Saison - Funkwerks

Yokoono76

Colorado

4.78/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

A: hefty head, 3 fingers, some lacing, hazy light golden color.

S: very fragrant! Fruity, citrus, floral.. Lovely aroma!

T: fruit, sweet apple, pear, some banana, subtle spice in the finish.

M: very pleased with this! Warming, moderately carbonated, works well with flavor. Almost creamy, fantastic!

O: I was highly impressed with this beer. Balanced, complimentary flavors just an overall excellent saison! I will be buying more! Very pleased. Great mouthfeel, excellent flavor! Fantastic!

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 23:47:25 | More by Yokoono76

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-22-2013 00:04:52 | More by mikeincharleston

Moose90

Colorado

4.38/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at a local establishment, served in a 16oz snifter

A – Good looking beer here coming off the tap line. A big, fluffy white head sits atop a hazy orange body. Head retention is great and lacing is nice as well.

S – Typical saison here, but it has some stronger notes as well. Lots of lemon, fresh cut grass, honey sweetness. Some light pepper and lime.

T – Complex malts, faint sweetness. Juicy, big fresh lemon notes. Great yeast tones as well, this is quite funky, but very well balanced.

M – Big and boisterous for a saison, comes across almost as a tripel, big, boozy, and complex.

O – Just great, a wonderfully bright and complex beer. Nuff said.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 03:08:34 | More by Moose90

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.14/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to SteveO for this one, cheers!

Pours a hazed hay color with a thumb+ of pearl colored head. Chill haze remains, stellar head retention & lacing

S: Apple skins, lemon zest & not much else

T: Apple skins, white pepper, white grape & a bit of honey suckle up front. Slight dry grassyness, a bit of lemon zest & pears as this warms, plus some coriander. Finishes with pears, lemony hops, white pepper, ginger & tangerine

MF: Medium bodied, crisp carbonation, nicely blended & balanced

Great drinkability, this is a great take on the style. This is my first Funkwerks beer, I must have more! The spices make this beer so interesting & drinkable

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 02:57:09 | More by russpowell

rawfish

California

3.86/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Peachy juice hue, pour carefully or in no time you can have a glass of rocky white foam. Terrific retention and clumpy lacing left on the glass.

Black pepper, pear, powder, tangerine and green grapes. Slightly musty with hay and lemongrass. A delicate balance of spice and fruity esters, slightly funky as a detect a bit of soft white cheese.

Grainy with some wet hay and lemony wheat as the white fruit notes begin to rise with green apple and pear, slight herbal bitterness and musty funk mingle with a soapy coriander and clove, some mineral undertones begin to hit the palate as the beer warms. Scrubs dry.

The yeast really makes this beer feel a bit heavier as it warms. The carbonation is ideal, the drink pleasant and drying though it got difficult to handle this bottle solo.

A quality saison no doubt, the spice, fruit flavors and yeast are all very delicate and balanced. I could see the spice profile getting tightened up a bit the musty flavors and mineral twinges really being to hurt the drink as it warms. Tasty.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 06:13:08 | More by rawfish

TokyoCO

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-13-2013 23:15:50 | More by TokyoCO

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-12-2013 18:27:15 | More by Bonko_the_sane

bluckbeyes

Oregon

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-10-2013 01:16:28 | More by bluckbeyes

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-07-2013 20:20:28 | More by MinorThreat

DerwinWentworth

Utah

3.25/5  rDev -20.9%

05-06-2013 23:04:14 | More by DerwinWentworth

GetTheYayo

Colorado

4/5  rDev -2.7%

04-21-2013 14:41:14 | More by GetTheYayo

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.1/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Incredible true Belgian taste exudes from the glass of this Funkwerks brewery. Where many American brewers' ales are kinda Belgianesque, they seem to be on training wheels. This Saison is poppin' wheelies and gettin' air.

With its peachy straw hue, the rustic ale offers up a rocky, ivory-stained head. Spider webbing lace results from an intricate weave of clinging foam. Its high retention and firm yeasty haze continue to sing praises of well designed farmhouse ales.

Spice, malt and fruit sculpt the aromas- starting with pear, apples and lemony esters; these scents join forces with stern earthy notes of hay and fresh grass. Light citrus tones bounce off of a soft wheat backdrop and conclude with a light creamy malt tang and vinous white wine.

Fruit overtones kick off the flavor show with oranges, white grapes, apple skins, and lemon peels. A semi-sweet foundation of powdered sugar and dough soon recede to allow for a spicy middle palate of freshly grated ginger, coriander, freshly cut grass, and baled hay. Musty and vinous to close, the farmhouse ale leaves you with impressions of white pepper to close.

Its dry and spicy texture starts early but really kicks into gear as the malt sweetness and bread textures fade. All that's left behind is an effortlessly smooth hop bitterness, warm alcohol, and a bone-dry peppery-ness.

When a brewery doesn't have to contend with American-style beers and can simply focus on Belgian styles, the discipline in taste is obvious- this is just a more mature ale.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 05:50:56 | More by BEERchitect

srhoadsy

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Served chilled into a fluted tulip.

Pours a hazy straw color with 2 inches of foamy white head that quickly recedes leaving a heavy surface layer and lacing.

Aromas of sour grapes and citrus with a musty, spicy background.

Tastes of sour grapes, citrus zest, clove and pepper. With that musty, leathery and spicy funk indicative of the style.

Medium bodied with a crisp, dry finish and milder aftertaste than you would expect.

Overall, a very nice example of the style. Complex, but not overwhelming. Crisp and refreshing, as it should be.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 00:59:31 | More by srhoadsy

3Pope7

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

04-13-2013 02:09:27 | More by 3Pope7

Justin_Neff

Ohio

4.2/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a bottle into a Southern Tier Pumking tulip glass.

A: Pours a light orange, hazy body. Bright, white, huge head. This one looks mega carbonated. Great head retention - clings to the glass and runs down the side slowly.

S: Funky yeast esters. Black peppery spice. Exotic fruits - guava, pineapple, papaya, mango, passionfruit. White wine grapes.

T: Spicy black pepper straight from the nose. Strong saison yeast and a little funk, but definitely not too much. The fruitiness is there at the finish, but it's not as strong as the nose suggests. The grapey, white wine taste is evident.

M: Light-Medium Body. High Carbonation. Prickly.

O: A very nice example of the style. I love the complexity that comes through from the exotic fruits, balanced with the black peppery spice. Very pleased with what I've had from FW thus far.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 00:48:04 | More by Justin_Neff

TheMultiYeast

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

04-08-2013 21:22:18 | More by TheMultiYeast

dbossman

Nebraska

4.29/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: Apricot hue with a huge, over-the-top, frothy head--the head looks like the meringue on a pie

S: Lots of barnyard, musty, hay-like, cheesey, fruity, leathery aromas; this is so funky--I am pumped

T: Fruity--almost hoppy--up front with a funky undertone: hay, barnyard, mustiness, cheese, mmm

F: A little bit thin on the finish but plenty of creaminess

O: Such a funky, fruity, awesome saison

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 02:28:46 | More by dbossman

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

04-01-2013 20:08:53 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.7%

03-27-2013 00:27:04 | More by Sparky44

jjcote

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

03-17-2013 02:20:40 | More by jjcote

lokieman

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

03-17-2013 00:50:07 | More by lokieman

sendbeer

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +15.6%

03-12-2013 03:43:33 | More by sendbeer

dcguitar

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -2.7%

03-08-2013 21:17:16 | More by dcguitar

Jspriest

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

03-06-2013 09:40:00 | More by Jspriest

AlexFields

Tennessee

4/5  rDev -2.7%

03-04-2013 02:13:23 | More by AlexFields