The Lamb - Fremont Brewing Company

flagmantho

Washington

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Poured from 375mL corked & caged bottle. Great to see a beer like this from a local Seattle brewery.

Appearance: medium golden hue with a moderately hazy body and a massively strong effervescence. Head is 3+ fingers of pillowy ivory foam with good retention. Wonderful!

Smell: sweet, very slightly buttery malt with a big dose of farmhouse funk. It's got a grassy character to it and a light hint of tartness as well. The label says "touched by Brettanomyces lambicus", and from this smell, I believe it. The butteriness puts me off a little, but other than that it's quite alluring indeed.

Taste: buttery, grassy, farmhousey and just a tiny bit tart, there's a lot going on here. Honestly the butteriness bothers me less against this particular background, but it still grates on me a little too heavily for my preference.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a huge carbonation and a mammoth, mouth-filling creaminess. Kudos!

Overall: this is an interesting and creative Brett-fermented saison. I like it in general, but the diacetyl-type butteriness has got to go.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 03:05:46 | More by flagmantho

CHILLINDYLAN

Washington

4.35/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

First batch, consumed 04/13.

Hazy Gold with a big white fluffy head. Good retention that eventually settles to a small cap. Leaves good looking laces.

Light farmhouse brett funk and bread. Pear, apple, oak, and white grape. Light lemony citrus with some floral.

Light crisp bready malts. Lightly soured funky Brett. Pear, apple, and white grape with a bit of tart. touch of citrus and floral. pleasant oak rounds it out.

Light and refreshing with lively carbonation. Crisp and pleasantly dry.

Very tasty and ages beautifully. Nice lightly soured Brett saison. Perfect for Spring/Summer. Did not get the diacetyl that others have reported.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 23:35:52 | More by CHILLINDYLAN

Abrengle

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-23-2013 01:30:58 | More by Abrengle

NWer

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-16-2013 22:34:46 | More by NWer

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

05-10-2013 19:16:52 | More by ShanePB

KiMiRaiK

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

04-22-2013 01:16:17 | More by KiMiRaiK

jpbebeau

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

04-04-2013 17:05:28 | More by jpbebeau

ArchEnemyBrew

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

04-01-2013 18:20:19 | More by ArchEnemyBrew

mdaschaf

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

03-05-2013 23:43:25 | More by mdaschaf

claytong

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

03-03-2013 03:41:57 | More by claytong

yojimbo1

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

02-15-2013 22:35:06 | More by yojimbo1

iKrystin

4/5  rDev +5.3%

01-12-2013 23:29:09 | More by iKrystin

tigervette

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

12-17-2012 19:30:53 | More by tigervette

Romulux

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

11-11-2012 15:43:54 | More by Romulux

acurtis

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

11-09-2012 23:03:10 | More by acurtis

4DAloveofSTOUT

Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Huge thanks to ArchEnemyBrew for this bottle! Thanks Hollis!

poured into a founders tulip.

July 2012 release date.

Appearance: murky straw yellow bodied beer resulting from a full pour with all the yeast from the bottle going into the glass. Huge white head that has lots of dense head. Very sticky lacing on the glass. settles down to a thin cap with a few big clumps of foam.

Smell: wheat malts, decent lemony citrusy notes, peppery spice, earthy, oaky, grassy hops, a hint of barnyard funky; light fruit notes of apples, pears, and white grapes. Really liking how this smells!

Taste: Upfront you get a decent dose of wheat / straw / hay notes. A really nice balance of lemon tartness and barnyard / earthy funk and oak barrel notes. Little bit of fruity sweetness (pears and white grape) joins the party in the middle of the drink. Little grassy and peppery on the backend with some lingering notes from the wheat malts.

Mouthfeel: light boided beer with high end of moderate carbonation. This beer has really crisp and clean carbonation. Its fairely eppervescent yet, still a bit delicate on the palate. Finish is fairly dry.

Overall: This is a really nice saison with lots of complexity! I think that most of reviews are lower scores than they should be...this fremont beer deserves a little more credit than its getting! The bottle says American saison and i would say this beer is true to its beer style!

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2012 03:55:56 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT

FalconA

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

11-03-2012 13:01:19 | More by FalconA

Kevlee722

Washington

4.08/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

375ml bottle poured into a beer tulip glass.
Pours a nice golden color, tons of pillowy Belgian head that sticks around for quite some time leaving plenty of lace. Nice tight bubbles streaming up the side. Champagne looking.
The nose is interesting, like a mild wild ale (is there such a thing?) funky, leather, some tartness, grassy notes, apples and pear. Smells like a winner to me.
The taste is very complex; apples and pear up front followed by grass and some bitterness from the hops and a dry, crisp finish that is at about 25% tartness. Not overly sour, but not marketed as such. There is a bit of souring from the brett and barrel aging, but mostly funky farmhouse type finish.
Mouthfeel is thin, crisp and light on the palate, kind of playful. Leaves a hint bubbling on the tongue and salivation from the slight souring. Mouthfeel is about as good as it gets for a beer of this style.
A fun take on a saison and very interesting, Fremont is starting to become one of my favorites as far as specialty beers. I highly anticipate what is to come from these guys and if The Lamb is any indication, then I am very excited.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2012 08:57:51 | More by Kevlee722

andrewinski1

Maine

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks a bunch to Derek for sending this beer! Poured into a chalice. There is a huge foamy white head atop a slightly hazy golden straw color. Lots of great lacing here.

The aroma displays the fruitier side of brett; with just a touch of the funky mustiness that is sometimes prominent. The aroma also indicates there may be some mild tartness.

The taste has some nice peppery yeast flavor to go with a touch of citrusy hops to balance out the slightly sweet malt. There is a touch of oakyness in the finish. The brett is really mellow in the flavor.

This is medium bodied, with nice sharp crisp carbonation. This is really good with nice complexity.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 03:57:48 | More by andrewinski1

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a Nostradamus flute glass. Poured into a Nostradamus flute glass. Pours a clear golden amber with nice carbonation. A fine two-finger head with great retention and massive lacing. Aroma of wild yeast, pleasant oak, light fruit, somewhat vinous. Flavor of light fruit; apples and pears, brett yeast, oak, light malt. Finishes rather dry with a pleasant oaky aftertaste. I'm not a big fan of brett beers, but like a light touch of it in a well made ale with enough flavor to balance it out. The oak presence in The Lamb completely balances the brett flavors for me and also moderates the vinous quality. I really enjoyed this saison. Flavors are mellow and well integrated. Light to medium bodied, but nice mouth feel from active carbonation. I'm learning to enjoy saison/farmhouse ales and this could well be the one moving into the watershed of really liking them. I'm increasingly impressed with Fremont. A previous reviewer quotes the label description and I think Fremont nailed the beer they described.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2012 02:10:04 | More by LiquidAmber

twelveinches

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

10-06-2012 05:29:33 | More by twelveinches

strongaf

Washington

4/5  rDev +5.3%

09-30-2012 07:15:31 | More by strongaf

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.65/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle opened on 9.6.12.

A - Pours a nearly clear copper-orange with a large, foamy off-white head that fades very slowly.

S - Mellow funk, wood and mild red wine.

T - Tart cherries, then some buttery popcorn, followed by a woody taste.

D - Tons of carbonation, thin-medium body. A tart buttery finish.

O - I love Fremont, they are usually solid, but this one is not what I was hoping for.

Edit:
Second bottle opened 10.21.12
More green apple and pear on the nose and tongue. No more popcorn! Still pretty subtle, but mucu, much better.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 05:15:05 | More by HuskyinPDX

BCross

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

09-16-2012 17:35:08 | More by BCross

BillHilly

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

09-15-2012 00:43:33 | More by BillHilly