Bearded Farmer: “Hughey” Saison - Westbrook Brewing Co.

Lob

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.6%

02-03-2013 04:15:35 | More by Lob

analienacorn

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

06-15-2013 01:47:38 | More by analienacorn

Tatuchris

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

06-02-2013 12:49:30 | More by Tatuchris

GrindFatherBob

New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

06-02-2013 00:22:03 | More by GrindFatherBob

Plonk

Alabama

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

05-29-2013 17:48:41 | More by Plonk

ChrisMetcalfe

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.6%

05-23-2013 19:07:37 | More by ChrisMetcalfe

ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.6%

05-20-2013 23:58:52 | More by ADTaber

raverjames

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

05-03-2013 16:21:03 | More by raverjames

dvmky

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

04-17-2013 20:31:45 | More by dvmky

sendbeer

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

04-14-2013 12:38:19 | More by sendbeer

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

04-13-2013 22:00:16 | More by DaPan

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

03-31-2013 21:17:56 | More by mikeincharleston

pathman

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

03-28-2013 23:12:09 | More by pathman

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.6%

03-24-2013 23:33:31 | More by Gonzoillini

listenatjoes

Pennsylvania

4.95/5  rDev +19.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Notes from the bottle: "Hughey is the first installment in our Bearded Farmer series of Saisons. In keeping with the farmhouse brewing tradition, the idea here is to brew each successive beer a little (or a lot) different than the ones before it. Hughey is brewed with a blend of rustic grains including oats, rye and spelt, then fermented with a combination of Belgian and French yeast strains, including three types of Brettanomyces."

Bottle date: Oct 4 2012, purchased at Total Wine Greenville last week in Dec, cellared since and consumed on March 22 2013.

Huge creamy white head, awesome lacing, dusky unfiltered straw ale color.
Getting great yeast complexities on the nose as well as malt & funk.

Taste is just outstanding. Saison is my favorite style and this is superb; complex and yet very sessionable, approachable and goes with just about any savory dish. Great balance between the brett and sacc, slightly spicy, fresh and lively mouthfeel.

Westbrook has just been hitting them out of the park and this is no exception. Would like to see them increase aromatic/finishing hops on their next version.
My new favorite saison. Too bad it may never be made again!

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 03:33:26 | More by listenatjoes

thebigredone

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

03-15-2013 18:25:02 | More by thebigredone

AlexFields

Tennessee

3.9/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a light, hazy wheaty yellow/orange, with a large frothy off white head.

Smell is of banana, some other fruit I can't quite identify, spices, a little dry brett maybe but not much. Smell is nice but not super strong.

Taste is pear, apple, a little banana, ends with underripe strawberry. Very fruit forward! Some light floral and spice notes, maybe a little dry brett on the aftertaste but again, really not brett forward. This is really tasty.

Mouthfeel is great, super carbonated and bubbly, not too syrupy or thick but enough of a body.

Very good saison, subtle and big on fruit, not what I expected but great!

8.0/10

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 02:57:15 | More by AlexFields

GTB

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

02-05-2013 18:20:48 | More by GTB

Keith_R

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

01-26-2013 06:07:25 | More by Keith_R

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.89/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served from bottle into a Westbrook snifter (proper!). Poured a hazy golden yellow-orange with a three finger pure white fluffy head that subsided to one finger very slowly. Maintained nice lacing through. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, fruit, spice, funk, earth, and barnyard. The flavor was of sweet malt, fruit, big funk, spice, earth, and horseblanket. It had a light feel on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was a fairly good brew. I found it really quite interesting what was going on in this one. The aroma definitely had a big gaminess going on that was quite intriguing for the style with the fruit character mixed in. On the flavor it was dominated by funk without a doubt. If you love massively funky brews AND Saisons, this is your brew without a doubt.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 00:00:29 | More by thagr81us

brauseboof

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

01-12-2013 22:05:41 | More by brauseboof

Gosox8787

New Hampshire

4.31/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Presentation: 750 mL bottle chilled and poured into my Portsmouth Brewery tulip glass. Big thanks to mikeincharleston for this beer. Bottled on date of October 4, 2012.

Appearance: Pours a ridiculous, fluffy, three finger white head with outstanding retention. Somewhere between pale yellow and light orange in color. Some cloudiness as well. Really spectacular lacing.

Aroma: Some green apple, lemon zest and some peppery yeast. A nice backbone of barnyard funk that is actually pretty nicely developed. Really balanced with a surprising fruitiness.

Taste: Peppery yeast tones and some spicy rye upfront gives way to some funk and brett tones. A dry finish. Really nice citrus and lemon tones bring a really refreshing quality. Completely drinkable and really complex. A touch of green apple as well. Really nice.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied and juicy upfront with some strong carbonation. A slightly dry finish.

Overall, a really tasty and refreshing saison. The brett and funk flavors are nicely developed, but not overwhelming. Really nice balance between the pepper, spice in the rye, and the fruit tones from the yeast. Incredibly refreshing, would love to have this again.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 01:31:29 | More by Gosox8787

BrkfstOfChmpns

Georgia

4/5  rDev -3.6%

01-06-2013 21:42:03 | More by BrkfstOfChmpns

DangerDawg

Ohio

4/5  rDev -3.6%

01-06-2013 00:30:00 | More by DangerDawg

Rhettroactive

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

01-03-2013 01:21:18 | More by Rhettroactive