Roub's Rhub - Goose Island Beer Co.

Agold

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Rhubarb saison? Intriguing. The beer is orange.with a good amount of head sitting on top. Pretty hazy. Almost the look of peach juice. Initially I am hit with a mild sulfery note that diminishes. It is followed by lots if orange. Can't pick out rhubarb but it has been years since I have had it so I could just could just be missing it. Mild spice balances the fruit. Flavor is intense peppery saison yeast and orange. Very light and refreshing. Good carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

05-15-2012 23:38:44 | More by Agold

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a tulip glass at the Blybourn brewpub.

Finishing this visit off with a brand new tap, a saison brewed with Michigan rhubarb, part of their Farmer's Market series (apparently the rhubarb came from Mick Klug Farms). Right on. It pours a murky auburn, populated with a lot of light-colored particulate matter, topped by a finger of cream-white foam. The nose comprises blood orange, tangerine, mandarin orange, sourdough, and light black pepper. Honestly, since I don't know what rhubarb smells like (or looks or tastes like, for that matter...), for all I know I could just be typing "rhubarb" here. The taste holds notes of tangerine, peach, clove, lemon zest, and light black pepper. Things aren't as rounded, as fleshed-out (I guess that's how I should put it), as in the smell. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry-ish finish. Overall, a solid fruited saison, one that really makes me want to hunt down some rhubarb, if for no other reason than to find out what the hell it really is...

Serving type: on-tap
@ Goose Island Clybourn, 1800 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago

05-15-2012 19:18:48 | More by TMoney2591