Saison Du BUFF - Red Wine Barrel Aged - Stone Brewing Co.

purdueflyguy

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

11-30-2012 19:26:58 | More by purdueflyguy

ant880

New York

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

04-22-2013 14:31:04 | More by ant880

writerLJBerg

Oregon

3.4/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

500mL courtesy of HH84. Thanks!

A: Cloudy copper with a firm 1" head. Stains the glass. No complaints here.

N: Saison yeast mesh at the top of the nose. Dry, and earthy with some tannins. Can smell the rosemary and sage. Some pine nut character. Granny Smith apples. Not sure what to make of this, but it is definitely unique.

T: Lots of spices. Strong rosemary and thyme presence. The sage is also well represented. It's very tannic, yet I don't get a lot of the wine flavor. Plenty of yeast character. Cedar woodiness. Some leather. Slightly sour. This leans pretty far to the bitter, biting side, as if stuffed with hops. Starts to really grate on me after too long.

M: Well carbonated and very, very dry.

O: A decently enjoyable beer for the first ten minutes. This is definitely in your face, and I'm not sure that's a characteristic I want in a saison. I wish there was more wine character to tame the spices.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 04:56:51 | More by writerLJBerg

jegross2

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev 0%

03-04-2013 17:47:25 | More by jegross2

imperialking

Illinois

3/5  rDev -20%

03-01-2013 20:26:22 | More by imperialking

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -13.3%

02-24-2013 15:55:17 | More by t0rin0

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3/5  rDev -20%

02-23-2013 21:33:25 | More by Gonzoillini

jvillefan

California

4.5/5  rDev +20%

02-17-2013 02:19:18 | More by jvillefan

Nightrain87

California

3.75/5  rDev 0%

02-12-2013 16:54:55 | More by Nightrain87

jsanford

Georgia

4/5  rDev +6.7%

01-27-2013 20:01:36 | More by jsanford

KBennall

California

3.25/5  rDev -13.3%

01-06-2013 06:35:08 | More by KBennall

TrevorWGrover

Germany

3.8/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3

Foggy, hazy, ugly brown appearance; probably ruined from the red wine barrels. Not much of a head nor much retention.

Super-fruity aroma! Very much oranges, nectarines, other citrus fruit. Maybe something like pear as well. I'm not picking up any of the parsley, rosemary or thyme they used. Maybe some sage. I almost get a rotten fruit smell... I wonder if the barrels used we bad.

I still do get the rotten fruit flavor on the tongue. It is not necessarily a bad factor and it does not dominate the delicious fruit but it is there. I still do like the taste and I would buy it again. Fairly mild and very fruity.

Mouthfeel is great. Just like I would expect out of a collaboration from three of the best BUFF brewers.

Overall a pretty good beer but I have to wonder if there was something wrong during the wine barrel aging. If not, the yeast strain does not do well with the flavors of the wine. I have not had this beer without the wine barrels.

Not really impressed.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 05:26:18 | More by TrevorWGrover

heavenlyStash

California

4.5/5  rDev +20%

12-17-2012 07:26:55 | More by heavenlyStash

Texasfan549

Texas

3.75/5  rDev 0%

10-05-2012 14:23:52 | More by Texasfan549

TXhomebrewer

Texas

4/5  rDev +6.7%

09-24-2012 03:26:05 | More by TXhomebrewer

womencantsail

California

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours golden amber in color with a tall white head. Has the trademark intense herbal aroma to it, but also a nice wine and oak note and a subtle tartness. It’s almost lactic with a very strong lemon character. The flavor has a strong herbal bite as well. The rosemary stands out, as does the sage. Like with the nose, lots of lemon peel notes and a soft tartness to go along with some tannins from the oak. Really nice.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2012 17:57:10 | More by womencantsail

hpthebull

California

4.75/5  rDev +26.7%

07-16-2012 00:46:22 | More by hpthebull

Vasko5m

4.5/5  rDev +20%

07-14-2012 05:27:06 | More by Vasko5m

AndrewK

California

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

07-09-2012 02:35:13 | More by AndrewK

ehammond1

California

2.85/5  rDev -24%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Bottle (2012)

Thanks for opening this with me, jmgrub!

Light, bright orange, with a small head that doesn't last for long, not does it leave much in the way of lacing down the glass.

Very floral and perfume-forward aroma, with some sweet breads, soap, and herbs. Bold and expressive, but not particularly good. The aroma doesn't exactly make me want to take big gulps of the stuff.

The flavor is very perfume, soap, and floral-forward as well, with some bright hops stil left over, and a bit of wood. This is flavorful, it's just not very good.

Medium in body with low-moderate carbonation.

I don't like the base beer, and this isn't much of an improvement.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2012 22:08:55 | More by ehammond1

UCLABrewN84

California

3.53/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to jmgrub for sharing this one at NoSignsOfPain's birthday bottleshare hosted by mrbubbler.

Pours a murky light orange with a foamy beige head that fades to nothing. No lacing on this one. Smell is of malt, herbs, spices, wood, and some very slight red wine aromas. Taste is much the same with a medium spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the barrel aging is pretty subtle and really doesn't do all that much to the base beer in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 08:13:20 | More by UCLABrewN84