacier hops, Pure local water, Belgian-type ale yeast.
13.2 degrees Plato
Bitterness: 25 IBU
Color: 8 SRM
13.2 degrees Plato
Bitterness: 25 IBU
Color: 8 SRM
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.21/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.21/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Bottled February 2012.
Appearance - Bright orange hazy body. Huge white head. Lots of foam. Looks overcarbonated.
Smell - A ton of pale malt. Belgian sweetness. Hint of herbal notes.
Taste - A lot of flavor covered up by carbonation. Pale malt. Sweet. Some citrus, lemon. Little bit of herbal character as it warms and loses carbonation.
Mouthfeel - Way overcarbonated. Sweetness doesn't come out as much as pale malt. Heavy.
Overall - Makes me worry about the 2010 I have. While it isn't bad, it's way overcarbonated and masks the flavor it might have.
Aug 18, 2013Appearance - Bright orange hazy body. Huge white head. Lots of foam. Looks overcarbonated.
Smell - A ton of pale malt. Belgian sweetness. Hint of herbal notes.
Taste - A lot of flavor covered up by carbonation. Pale malt. Sweet. Some citrus, lemon. Little bit of herbal character as it warms and loses carbonation.
Mouthfeel - Way overcarbonated. Sweetness doesn't come out as much as pale malt. Heavy.
Overall - Makes me worry about the 2010 I have. While it isn't bad, it's way overcarbonated and masks the flavor it might have.
Reviewed by blackie from Oregon
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
halvsies courtesy of dirtylou - thanks maine
a: 750 served in a tall ommegang snifter, pelican pub saison is a hazy golden-orange hue, floating a full, persistent bone-white head that retains well
s: yeasty, grassy hops, mild citrus, cleanly malted, delicate spice, and some underripe peach - solid set of saison aromas
m: carbonation low-moderate and lively, softer on the palate with a light-medium body
t: a clean malt structure sets the scene for fruity yeasts, delicate citrus, some hints of spice and a grassy hop flavor, underripe stone fruit, and a crisp finish
o: a very well structured saison that hits all the notes one would expect from a quality version, with a little character all its own
Apr 10, 2013a: 750 served in a tall ommegang snifter, pelican pub saison is a hazy golden-orange hue, floating a full, persistent bone-white head that retains well
s: yeasty, grassy hops, mild citrus, cleanly malted, delicate spice, and some underripe peach - solid set of saison aromas
m: carbonation low-moderate and lively, softer on the palate with a light-medium body
t: a clean malt structure sets the scene for fruity yeasts, delicate citrus, some hints of spice and a grassy hop flavor, underripe stone fruit, and a crisp finish
o: a very well structured saison that hits all the notes one would expect from a quality version, with a little character all its own
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
4.05/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed from notes via a tasting event at Tree House Brewery.
A - Poured a nice clear golden hue with a light fizzy quarter inch head that fades to leave a thin wispy blanket.
S - Light funk, bananas, and faint esters. Its good, but nothing crazy.
T - Light sweet malts and floral hops along with nice funky esters here. Slightly earthy and dry as well. Not bad.
M - Mouthfeel is faintly effervescence, lighter bodied.
O - Overall, not a bad farmhouse here with light lemon and funk notes. Its well done but nothing really standout or amazing.
Jan 29, 2013A - Poured a nice clear golden hue with a light fizzy quarter inch head that fades to leave a thin wispy blanket.
S - Light funk, bananas, and faint esters. Its good, but nothing crazy.
T - Light sweet malts and floral hops along with nice funky esters here. Slightly earthy and dry as well. Not bad.
M - Mouthfeel is faintly effervescence, lighter bodied.
O - Overall, not a bad farmhouse here with light lemon and funk notes. Its well done but nothing really standout or amazing.
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Going from notes, thanks to Nate for sharing.
A: Hazy lemon color, light fizzy head.
N: light saison farmhouse, hint spices and lemon, grassy hay, citrus funk.
T: malty, light sweet straw and hay, hint farmhouse saison funk, gritty grainy bready, light grassy floral hops, light bitterness and earthy too. Finish is dry and grainy grassy earthy.
M: med to lighter bodied, decent carb.
O: not bad, nice farmhouse flavors, grassy lemony bready floral, etc. Fairly well done saison but not amazing.
Jan 24, 2013A: Hazy lemon color, light fizzy head.
N: light saison farmhouse, hint spices and lemon, grassy hay, citrus funk.
T: malty, light sweet straw and hay, hint farmhouse saison funk, gritty grainy bready, light grassy floral hops, light bitterness and earthy too. Finish is dry and grainy grassy earthy.
M: med to lighter bodied, decent carb.
O: not bad, nice farmhouse flavors, grassy lemony bready floral, etc. Fairly well done saison but not amazing.
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.94/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to Tieman for sharing this one at his tasting.
Bottled 2/2012.
Pours a murky honey orange with a foamy bone colored head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, yeast, spices, and a chalky aroma. Taste is much the same with a mild spice bitterness with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.
Nov 11, 2012Bottled 2/2012.
Pours a murky honey orange with a foamy bone colored head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, yeast, spices, and a chalky aroma. Taste is much the same with a mild spice bitterness with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.
Reviewed by impending from California
3.37/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.37/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
B-
750ml into a tulip. Pours a nearly transparent golden copper, frothy with superb lacing.
Strong expressive aroma of yeasty goodness with apple, pear and a pleasant old sock.
Taste is more simply juxtaposed sensations rather than easily identifiably flavors. Fairly herbal, phenolic and peppery. Not particularly dry nor bitter but the bitter comes forward as an inverse to the fading flavor. Medium to full bodied. Warmth does this no favors unfortunately, but pleasant enough.
cheers
jd
Sep 15, 2012750ml into a tulip. Pours a nearly transparent golden copper, frothy with superb lacing.
Strong expressive aroma of yeasty goodness with apple, pear and a pleasant old sock.
Taste is more simply juxtaposed sensations rather than easily identifiably flavors. Fairly herbal, phenolic and peppery. Not particularly dry nor bitter but the bitter comes forward as an inverse to the fading flavor. Medium to full bodied. Warmth does this no favors unfortunately, but pleasant enough.
cheers
jd
Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
3.56/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Big thanks to boralyl for getting me this bottle a ways back. Served in a Mikasa tulip.
Packaged February 2011.
Pours a clear golden color with an absolutely-massive white head. Carbonation issue here, as my first carefully-poured tulip was 95% foam, and it took a good 5-10 minutes for that to settle down. Obviously, great retention. Loads of lacing.
The nose carries some light fruity notes behind a good dose of saison yeast spice and some pepper.
The flavor is mildly fruity with a moderate dose of pepper. Some light grain in the background. Flavor is nice and crisp, but everything on the palate is very fleeting, as the carbonation on this one is out of control. Body seems quite light as a result. A bit of spice in the aftertaste.
This thing wasn't a gusher, and the cork was actually quite difficult to get out. However, the first few attempts at pouring were impossible. This isn't infected, so I'm guessing that it's possible the yeast hadn't fermented down enough and consumed quite a bit more than the sugars given for bottle conditioning.
All in all, this was a pretty enjoyable beer and something I'd be happy to have again.
Apr 19, 2012Packaged February 2011.
Pours a clear golden color with an absolutely-massive white head. Carbonation issue here, as my first carefully-poured tulip was 95% foam, and it took a good 5-10 minutes for that to settle down. Obviously, great retention. Loads of lacing.
The nose carries some light fruity notes behind a good dose of saison yeast spice and some pepper.
The flavor is mildly fruity with a moderate dose of pepper. Some light grain in the background. Flavor is nice and crisp, but everything on the palate is very fleeting, as the carbonation on this one is out of control. Body seems quite light as a result. A bit of spice in the aftertaste.
This thing wasn't a gusher, and the cork was actually quite difficult to get out. However, the first few attempts at pouring were impossible. This isn't infected, so I'm guessing that it's possible the yeast hadn't fermented down enough and consumed quite a bit more than the sugars given for bottle conditioning.
All in all, this was a pretty enjoyable beer and something I'd be happy to have again.
Saison Du Pelican from Pelican Pub & Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
59 ratings
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