TomFoolery
Terrapin Beer Company

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From:
Terrapin Beer Company
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
7.3%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 14.57%
Reviews:
93
Ratings:
141
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 25, 2020
Added:
Feb 08, 2011
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  9
This is Terrapin's 14th side project.
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Ratings by corby112:
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania

2.63/5  rDev -24.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Pours a dark chocolate brown color that appears pitch black in the glass with a 1.5 finger light beige head that slowly fades into a lasting ring. Spotty lacing left behind.

Slightly smokey malt aroma with a strong anise/licorice presence along with dark roasted malts, peppery spice and earthy funk. Just a really odd combination for the style, resulting in a nose that fails for the style but is still somewhat interesting.

Medium bodied with a strong spice character up front that lingers over the sweet malty backbone and saison yeast into a slightly dry finish. Lots of peppery spices along with some anise/licorice flavor dominate the flavor but are countered mid-palate by a silky chocolate malt backbone. The malt profile is also very strong and along with the spices take away almost any trace of this beer tasting like a saison. This sounded like an interesting experiment in theory but in execution it falls flat.
Nov 10, 2011
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey

3.34/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Based on notes from 2011. Had this from a bottle.
A: pours black body with light tan head with ok retention and lacing
S: estery and yeasty smelling; typical of a saison
T: strong, yeasty taste with some sweet malt notes and yeasty; roasted aftertaste
M: a lot of carbonation; medium bodied; good for the style
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; nice beer overall
Nov 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by GClarkage from California

Jul 04, 2014
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Reviewed by cosmicevan from New York

3.11/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Had this one for a while (obviously) and tonight seemed right. Enjoyed from an oversized terrapin snifter.
a - brew pours a dark brown that settles in the glass as black with chestnut highlights to the light. A generous frothy foamy grey head hung out for a while with a creamy almost Belgian look.

s - nose is soft fruit leading with Apple and pear.

t - taste starts with the same apple and pear and then is tsunamied with a bready toasted oxidized tartness. Yeasty

m - feel is over carbed and fizzy

o - overall this probably should've been drank long ago. Not really that great now.
May 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Lovely85 from Florida

Dec 31, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BrkfstOfChmpns from Georgia

Nov 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Jun 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

May 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by twenty5 from Pennsylvania

May 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by SadMachine from New Jersey

May 06, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Zach136 from Georgia

Apr 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Mar 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Mar 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Mar 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by DaPan from Canada (ON)

Mar 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by t0rin0 from California

Feb 28, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by jsanford from Georgia

Feb 10, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by sendbeer from Georgia

Dec 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by jheezee from Texas

Dec 11, 2012
TomFoolery from Terrapin Beer Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 141 ratings