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Desert Ale
Epic Ales
- From:
- Epic Ales
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 76
- Avg:
- 2.85 | pDev: 23.16%
- Reviews:
- 3
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 07, 2016
- Added:
- May 19, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by lifeboyq from Washington
3.67/5 rDev +28.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +28.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I think this beer was unfairly reviewed previously. However; I didn't taste their bottle. Poured into a St Bernardus Goblet which isnt the right glass but who gives a shit. Solid head, some lacing as it fades, moderate lacing. The nose is floral, sweet, bread, some herbaceous spice. Mouthfeel is silky smooth but with a thin bite due to the high carbonation consistent with the style. Ever so slight offputting phenols on the finish but nothing egregious. Overall it's a quality local Saison. I'd drink it again for sure but probably not seek it out.
Feb 02, 2013Reviewed by Orca from Washington
2.54/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.54/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
22oz (batch 2) into a Hennepin glass. Uh oh. A vigorous pour yields almost no head, just a thin film of bubbles on the surface. Color is a nice clear amber w/ some carbonation rising from the bottom, but the lack of that nice fluffy saison head is disappointing.
Aroma is spicy, bready, yeasty and maybe a little hoppy. Smells decent but not great.
Taste is... ooh. Homebrew gone wrong. Has an almost salty quality. Wince. Apple cider? A hint of vinegar? This one might be a chore. Stay open, mind! Stay open! A few more sips and - boy. I'm really not liking this much.
Mouthfeel is pretty flat. But I really just can't get past the taste to even evaluate it. Bummer.
Overall, enough said. Not sure what went wrong here - whether they just had a bad idea or whether this was just poorly executed. This was a one-and-done. Actually, not even that.
Jul 11, 2012Aroma is spicy, bready, yeasty and maybe a little hoppy. Smells decent but not great.
Taste is... ooh. Homebrew gone wrong. Has an almost salty quality. Wince. Apple cider? A hint of vinegar? This one might be a chore. Stay open, mind! Stay open! A few more sips and - boy. I'm really not liking this much.
Mouthfeel is pretty flat. But I really just can't get past the taste to even evaluate it. Bummer.
Overall, enough said. Not sure what went wrong here - whether they just had a bad idea or whether this was just poorly executed. This was a one-and-done. Actually, not even that.
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
2.29/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
2.29/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
22oz bottle dipped in red wax with twine. Opened on 5.13.13 and poured into a Duvel Tulip.
A - Pours a cloudy medium brown with a huge light tan head. So much retention I thought the head would never settle down.
S - Spicy dirt and earth. Yes, I guess it is the desert.
T - Same as the nose, just cloyingly sweet.
D - Great carbonation and body.
O - Just not good! Not sure what they were trying to do here. Drain pour.
May 19, 2012A - Pours a cloudy medium brown with a huge light tan head. So much retention I thought the head would never settle down.
S - Spicy dirt and earth. Yes, I guess it is the desert.
T - Same as the nose, just cloyingly sweet.
D - Great carbonation and body.
O - Just not good! Not sure what they were trying to do here. Drain pour.
Desert Ale from Epic Ales
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
11 ratings
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