Grassroots Sankt Hans Amber Saison - Grassroots Brewing

jlindros

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This was brewed at, and in collaboration with, my favorite brewery, Hill Farmstead. Not sure why this isn't referenced as a collab. Also met these guys at The Festival, great guys, great beers, so this should be awesome. Shared with rudzud.

Big fluffy head hits a few fingers then fades at a med pace, nice lacing, very hazy copper mahogany orange brown color.

Nose has plenty of farmhouse and light barnyard funk, light cut grass, wet hay, light Belgian malt, saison, gritty malt and grainy, little lemony and slight yeasty, quite funky, hint orange zest and earthy.

Taste starts with earth, I don't mean earthy I mean like soil right from the farm. Lots of yeast, farmhouse funk, grainy malt, some saison malts, light saison spices, hint of lemony and orange peel citrus. Wet hay, cut grass, fermented straw, slight taste of chewing on the floor of the barn. Light sweet malt, little Berlinerweisse like lemony funk. A hint if amber toasty brown malt, and some creaminess maybe oats or lactose. Light acidity but smooth and rich. Finish is dry but light, lingering funk and grainy malts, more earth and dirt, more yeasty flavor and lemon.

Mouth is med bodied, interesting creamy feel with many little bubbles, the carbonation is interesting.

Overall really interesting, can't call it great, but it's not that bad. Weird flavors and funk, very complex, nice Berlinerweisse flavors, very earthy. Although really tasty, not sure if I could finish the entire 750ml by myself so I'm glad I got to share this with Matt.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 13:10:17 | More by jlindros

gonzowestwood

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +1%

05-16-2013 05:57:09 | More by gonzowestwood

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1%

05-12-2013 16:57:46 | More by mikeburd1128

AdamP

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

04-15-2013 14:21:40 | More by AdamP

Liquoric3

Germany

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-07-2013 09:15:49 | More by Liquoric3

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-06-2013 01:34:33 | More by Gonzoillini

311kevin

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

04-04-2013 02:20:42 | More by 311kevin

AutumnBeerLove

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

03-15-2013 17:48:54 | More by AutumnBeerLove

chippo33

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

03-12-2013 22:06:50 | More by chippo33

Takeanotherswing

New York

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

03-07-2013 04:49:47 | More by Takeanotherswing

inlimbo77

Delaware

4.24/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

750ml, August 2012
Hill Farmstead wine glass

A: Pours almost clear light amber orange color. Nice carbonation. Good cap of full finger white fluffy head. Leaves some sticky lacing sheeting.

S: Nice barnyard funk on the nose. Getting some peppery spice notes as well. Grassy hops. Grainy malts.

T: Nice peppery spice on the tip of the tongue. Meshes nicely in the mid palate with the barnyard funky flavors. It's actually mildly sour, which is very nice. Finish is dry and crisp and refreshing. Not bone dry like lambic or anything.

M: It's medium bodied but drinks lighter because of the good carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 15:02:33 | More by inlimbo77

Vonerichs

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy rusty orange with a tall white head, leaving a thin layer of carbonation after it dissipates.

The smell is funky yeast, pumpkin spice, and a slight metallic smell.

The taste is tart, pumpkin spice (I keep picking this up and was not expecting it,) lemon, and yeasty.

Mouthfeel is heavily carbonated, dry, and tart.

I've only had a couple but really dig the saisons that come out of HF.

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2013 02:18:37 | More by Vonerichs

Snarf103

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

02-12-2013 05:32:36 | More by Snarf103

HevvyMetalHippie

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

02-11-2013 23:06:44 | More by HevvyMetalHippie

Skrip

South Carolina

3.88/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

750ml bottle poured into a 2013 Raleigh Beer Tasting snifter

A~ dark burnt orange with lots of head and nice lacing

S~ lots of yeast, herbs, and Belgium. (yes it tastes like the country lol)

T~ here's where it really opens up, light tartness, lots of pepper, citrus, apples, pears, you name some flavor in a saison its probably got it! funk and yeast on the finish.

M~ lots of carbonation, little bit creamy and goes down smooth leaving you with the tartness all the way through.

O~ very good, what i would call a Belgium saison, definitely would drink again but would prefer a stand alone HF saison. still working my way through their saisons/wilds and hope to try them all (hahah yeah ok...)

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2013 22:32:27 | More by Skrip

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750ml bottle poured into a Duvel tulip.

A: Pours a red-amber color with great clarity. Four fingers worth of rocky white head makes itself a permanent fixture. A thick blanket of lacing coats the whole glass. An impressive beer to behold.

S: Yeast driven aroma, as would would expect of the style. Very peppery, hit of clove and garden herbs. Musty and rustic. Hint of tartness. Fruity scent of apricot and peach. Doughy and nutty malts with a slight toasty and bready impression.

T: Pleasing tartness greets the tongue first. Pear, peach, apricot, and green apple skin. Musty and funky, though not as much as the nose would lead you to believe. Rustic and dusty, like an old book smells. Bready and toasty malt tastes far in the background. Hit of clove. Black pepper toward the finish. Tartness fades and musty and nutty yeast rides it out into the finish.

M: Medium bodied. Light but sharp effervescence. Somewhat creamy, though it does feel overly foamy in the mouth.

O: A pleasant surprise. Sankt Hans shows a good balance of refreshing tartness and rustic barnyard character. You don't often come across a saison like this brewed on American soil. In fact, I can't say that I ever have. An easy drinking, refreshing summer quencher and a complex thinking man's beer rolled into one.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 05:00:57 | More by ryan1788a5

Rempo

Indiana

4/5  rDev +1%

01-24-2013 01:48:46 | More by Rempo

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4.16/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

750 mL bottle.

Pours a mostly clear, reddish brown with a massive, retentive creamy white head. Earthy and spicy with bready malt, fruity sweetness and citrus rind, grassy, mildly funky, and some dry pepper in the finish. Medium, dry and clean body, crisp finish.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 00:48:19 | More by yourefragile

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

01-11-2013 16:20:28 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

dbrauneis

New Jersey

4.01/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a hazy golden amber in color with some orange highlights and moderate amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a three finger tall foamy light beige head that slowly reduces to thick medium sized cap in the center with a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Overall the aroma of this beer is pretty yeasty - moderate aromas of peppery spices and some grassy barnyard funk. There is also a lighter aroma of some tart fruits including apple, apricot, and lemon/citrus.

T: Light amounts of grassy barnyard funk/hay with some light amounts of grainy malt and peppery/spicy yeast. Light to moderate flavors of tart fruits - apple, apricot, and lemon/citrus.

M: On the lighter side of medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Slight amounts of acidic prickliness. Light amounts of dryness in the finish.

O: This is a very interesting and tasty brew - one I definitely would have again. I enjoy the light funkiness and I found this one pretty easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 23:48:05 | More by dbrauneis

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.05/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle opened on 12.26.12

A - Pours a opaque, dull light brown with a large foamy light tan head with good retetntion.

S - Old ripe citrus, oranges, lemons, apricot, some light malts.

T - Orange, lemon citrus, pretty dominate and tart.

D - Good carbonation with a light body.

O - Tart citrusy saison with a nice little HF touch.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 06:23:06 | More by HuskyinPDX

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

01-07-2013 23:16:45 | More by rolltide8425

metalgdog

New York

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

01-06-2013 05:02:33 | More by metalgdog

BeerCosmonaut

Vermont

4/5  rDev +1%

01-05-2013 03:47:01 | More by BeerCosmonaut

thewimperoo

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

01-01-2013 03:09:40 | More by thewimperoo