Saison Sauvin - 8 Wired Brewing Co.

Trizzle

United Kingdom (England)

4.4/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Glowing orange hazed body with a generous head. Solid retention and lace.

Nose is monster interesting. Equal parts passionfruit and brett funk. A background hint of a rodenbach type sourness and some skittles and old wet timber.

So much going on in the mouth. Spicy, zesty funky and a just tart. loads of southern hemisphere hop flavour: passionfruit, green grape skin, mangos and what not. Just a touch of that vinegarry sourness hinted at in the nose and the brett is present all the way through.

Great tight carbonation and a more than solid malt body.

This is a quality Saison. Nelson Sauvin and Saison should become a classic.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2012 18:55:16 | More by Trizzle

Hultkrantz

Sweden

3/5  rDev -22.1%

06-16-2013 09:32:50 | More by Hultkrantz

Luweezy

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

06-11-2013 02:05:11 | More by Luweezy

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

4.28/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottle: Poured a hazy golden hay color ale with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and some great lacing. Aroma consists of fruity hops with nice floral hay undertones. Taste is a refreshing and complex mix of fruity hoppy notes with some dry floral notes with a solid addition of rustic malt with well balanced sweetness level. Body is full with limited filtration and great carbonation. Complex, refreshing and well balanced beer from a great brewer.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 23:50:57 | More by Phyl21ca

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

4.03/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A 'very fresh' bottle had at BrewDog Edinburgh into one of their teku glasses. This was a hazy yellow orange colour with some whispey film and lacing, unfiltered, good crisp carbonation.

Hits off with strong aromas of lemon and apple with some definite hay-like farmyard funk aromas, very fruity forward though. Like fruit punch with the strong tropical note, but the yeast notes develop in the glass and come forward more.

The taste has a strong mango note with some more subtle tropical fruit like passion fruit. Some more yeasty notes in the background mostly contributing to a full yeast 'feel' to it to remind you its a saison not a super-fruity IPA. Overall quite good, the NZ hops add a different take on the style. Mouthfeel was adequate and firm enough. Left a finish of drying fruit with some of the hay and field notes as well. An enjoyable offering that I would have again. My first from 8 wired.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 08:38:30 | More by mick303

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-22-2013 04:58:41 | More by Kmat10

cwd

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-19-2013 14:43:52 | More by cwd

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.94/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a crystal clear medium golden amber in color with some orange highlights and significant amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a two finger tall fizzy white head that is just a touch creamy and slowly reduces to a thick film covering the entire surface of the beer evenly. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of spices (black pepper) and tropical/passionfruit hops. There is almost a light amount of sourness/funkiness in the aroma which is from the hops - they are described as having a gooseberry aroma to them.

T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of pale malts - slightly stronger than I expected for this style. There is a moderate amount of spicy/black pepper from the yeast. Light to moderate flavors of tropical/passionfruit and gooseberry from the hops - there is also a light hint of sourness as well. Light amounts of bitterness in the finish.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Dry, almost chalky, in the finish.

O: Very enjoyable and a great showcase for one of my favorite hops. Really enjoy hoppy saisons and this one does not disappoint. Definite would get this one again and it is an easy drinker.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 16:19:23 | More by dbrauneis

metter98

New York

3.9/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A: The beer is clear golden yellow in color with some amber hues and a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger and a half high off white head that died down but consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderately strong aromas of gooseberries are present in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell and also has notes of passionfruit and hints of spices.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer really accentuates the aromas and flavors of the Nelson Sauvin hops but is a lot easier to drink compared to an IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 16:19:00 | More by metter98

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

05-11-2013 01:22:06 | More by TheBadger0289

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-10-2013 21:10:21 | More by DaPan

Mebuzzard

Colorado

4.31/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

This is god darn good looking beer right here. Nice golden color, mostly clear, huge white, sticky head. Head just doesn't go away. Great lacing. Should've taken a picture.

Aroma was hard to capture because I stuck my nose too far in and snorted some goodness. That tingles! But, I did get some nice esters, spice, white grape and subtle biscuit malt.

This has a nice balance to it, but a bit of booze creeps in to thin out the flavors. Biscuit is nice. White grape and white pepper seem to be the forerunners. Esters and some herbal spice here and there. The sauvin is bold and easy. Kinda like this hop

Feel could use a bit more carbonation to lift the malt and gamey part of the hops. The booze thins it out a bit, too. Otherwise a real nice beer

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 05:00:05 | More by Mebuzzard

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

05-08-2013 01:42:02 | More by cadaugherty

ocelot2500

Arizona

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

Pours a hazy sunburst color with a rocky white head that leaves little bits of lacing.

Smells of grassy and citrus hops with a little funk.

Tastes of the funkiness with some pepper notes along with a good helping of malt. Grassy and light fruit notes lead off. Citrus comes through and compliments some of the fruitiness. A solid malt body develops and gives some grainy sweetness along with bread notes. A bit of pepper comes through on the backend to round everything out.

Mouthfeel is medium with slightly assertive amount of carbonation.

Overall, I quite like this and just wish it was a little cheaper, I paid $10 for a half liter.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 01:12:01 | More by ocelot2500

sclitch

California

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-29-2013 04:29:07 | More by sclitch

getbehindthemule

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

03-09-2013 22:25:36 | More by getbehindthemule

IanSpindler

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-06-2013 15:03:35 | More by IanSpindler

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.96/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Very fresh aroma, white wine notes. Big and bubbly head on a blond body. A good mouthfeel, hoppy which leads to a dry bitter finish. Tropical fruit, honeyish. Yeast is there, but it is a minority of the flavours. Superb drinkability. Worth seeking out.
John's bottle, thanks.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 03:21:07 | More by northyorksammy

Resuin

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

02-17-2013 11:14:50 | More by Resuin

cletusdog

California

3.25/5  rDev -15.6%

02-12-2013 00:26:55 | More by cletusdog

Mattias

Sweden

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

02-08-2013 20:39:28 | More by Mattias

jsanford

Georgia

4/5  rDev +3.9%

02-02-2013 23:30:28 | More by jsanford

beergorrilla

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -15.6%

01-22-2013 07:34:08 | More by beergorrilla

Zaphog

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

01-22-2013 02:16:40 | More by Zaphog

spycow

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -15.6%

01-17-2013 05:29:44 | More by spycow