Sour Apple Saison - Epic Brewing Co.

Onenote81

North Carolina

3.65/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Release #17, bottled on 7/26/12. Poured into an Allagash chalice.

Pours a cloudy pale yellow with a bone-white frothy cap. Fair globs of lace cling to the glass. Sharp scent of spices - coriander, pepper, and a big wallop of apples. This is almost causing my nose to pucker a bit.

Carbonation level is moderate, definitely not as spritzy as many in this style tend to be. Not complaining about that at all. Nice mellow finish. There's enough boldness in flavor to keep this one going. On first sip there's a big smack of herbs and spices. Coriander, lemon pepper, cinnamon, yeast. A lot going on here. But there is a nice puckering tartness to this as well. With my experience as of late, I thought the apple would be downplayed, but it is far from that. Sour green apples, lemons, limes - all make this nice and tart. It's not the most enjoyable or flavorful, but it is sour. As this warms this characteristic develops and opens up even more., but I'm presented with another characteristic I don't care for - nail polish remover. Near the end, this is dang near difficult to finish. I think this one drinks better on the cold side, but that's just me. Interesting beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2012 14:56:07 | More by Onenote81

metter98

New York

3.66/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is hazy pale yellow in color. It poured with a thin white head that quickly died down , leaving some lacing on the surface and a thin collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of sour apples and spices are present in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, except that the spices are a little more prominent initially and the sour apple flavors are most noticeable towards the finish.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer isn't dominated by sour apple flavors, but these help keep the spices from being overpowering. It is an interesting take on the style.

Note: Release #15

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 17:51:25 | More by metter98

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.76/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Release #15

A: Pours a cloudy pale straw yellow in color with light to moderate amounts of visible carbonation and some lemon yellow highlights. The beer has a half finger tall fizzy white head that quickly reduces to a couple of small patches of very thin film and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Upfront there are moderate to strong aromas of spices - ginger, cinnamon, coriander, and anise. After that, the light to moderate aromas of sour apple come through.

T: This beer has a really unusual flavor but one that I enjoyed - it started out with some light flavors of wheat and spices (cinnamon, ginger, coriander, and just a touch of anise stand out. Then there are some lighter flavors of sour apple that come through in the finish. Minimal amounts of bitterness.

M: Light bodied with heavy amounts of carbonation. Moderate amounts of acidic prickliness. Light amounts of dryness in the finish.

O: This one is really interesting with the plethora of spices upfront and the sour apple flavors in the finish. Quite refreshing and easy to drink - would be great on a hot summer afternoon.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 17:50:44 | More by dbrauneis

smithj4

New York

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-19-2013 17:44:04 | More by smithj4

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-18-2013 18:58:50 | More by RoryOMoore

Laklimell

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-14-2013 06:49:34 | More by Laklimell

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -16%

05-12-2013 17:49:13 | More by mikeburd1128

schaffer9252

New York

4.5/5  rDev +26.1%

05-04-2013 17:52:29 | More by schaffer9252

mccallisters_dali

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -16%

05-01-2013 03:56:05 | More by mccallisters_dali

bambam2517

Arizona

3.91/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

On draft, into a 12 oz snifter.

A - Sneaky to the eye, looks like a light ABV hefe or something common. Nice level of carbonation and a good lasting lace ring.

S - Apple dominant, also crackery and yeasty, little bit of spice mixed in as well.

T - Drinks alot like a chardonnay, one with apple and pear flavors as the backbone. Its sweet, and has a little spiciness feel to it as well.

M - Not like a saison I dont think, that spiciness plays as alcoholic heat to me and this again feels more like a chardonnay than an ale.

O - Made for an interesting change of pace, but back to the beers that come across as beer...

Serving type: on-tap

05-01-2013 01:28:45 | More by bambam2517

mkennedy119

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-28-2013 15:42:00 | More by mkennedy119

KingEdward

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-25-2013 13:26:46 | More by KingEdward

Devinph

California

4.25/5  rDev +19%

04-05-2013 05:26:59 | More by Devinph

mzeld

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +19%

03-28-2013 03:22:40 | More by mzeld

brez8791

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9%

03-25-2013 18:37:17 | More by brez8791

Lukass

Ohio

4/5  rDev +12%

03-19-2013 00:29:48 | More by Lukass

mrshoes

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +5%

03-15-2013 20:19:34 | More by mrshoes

jaminjohnson

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5%

03-12-2013 09:53:01 | More by jaminjohnson

notchucknorris

California

3.65/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours an intensely hazy golden color with a thin white head. Leaves some nice tracks of lace.

S: Belgian yeast, a TON of coriander, sage, apple Laffy Taffy and a big, tart wheat aroma. Definitely overspiced for me.

T: Really sweet. The Belgian yeast shows up right away and really takes over. Some faint green apple skin, chardonnay and white grape juice, lemon hard candy and some booze. A touch of ginger on the finish. You can taste every bit of the 8% here and it feels way too heavy for a saison.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 23:05:57 | More by notchucknorris

muskiesman

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -16%

02-26-2013 05:04:57 | More by muskiesman

hooliganlife

Missouri

3.96/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

thanks to dak for this.

pours a golden yellow, slightly hazy. little head.

funky apple juice, really. a hint of some spice but very apple and funk forward.

similar to the nose, a strong funky and spicy saison with loads of apple. no so much sour as the name depicts, but more on the lines of apple juice. hint of sweetness and a slight slight pucker at the finish.

mild carbonation. light and easy. some pucker in the finish.

pretty good, VERY apple forward .

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 21:54:13 | More by hooliganlife

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.66/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle poured into taster

Clear golden straw pour with a bubbly white head, dissipating quickly. A few spots of lacing dot the glass with thin retention.

Crisp green apple and fruit skin in the nose with funky yeast and spice. Citrus peel, zest and soft sweetness.

Tart and refreshing on the tongue with a mix of citrus peel and lemon zest. Coriander and clove with toasted grain and biscuit malts. Funky yeast, cracked pepper, soft spiciness. Finishes with tart apple skins and dry saison yeast.

Lighter medium body, higher carbonation, dry and bubbly on the tongue. The fruit-forward tartness is pretty tasty, especially if you're an apple lover.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 02:10:36 | More by xnicknj

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2%

02-13-2013 18:29:02 | More by imperialking

Texasfan549

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +5%

02-10-2013 02:17:50 | More by Texasfan549

SocalKicks

California

3.75/5  rDev +5%

02-03-2013 06:56:08 | More by SocalKicks