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Saison
White Birch Brewing
- From:
- White Birch Brewing
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 22.63%
- Reviews:
- 31
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 07, 2015
- Added:
- Sep 20, 2009
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 2
Our Saison is brewed once per year in the summer to take advantage of the higher temps. Our Saison yeast loves to ferment at higher temps. The resulting beer is a slightly hazy golden orange colored beer with a lightly funky aroma, wonderful spicy pepper notes and a crisp dry finish. Balanced, nuanced, great with fish, steak or rich cheeses. For us, this is a beer that works on many levels.
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Reviewed by brokensail from California
1.32/5 rDev -63.1%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
1.32/5 rDev -63.1%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
Pours a cloudy golden color with a huge, soapy white head. Puke and old cheese. This is putrid, putrid shit. Wow...seriously? This is funkier than some of the blue cheeses I’ve had. The flavor is pretty cheesy too, but it’s also watery and also a little bit cidery. This is truly horrible.
Jul 17, 2012Reviewed by mmmbeer from Massachusetts
1.31/5 rDev -63.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
1.31/5 rDev -63.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
From a 22 oz. bottle, brewed in the summer of 2009 at higher temperatures. Batch 4; bottled 9/9/09 and sampled this past April. Bottle 90 of 105; 7.3%. This very active bottle pours hazed golden, highly carbonated, with visible particulates and three fingers of very frothy white head. A bit muddy, but not terrible. Smells of orange and spice (cinnamon?) at first, but then quickly progresses to vinous malts and rotten oranges, with something definitely "off" about it. Tastes of musty grains, rubber, cardboard, acetone/ethyl acetate, an acidic note, and an overall rancid/moldy character. The body is light and overly-carbonated, with an exceedingly short finish. Wow, just... wow - seriously bad. This beer is absolutely riddled with defects that have nothing to do with its age. It reeks of fermentation errors and contamination (not the "good" brett contamination mind you), and I can barely drink enough to give a full review. I would rather drink Bud Light, because at least it doesn't have any flaws. I haven't tried any other batches, and this could be a complete anomaly, but this bottle has turned me off of White Birch altogether.
Aug 15, 2011Reviewed by tlazaroff from Virginia
3.93/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A: The pour is a slightly hazy golden 'apple juice'-like color. It's topped by a crisp white head with visible carbonation.
S: I defiantly get a sour funkiness in this beer. Like apricots mixed with a healthy dose of Brett.
T: This has a slight puckering effect on the palate. It is somewhat earthy, a tad grassy, bold - not afraid to show it's colors. It has a good mix of just about everything. This is quite nice.
M: light bodied with moderately-high carbonation.
D: Quite drinkable for the alcohol content which isn't too high. It's a nice beer.
Aug 02, 2011S: I defiantly get a sour funkiness in this beer. Like apricots mixed with a healthy dose of Brett.
T: This has a slight puckering effect on the palate. It is somewhat earthy, a tad grassy, bold - not afraid to show it's colors. It has a good mix of just about everything. This is quite nice.
M: light bodied with moderately-high carbonation.
D: Quite drinkable for the alcohol content which isn't too high. It's a nice beer.
Reviewed by ppoitras from Massachusetts
4.08/5 rDev +14%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +14%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
22oz bottle purchased as a single from Glen Beverage, Glen, NH. Bottled 8/5/10, Batch 1, one of 408 bottles.
Poured into a Harpoon chalice, formed a 2" off-white head over the very cloudy blondish amber brew. Thick head lasts and lasts, with heavy chunky lacing. Aroma is spicy, earthy, maybe a bit of smokiness.
Taste is sweet upfront, lemony in the middle, and closes crisply with the lemon lingering. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is easy. Nice brew to enjoy more or less anytime.
Dec 12, 2010Poured into a Harpoon chalice, formed a 2" off-white head over the very cloudy blondish amber brew. Thick head lasts and lasts, with heavy chunky lacing. Aroma is spicy, earthy, maybe a bit of smokiness.
Taste is sweet upfront, lemony in the middle, and closes crisply with the lemon lingering. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is easy. Nice brew to enjoy more or less anytime.
Reviewed by JoeyBeerBelly from New York
3.9/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
I got this beer from Joppa. Thanks Ben!
22oz bottle served in a tulip glass.
L - murky straw color with a fluffy white head that stayed around a while before finally settling down.
S - earthy yeast and tart apple.
T - tart apple and pear upfront with some yeast in the middle finishing dry and tart.
F - medium bodied with a crisp feel.
D - it went down ok but the tartness keeps this to a glass or two.
Dec 11, 201022oz bottle served in a tulip glass.
L - murky straw color with a fluffy white head that stayed around a while before finally settling down.
S - earthy yeast and tart apple.
T - tart apple and pear upfront with some yeast in the middle finishing dry and tart.
F - medium bodied with a crisp feel.
D - it went down ok but the tartness keeps this to a glass or two.
Saison from White Birch Brewing
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
46 ratings
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