-
Stop lurking! Log in to search, post in our forums, review beers, see fewer ads, and more. — Todd, Founder of BeerAdvocate
Tongue Tied Cherry Saison
Rochester Mills Beer Co.
- From:
- Rochester Mills Beer Co.
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 5.75%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 12.08%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 07, 2017
- Added:
- May 19, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by Tatara from Michigan
3.89/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: just a tad redder than amber, weak white head.
smell: worst part of the beer, weak cherry aroma with a coppery/yeasty scent that unfortunately dominates
taste: quite good, the cherries take a backseat to the sourness they produce and this keeps the sweetness, while present, from being a major factor. some yeastyness on the aftertaste.
feel: goes down smooth, not much more to ask for from a summer fruit beer
overall: i am pleasantly surprised at how well this brew came across, as i havent been super impressed with rochester mills in the past; an excellent summer brew. if you like sours you'll probably like this one.
drank from a 16 oz can and also glass-poured.
Jul 23, 2017smell: worst part of the beer, weak cherry aroma with a coppery/yeasty scent that unfortunately dominates
taste: quite good, the cherries take a backseat to the sourness they produce and this keeps the sweetness, while present, from being a major factor. some yeastyness on the aftertaste.
feel: goes down smooth, not much more to ask for from a summer fruit beer
overall: i am pleasantly surprised at how well this brew came across, as i havent been super impressed with rochester mills in the past; an excellent summer brew. if you like sours you'll probably like this one.
drank from a 16 oz can and also glass-poured.
Reviewed by bcgoldtoe from Michigan
4.92/5 rDev +38.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.92/5 rDev +38.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Phenomenal beer. Perfect balance of cherries, hops, sweetness, and malt. Every person I offer one to walks away with the same impression. Don't worry about finding a store where you can buy a single to try; just get the four pack. You won't be sorry.
Jan 29, 2017Reviewed by StoutHunter from Michigan
3.78/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I picked up a can of Rochester Mills Tongue Tied Cherry Saison for $2.29 at The Lager Mill. I've had this beer before, but now that it's in cans I thought I would revisit it, so lets see how it goes. 2016 Vintage. Poured from a tall 16oz can into a teku.
A- The can looks great, it's got a nice design that really goes with the name and it's very eye catching. It poured a nice amber and ruby red color that takes on more of a pink hue when held to the light with a little over half a fingers worth of creamy off white head that died down to a thin ring that eventually faded away and it left some spotty lacing behind. This is a pretty nice looking beer, I have no complaints.
S- The aroma starts off with a lower amount of high sweetness with a cherry aroma being the first to show and it imparts a little bit of natural cherry flavors with a little sweetness and tartness to go with it and it's followed by the malts which impart a wheat, bread, doughy and grainy aromas. Towards the ends there's just a little saison yeast aromas. This beer has a pretty nice aroma, it's got good balance and the saison yeast isn't too overpowering.
T- The taste seems to be similar to the aroma and it starts off with a higher amount of medium sweetness with the same malty aspects that I got in the aroma being the first to show up and they are followed by a noticeable saison yeast aspect that shows up a little more than it did in the aroma. Up next comes the cherry which has a little a bit more of maraschino cherry and candied cherry flavor with a little bit of tartness that goes into the finish along with just a little bit of bitterness and it had a candied cherry like aftertaste. This is a pretty nice tasting beer, no aspect is too overpowering.
M- Smooth, crisp, a little prickly, a little refreshing, on the lighter side of being medium bodied with a lower amount of high carbonation. The mouthfeel is good and it works well with this beer.
Overall I thought this was a pretty nice beer and a nice example of the style, it was pretty much just as advertised and even though the saison aspects were a little on the light side at least they weren't too overpowering like it can be a lot of saisons and that let those nice candied cherry aspects shine through like they should. This beer had nice drinkability, I could drink a couple, especially when it's hot out, but that would be my limit. What I like the most about this beer is the balance, no aspect was ever to overpowering. What I like the least about this beer is that the saison yeast didn't show up just a slight bit more, that's the only thing I would change. I would buy this beer again when in the mood for a cherry saison and I would recommend in the mood for the same. All in all I was happy with this beer and it turned out to be better than I remember, it really lives up to it's name. It's one of the better Rochester Mills beers I've had and it's a nice example of the style. Nice job guys, this is a tasty cherry saison.
Jun 28, 2016A- The can looks great, it's got a nice design that really goes with the name and it's very eye catching. It poured a nice amber and ruby red color that takes on more of a pink hue when held to the light with a little over half a fingers worth of creamy off white head that died down to a thin ring that eventually faded away and it left some spotty lacing behind. This is a pretty nice looking beer, I have no complaints.
S- The aroma starts off with a lower amount of high sweetness with a cherry aroma being the first to show and it imparts a little bit of natural cherry flavors with a little sweetness and tartness to go with it and it's followed by the malts which impart a wheat, bread, doughy and grainy aromas. Towards the ends there's just a little saison yeast aromas. This beer has a pretty nice aroma, it's got good balance and the saison yeast isn't too overpowering.
T- The taste seems to be similar to the aroma and it starts off with a higher amount of medium sweetness with the same malty aspects that I got in the aroma being the first to show up and they are followed by a noticeable saison yeast aspect that shows up a little more than it did in the aroma. Up next comes the cherry which has a little a bit more of maraschino cherry and candied cherry flavor with a little bit of tartness that goes into the finish along with just a little bit of bitterness and it had a candied cherry like aftertaste. This is a pretty nice tasting beer, no aspect is too overpowering.
M- Smooth, crisp, a little prickly, a little refreshing, on the lighter side of being medium bodied with a lower amount of high carbonation. The mouthfeel is good and it works well with this beer.
Overall I thought this was a pretty nice beer and a nice example of the style, it was pretty much just as advertised and even though the saison aspects were a little on the light side at least they weren't too overpowering like it can be a lot of saisons and that let those nice candied cherry aspects shine through like they should. This beer had nice drinkability, I could drink a couple, especially when it's hot out, but that would be my limit. What I like the most about this beer is the balance, no aspect was ever to overpowering. What I like the least about this beer is that the saison yeast didn't show up just a slight bit more, that's the only thing I would change. I would buy this beer again when in the mood for a cherry saison and I would recommend in the mood for the same. All in all I was happy with this beer and it turned out to be better than I remember, it really lives up to it's name. It's one of the better Rochester Mills beers I've had and it's a nice example of the style. Nice job guys, this is a tasty cherry saison.
Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan
3.53/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Pours a hazy burnt orange with a large three finger foamy white head. The head recedes into a thin cap leaving heavy soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is green apple, light tart cherries and yeast.
T - The taste is tart cherry, green apple, lemon peel, and yeast with some white pepper in the finish.
M - Light body with medium/high carbonation. Crisp watery mouthfeel with a dry finish.
O - A decent Saison. The cherry adds a nice touch of tartness throughout the flavor. A nice lawnmower beer.
Jun 13, 2016S - Aroma is green apple, light tart cherries and yeast.
T - The taste is tart cherry, green apple, lemon peel, and yeast with some white pepper in the finish.
M - Light body with medium/high carbonation. Crisp watery mouthfeel with a dry finish.
O - A decent Saison. The cherry adds a nice touch of tartness throughout the flavor. A nice lawnmower beer.
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.03/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
$ 2.29/16 oz can ($ 0.143/oz) at the Lager Mill, Frankenmuth, MI
Can coded FL 436 09/24/16 BEERCOS.COM at 36 degrees (Hotel reefer temp) into a hand washed and dried BV snifter
Aroma – cherry, but faint. As it warms, the cherry fades and the yeast begins coming out.
Head – large (Maximum five cm, aggressive pour), off white, creamy, slowly diminishing to an irregular three to five mm ring and thin rocky layer
Lacing - none
Body – medium amber with pink tones, cloudy
Flavor – some cherry and some light yeast phenolics; no hops, no malt, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate – medium, creamy, lively carbonation
A drinkable beer, but putting cherry into a beer does not automatically make it wonderful or even better than average. This is an average wheat beer. If I’m ever in a restaurant and it comes down to a choice between BMC and this, it’ll be tough. One and done.
Appearance 3, Aroma 3, Flavor 3, Palate 3.25, Overall 3.
May 21, 2016Can coded FL 436 09/24/16 BEERCOS.COM at 36 degrees (Hotel reefer temp) into a hand washed and dried BV snifter
Aroma – cherry, but faint. As it warms, the cherry fades and the yeast begins coming out.
Head – large (Maximum five cm, aggressive pour), off white, creamy, slowly diminishing to an irregular three to five mm ring and thin rocky layer
Lacing - none
Body – medium amber with pink tones, cloudy
Flavor – some cherry and some light yeast phenolics; no hops, no malt, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate – medium, creamy, lively carbonation
A drinkable beer, but putting cherry into a beer does not automatically make it wonderful or even better than average. This is an average wheat beer. If I’m ever in a restaurant and it comes down to a choice between BMC and this, it’ll be tough. One and done.
Appearance 3, Aroma 3, Flavor 3, Palate 3.25, Overall 3.
Tongue Tied Cherry Saison from Rochester Mills Beer Co.
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
45 ratings
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!