Saison Sauvin - 8 Wired Brewing Co.

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

4.23/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

500ml bottle poured into tulip 13/9/12

A just a slight chill haze in a golden orange body, tiny slow bubbles feed a very well sustained massive head that ever so slowly falls to a thick film leaving soapy rings of lace well down the glass

S tropical punch bowl going on here, passion fruit, grapefruit, guava and pineapple with the vinous Sauv Blanc notes that make this hop so unique. the yeast is quite nice with some dusty funk with a little spice, cereals, and very faint pine with just a hint of booze, smells wonderful

T lime and lemon rind I didn't pick up on the nose but everything else is slightly toned down, not quite as tropical but that still leaves it pretty fruity, a little caramel but not much, tasted very good but I preferred the nose

M medium bodied and just a little airy but its no issue, leaves just a little behind and has a mellow bite, long finish of spicy rind

O I really liked this one, something different and I'm loving the Nelson Sauvin hops, I was close to a 5 for smell but couldn't quite drop it so perhaps a little higher score here

look out for this one it a winner, if you see it drink it. I see the BB date a couple years away so that leaves me wondering

Serving type: bottle

09-13-2012 21:57:55 | More by wordemupg

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

ScottP

New Hampshire

2/5  rDev -48.1%

01-01-2013 23:48:03 | More by ScottP

sloelco

California

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-26-2012 02:30:15 | More by sloelco

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-20-2012 00:46:56 | More by kjkinsey

Texasfan549

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-20-2012 00:45:59 | More by Texasfan549

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.35/5  rDev -13%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle from Vintage Estate in Boardman, Ohio on our way back from DLD 2012. Served in a Mikasa tulip. Pours a fairly-cloudy orange color with some light copper highlights. Nice foamy off-white head with good retention and some nice sticky lacing on the sides of the glass as it goes down. The nose brings some classic Nelson with a good dose of white grape and all around fruitiness. Yeast has some light spice and nice fruit. Body is light-medium with moderate carbonation and a bit of alcohol along with a smooth bitterness. Quite nice.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 16:03:15 | More by Thorpe429

sneaks2210

New York

4/5  rDev +3.9%

11-22-2012 20:21:34 | More by sneaks2210

pixieskid

France

4/5  rDev +3.9%

11-11-2012 17:16:44 | More by pixieskid

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -28.6%

11-03-2012 04:59:02 | More by oldp0rt