Stillwater / Mikkeller Two Gypsies: Our Side - Stillwater Artisanal Ales

Trilogy31

California

3.6/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy light brown orange tint, with a rocky, foamy pure white cap of foam that slowly dissipates. The nose carries hints of clove, banana, citrus, slight sour funk and belgian spicing. The taste mirrors the nose along with the abv being somewhat noticeable slightly putting the beer out of whack. Nicely done though the problem i think is im just not a big fan of saisons. Also the sweetness in the beer is noticeable.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2011 05:24:10 | More by Trilogy31

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1%

05-20-2013 20:27:43 | More by InspectorBob

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-02-2013 05:04:41 | More by spycow

blackie

Virginia

4.03/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

review entered from notes taken awhile back...

a: served in a tulip, the pour produces a dense, persistent off-white head with great retention atop a medium honey-amber colored ale

s: mostly lighter pale malts with a solid backing of toasted caramel, spicy saison yeast influence with moderate levels of muddled citrus peel and pine hops, bright and crisp front but with a sweet and toasty underbody at the same time

m: carbonation high and slightly abrasive on the tongue, body light-medium

t: pale malt backbone with a big enough caramel malt addition to provide a moderate sweetness and toasty grain flavor, yeast brings peppery spice, hop flavors come pronounced - lots of steeped pine and dried citrus peel, spicy and moderately bitter finish with lingering residual sugars

o: a nice beer overall and a unique mash-up of styles, but it seems a touch forced (that is to say, I'm not too sure these styles belong together in this composition), a nice enough drink if a bit lacking in refinement for the price point

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 03:57:34 | More by blackie

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

03-27-2013 00:36:58 | More by outoffocus

Monkeyknife

Missouri

4.06/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle a cloudy peach-yellow color with a huge, rocky white head. Tiny bits of lacing left behind.

Bright aroma of belgian yeast, lemon, white wine, clove, light cracker and white pepper.

The taste and the aroma match perfectly. Lemon, white wine, yeast, clove, white pepper and light table crackers. Finished clean.

Medium bodied and dry with a moderate carbonation.

This is a tasty collaboration from Stillwater and Mikkeller. Try it if you get the chance.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2013 21:24:40 | More by Monkeyknife

LarryMyers

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

03-03-2013 05:29:26 | More by LarryMyers

GRG1313

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

03-02-2013 23:22:57 | More by GRG1313

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +1%

02-21-2013 03:07:22 | More by t0rin0

dt_gbpackersfan

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

02-14-2013 04:50:44 | More by dt_gbpackersfan

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +1%

02-10-2013 17:58:46 | More by yourefragile

iKrystin

4/5  rDev +1%

01-22-2013 05:27:14 | More by iKrystin

strongaf

Washington

4/5  rDev +1%

01-21-2013 07:35:31 | More by strongaf

bismarksays

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

01-15-2013 10:11:39 | More by bismarksays

dsshuck

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

01-14-2013 22:47:29 | More by dsshuck

irishgreensoda

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

12-31-2012 04:52:55 | More by irishgreensoda

HomerS

Sweden

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

12-30-2012 20:55:16 | More by HomerS

sendbeer

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

12-21-2012 19:55:26 | More by sendbeer

joecast

Australia

4.6/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

And another beer received from a generous Aussie BA, Mr Kennedy

Looks absolutely fantastic in a stemmed Mikkeller glass. Gorgeous white lacing, light reddish gold with medium high carbonation. Very inviting.

Very well managed yeast and hop character on the nose. Light peppery spice, a bit herbal, clove like, and some tangerine hops to finish. Each part plays well into the next.

Gentle Belgian yeast sits in the background. Light clean malt. Hop character is restrained and doesn't cloud the issues. Excellent.

Wow! Blown away. Leaves an impression on the scale of a big RIS.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 10:16:20 | More by joecast

ngeunit1

California

4.23/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours a hazy golden-orange color with a finger of frothy slightly off-white head. The head fades down at a very slow pace leaving behind some nice lacing.

S - Aroma is a mix of grapefruit, citrus, and floral hops with some sweet grainy and bready malts, and some Belgian yeast, spices, and lemon zest.

T - Starts off with with grapefruit, orange, and citrus hops with some bitterness and some sweet grainy malts, lemon zest, and coriander. Through the middle, some pine and floral hops come through with a bit more bitterness and Belgian yeast with some spices and some mild funk. The finish is a mix of pine and grassy hops with some bitterness, Belgian yeast, some tart lemon peel, a bit of funk, and some spices.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a dry, tart, and estery finish.

D - Very drinkable. Great overall balance with good hop character and yeast character.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 06:45:06 | More by ngeunit1

ThePorterSorter

New York

3.85/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a dark hazy amber with a big fluffy tan head that fades quickly. There is a lot of funk and bitterness in the beer's nose, but there are additional spice notes
reminiscent of orange peel and fennel. The taste is yeasty and citrusy, and can best be described as being a dirty amber Saison. Honestly, it's a bit hard to enjoy with the acetone dominating the palate. I'd prefer a bit more smoothness and drinkability, but the taste improves as it warms. As far as Stillwater beers go, this is somewhere in the middle for me...

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 18:58:57 | More by ThePorterSorter

rand

California

3.48/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 750 mL bottle to tulip glass

A: Cloudy orange in color...looks like a creamsicle. Super-sudsy head extends 4 inches up the glass on the gentlest of pours. Pretty much never recedes.

S: A subdued nose yields subtle tones of grass and honey and citrus. Some alcohol is noted, but barely. It stands out onlly because the rest of the bouquet is muted. Lemon-pepper, generic drying-spice linger.

T: The flavors are slightly more bold, starting with the citrus notes and earthy funk. Honey-sweetness meshes with a phenolic bend mid-sip. Some tea-like hop notes dry the palate, helped by a woody undertone. The flavor profile zips up and finishes overly dry.

M: Medium bodied, appropriately carbonated. From the head I expected a carbonated beast but it turned out to have a pretty smooth complexion.

Palatable? Drinkable? Yes...but kinda dull. Not what I was expecting from this collab. The phenolic tones are really the only flavors that stand out (not that they dominate), which isn't my favorite aspect of a saison. Still, not a bad beer, I'm throwing back the rest of the bottle pretty easily.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 08:41:36 | More by rand

Brewsed

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +1%

11-18-2012 16:15:46 | More by Brewsed

christopheraknox

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%

11-16-2012 20:35:51 | More by christopheraknox

dunix

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

10-29-2012 16:02:49 | More by dunix