Caroline - Saint Somewhere Brewing Company

brentk56

North Carolina

3.51/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: The hazy amber liquid arrives with a small cap that leaves a few shards of lace behind

Smell: Band aid funk with tart fruit and coffee tones

Taste: Funky and fruity, up front, with tart fruit adding another dimension in the middle; the coffee elements appear in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: It takes a while to pick up the coffee (the beer has to warm first) but there is an add combination of flavors here that just don't work very well, even after the coffee is more easily discernable

Serving type: on-tap

03-30-2013 21:46:32 | More by brentk56

KickbacksSteve

Florida

4.56/5  rDev +24.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Kickbacks in Jax. Poured into a snifter. Pretty sure this is called Caroline with an (e) at the end. Big white, fluffy head, high retention on a hazy golden body, soapy lacing. Aroma includes coffee (odd coming from a light colored beer), some musty funk and some white pepper notes. Taste includes some tart apple, some persimmon, some other blend of tart tropical fruits and some coffee in the aftertaste. Delicious, unique, bizarre and beautiful mix of flavors.

Serving type: on-tap

02-19-2013 04:42:37 | More by KickbacksSteve

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Draft at The Boilermaker in Philadelphia, PA.

Pours a very cloudy, golden orange color with a two finger frothy white head that slowly settles into a thick, lasting ring. Streaks of soapy lace left behind.

Odd aroma with a nutty coffee presence that clashes with the earthy farmhouse yeast.  Zesty, peppery spices with some bready yeast and light fruit notes. Thankfully coffee isn't too strong but it's there with a subtle roasty generic coffee character. Weird.

Medium bodied but fuller than expected with an odd combo of saison and coffee flavors.  Coffee flavor is subtle and doesn't come until the finish but lingers long and dry.  Lots of earthy spice, clove, pepper and coriander followed by bready yeast.  Almost has a hefe flavor with some banana as well.  Decent amount of farmhouse funk but it's cut in the finish by the dry roasted coffee.  Really weird how the coffee comes in and cuts things off.  Strange combination that doesn't work particularly well.  Not terrible just weird with competing flavors.

Serving type: on-tap

08-27-2012 20:55:37 | More by corby112

CampusCrew

Florida

4.23/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is another nice offering. Great funky, citric aromas, not alot of coffee favor but the beans can be picked up. Slightly sour and banyard flavors. Love the extreme fluffy head. Very cloudy and bold golden coloring. This is a world class saison from the saison experts.

Serving type: on-tap

07-14-2012 23:17:39 | More by CampusCrew

kylehay2004

Florida

3.55/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Unknown ABV.

A: two finger thick bright white head on a cloudy pale yellow gold body. Nice lacing.

S: French cheese, yeast, lemon, clove and a little toasty.

T: very interesting. More French cheese which is strong in the finish. strong yeast character, very herbal, slight sweet lemon custard. Finish also has almost a mesquite smokiness to it.

M: light to medium body and high carbonation.

Overall: Very unique and challenging beer to understand. Lots of unfamiliar flavors. This one includes some of the elements that were in Vierge.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2012 02:26:53 | More by kylehay2004