Love Buzz Saison - Anchorage Brewing Company

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Brett bomb with a good saison behind it. Good spices, fruity. Somewhat sweet in the finish. Only a little yeasty.Very generous head of foam. Very drinkable.Above average mouthfeel. A little funky aroma. Bottle from Bierkraft $21.46.Cork popped into the other side of a large room, suggesting above average carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2011 03:30:23 | More by northyorksammy

womencantsail

California

4.25/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks, Chris!

Pours a hazy orange color with some hints of red to it and a massive white head. Smells quite floral, likely from the rose hips, but it’s got a bit of a hibiscus character to it, too. The wine comes through and gives a bit of sweet grape must aroma. Mild spice notes are also present. The flavor is highly floral and "grapey". A bit sweeter than imagined, but a touch of lemon peel type tartness. There is some oak to it and a bit of spice flavor as well. Medium bodied with medium to high carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 21:56:44 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle picked up at Connecticut Avenue in DC. Served in a Mikasa tulip.

Pours a somewhat rusty light-brown color with a good off-white head and loads of lacing on the way down. Good retention before that. Thin ring of a collar as I finally finish my glass.

The nose brings forward loads of fruity Brett-induced funk. A bit of a tropical character is present plus some light red wine. The Brett takes the show. Faint tropical Citra notes there as well. The flavor isn't quite as integrated and is almost-completely dominated by the Brett. While the Brett character is quite nice, it's a bit one dimensional and I would have liked to get a bit more spice. As it warms further, some of the wine comes out, but still none of the other additions. Light-medium body with good carbonation and a very dry finish. Brett heavy. Good, but not fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2011 23:29:34 | More by Thorpe429

UCLABrewN84

California

4.1/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch # 1. August 2011.

Pours a murky honey orange with a 1 inch foamy off-white head that settles to a thin cap on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is slightly tart/sour and is of grain, spices, Brett, flowers, wood, and some mild wine aromas. Taste is of grain and Brett up front with flavors of spices, flowers, and wood coming through on the finish. There is a dry, tart, and slightly funky aftertaste as well. This beer has a nice crisp level of carbonation with a slightly medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is quite a complex and tasty saison. The Brett presence really shines in the aroma and flavor but doesn't overwhelm the other ingredients.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2012 03:40:11 | More by UCLABrewN84

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

4.18/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Bottle: Poured a bright golden color ale with a large white foamy head with great retention and some lacing. Aroma of Brett is dominant with some notes of rustic malt and some citrus notes and some vinous notes as well. Taste is a complex mix between some Brett notes with a dry aftertaste mix in with citrusy hoppy notes and some vinous notes which work very well altogether. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Again lots of flavour that are very well balanced. My only complaint and it is a minor one ifs with the amount of Brett used in every of their beers they tend to have a similar taste profile.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 20:14:30 | More by Phyl21ca

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The complexity keeps building in these brett-infused base beers. This time Anchorage reaches for the seamless bridge between saison and wild yeast, but then layers on the character of rose hops and wine barrels. These guys have it figured out!

Its burnt orange appearance is laced with haze from yeast, hops, and wood tannin which brings out a dark honey-amber hue. The beer releases a creamy dense froth of medium stature which retains and laces the session very well.

Bright and zesty aromas of dried oranges, red grapefruit, dried lemons and limes, melon, apricot, mango, white grape, passion fruit and papaya all rise from the contibutions of yeast, hops, and wine barrels. Balanced with earthy complexities of fresh cracked white peppercorn, dried wood, vinous alcohols, and light horse hair- the aromas of the beer weave together seamlessly.

Flavors are pungent, raw, and acidic with the taste of tropical and citrus fruit that the nose unveiled. The dry acidic taste is matched with earthen wood, wine, pepper, and softer floral taste. There's just enough powdery sweetness to create a ripe and creamy taste to accompany the fruit and must. Finishing with citrusy bitterness, a slim taste of pine resin comes to life and dries the saison much like an IPA.

The magical textures of the beer might be its strongest suit: both creamy and powdery from the onset, the tartness of fruit morphs into full-blown acidity and invites the spicy tannin character to complement in the most pleasant way. Remaining powdery and smooth until the end, the beer continues to dry and become spicier all the while.

There's an element of class and sophistication associated with the beer, yet still making it look easy. The beer simply comes together in the most majestic and whimsical way. But its power and punch to the palate won't be ignored.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2012 18:42:43 | More by BEERchitect

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Anchorage Brewing "Love Buzz Saison"
750 ml bottle, corked and caged
Batch #1, August 2011
$13.59 @ State Line Liquors, Elkton, MD

Appearance: Hazy peach colored body beneath a creamy head of off-white foam. Very good head retention; very nice lacing.

Aroma: Bold aroma. Quite complex. Strawberry, cherry, pear, apple, grape, orange, pineapple and chalky citrus rind. Brettanomyces tang and fruitiness! Subtle spice almost like cedar. Floral. Hints of grassiness.

Taste: As expected, the flavor follows the aroma. It's surprisingly citrusy, displaying a note of lemon that I didn't pick up in the aroma. And there's a bit of spice to it that's particularly clear in the drying finish (coriander, perhaps a dash of pepper). The Brett is clearly present, but not overdone amidst so much citrus. It's well-rounded and balanced with fruit and Brett upfront, followed by a passing hit of sweetness that's then eclipsed by citrus, and then followed by drying notes of floral, chalk, oak, and spice.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, creamy and smooth. Velvety almost.

Overall: It's quite complex in its aroma, but it's not overly done in its flavor... there's a lot to deal with there to be sure, but it's still quite drinkable - there's nothing that holds it back. The bitterness is perfectly balanced alongside the spice/oak and citrus/floral notes, and that's the pivotal point here; everything else just spins around it.

Impressive. Unique. Well worth seeking out, especially for fans of the style.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2012 18:14:56 | More by NeroFiddled

drabmuh

Maryland

4.38/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

At the time of this review, this beer is the #32 beer on the top Saison / Farmhouse ale list on beeradvocate and the #41 beer on the "Top Beers - New" list. A nice little saison for sure.

Beer served in a New Belgium globe glass. Beer is yellow with a great white head, nice retention, mildly hazy, some lacing on the glass, nice carbonation.

Aroma is sweet, tea-like spiciness, brett b.

Beer is light in body and effervescent on the palate, the overall beer is dry on the finish, heavily carbonated on the palate, nice spice profile and great yeast profile, the funk dominated the front half of the palate. I'd have this beer again, I really enjoyed it.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2011 13:20:33 | More by drabmuh

zeff80

Missouri

4.33/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Poured out a cloudy, orange color with a two-finger, long lasting, off-white head of foam. It left sticky rings of lace.

S - It smelled spicy with some yeasty notes. Some caramel aromas with a touch of floral presence, too.

T - It tasted of citrus fruits and a spicy yeast bite. There was a nice caramel and grain backbone.

M - It was crisp, sharp and smooth. A medium bodied ale with a dry finish.

O - This is a really good saison. I am impressed with my first brew from Anchorage.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2011 19:29:50 | More by zeff80

metter98

New York

4.25/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is cloudy reddish yellow in color and poured with a finger high off white head that never completely faded away and consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface.
S: Aromas of tropical fruits are present in the nose, along with some notes of sourness from the brettanomyces yeast.
T: Similar to the taste, there are flavors of tropical fruits and sourness along with notes of rose hips. Peppery spices are noticeable in the finish.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation with some dryness in the finish.
O: The beer is relatively easy to drink and the smell and taste captivates your nostrils and taste buds.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2011 02:55:11 | More by metter98

MasterSki

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle picked up at West Lakeview Liquors. Served in a Delerium Tremens snifter. Batch #1, August 2011.

A - Big white foam settles to a thin cap, leaving behind a few splotches of lace. Somewhat hazy golden body.

S - Pinot noir and oak a-plenty, peppery yeast, light medicinal and dusty brett notes, a bit of the dill flavor I get from certain oak-aged beers, citrus notes. It's quite similar to Bitter Monk in some ways, but with less complexity.

T - Taste is also quite nice, with juicy stone fruits, citrus, light vinous notes and spicy farmhouse yeast, and oaky vanilla. More smoothed out - less of the sharp oak and medicinal flavors.

M - Medium bodied, lightly sticky, with medium-low carbonation and surprisingly little dryness or tannic oak present. I didn't have an explosive bottle like some of the other reviewers noted. Well-hidden alcohol - would have guessed 6.5% or so.

D - A really nice Saison, but with less depth than Bitter Monk. Still it's ultimately a very enjoyable beer that I'd gladly drink again if it were a bit more affordable. These Anchorage beers have really developed a 'house' quality a la Jolly Pumpkin, even though I think Gabe is merely using a commercially available brett strain.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2011 05:47:58 | More by MasterSki

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer poured out as a decent looking golden color with some orange hues to it. The head was thick and white. The smell of the beer was a little earthy with some spicy notes. The taste of the beer had the typical spicy Saison notes with some light earthy undertones. The mouthfeel was the beer was well carbonated and medium bodied. Overall this beer wasn't bad, I enjoyed it and would probably drink it again.

Serving type: on-tap

02-06-2012 04:22:44 | More by Knapp85

emerge077

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Hazy orange, languid trails of rising carbonation. Lasting head of white soapy foam, drippy downward webs of lacing. Good retention, it lasts for the duration of the glass.

Grapefruit pith, white pepper, tangerine from the Citra, tart fruitiness, dry finish. Clover honey aftertaste, big sandalwood aroma, woody and spicy with a backing fruit bouquet. Nicely balanced tartness, mild bitterness underneath that lingers into the dry finish.

Despite the flowery romance novel BS on the label, the beer is in fact pretty decent.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 04:28:19 | More by emerge077

barleywinefiend

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A: Poured a cloudy golden orange with a 2 finger white head that fades slowly leaving a moderate amount of lacing

S: Immedite Brett here. A good dose of baby diaper coupled with smoe barf and branyard. The rose pedals, citrus fruit basket is very prominent

T: Where to start? Delicous. Immediate lemons and coriander, rose petal and subtle Brett notes start to appear upfront and early. This is followed by barnyard funk, more coriander, a little spice, light booze sting , wood, Earth and a dry grassy finish

M: Light-medium bodied, smooth, bitter, crisp, clean and extremely dry.

O: This beer was all over the place. The only think I missed was the Pinot. Maybe my palate was off today but I will re-visit and look for more Pinot. Excellent.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2012 13:58:32 | More by barleywinefiend

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

(Served in a teku)

A- This beer pours a hazy deep dark orange body with a strong microcarbonation and a bubbly rocky beige head

S- The dry wine hints mix with brett's bright grapefruit pith and a blend of fruity floral with some saison yeast character finishing the aroma.

T- The grapefruit pith brett character balances with the bright red wine pinot noir barrels and a lemony hops flavor finishes. There is a hibiscus flower tartness and some rose hip flavors in the dry finish that linger.

M- This beer has a medium-light mouthfeel with a gentle fizz texture and no alcohol heat or astringency noticed.

O- The light beer has a full flavor and complexity that is unique and really works together. None of the flavors are out of balance and it makes this beer really drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2012 22:01:46 | More by rhoadsrage

mdfb79

New York

4.1/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From 10/28/11 notes. Thanks to jslot38 for sharing this one.

a - Pours a dark hazy yellow color with some light lacing, two inches of white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of spices, citrus hops, yeast, brett, some funk, apples, and floral hops. Very nice and loving the brett that comes through.

t - Tastes of brett, citrus hops, floral notes and hops, earthy notes, yeast, pepper, and spices. More floral notes that the nose and again, very nice.

m - Medium body and moderate carbonation. Pretty easy to drink.

o - Overall a really nice saison from Anchorage; I really liked it. Some nice funk and brett especially in the nose, and floral hops in the taste. Would like to have it again.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2011 20:46:59 | More by mdfb79

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

750 ml corked and caged bottle into a couple of glasses.

Pours a clear copper, with a couple fingers of frothy bright-white head. This maintains a rich and foamy look, soaping the sides of the glass with sticky lacing. Brett jumps right out in the aroma, mixing with spice and sweeter toasted grains. The barrel is definitely there, with that Pinot Noir adding a darker presence to this. I bit of light heat undercuts the flavors here.

The taste has a sweet grainy base to it, with spice, lemon zest, and must all mixed in. The barrel flavors come in off the edges and pull into the finish, leaving this dry and oaky with a good bit of lingering spiciness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied; with a softer feeling carbonation in the mouth yet still lays a bit of a light crispness down on the tongue as well. This is pretty smooth overall for the size.

This was quite good. The Brett played a big part and worked well with the spiciness of that base Saison. That barrel flavor was only the icing on the cake. I think that the body on this really impressed me the most though, perfectly complimenting those flavors. This is another solid one from Anchorage.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2012 17:50:39 | More by Kegatron

corby112

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Batch 1, August 2011.

Pours a completely opaque, dark golden orange color with a frothy, pillowy 2.5 finger white head that has very good retention, only slowly fading into a lasting cap. Streaks and splotches of soapy lacing left behind.

Earthy, slightly funky aroma with lots of barn/farmhouse character along with some prominent brett and zesty spice. There's also some sweet fruit notes but the barrel presence is subtle. Musty bretty funk compliments the saison yeast nicely. Hints of eatery fruits and bready yeast along with some pepper and coriander. I'm picking up a vinous presence that compliments the eatery fruit presence. Subtle earthy oak with hints of cherry, strawberries, grape and other dark fruit. Very complex nose but could use a bit more barrel in the nose.

Medium bodied but on the fuller end with a slight creamy texture that is countered by the funky/sour character. Lots of musty funk/dry brett flavor that melds with the saison/farmhouse yeast pretty well. Slightly puckering but more dry and funky than tart. Much more so than I expected resulting in a dryness that is exaggerated by the berrel notes. Dry toasted oak with a faint vinous red wine character that gives off hints of grape, strawberry and other dark fruits. Pretty complex but the funk/brett donates slightly overpowering the eatery fruit notes and Pinot noir elements. Pretty good with a well masked ABV but could use bit more balance. I'm glad I got to try this one and am looking forward to sampling more from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2011 05:56:53 | More by corby112

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

4.22/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A mix of yellow and moreso orange, ample head. Great heady bretty aroma. Substantial amount of citric spice note to it.

Dry lemon peel sourness, chunky brett goodness, bitter, just a ton of taste from a style that is usually more clean and refreshing, a nice change of pace. Hides the alcohol very well. Lots of citrus qualities to it. Plenty sour, super funky, maybe the most sour saison I've had, right up there with Craftsman's sour lavendar.

Everything is full here. . . the hops, the sour notes, the brett, the citrus, especially the funkiness.

Better than most Fantome beers.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2011 22:38:33 | More by Beerandraiderfan

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4.05/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

At Max's today.

The beer pours the color of unfiltered apple juie with good head retention and nice lacing. The nose is classic saison, but with something of a sandlewood, lavendar aroma as well. Otherwise, I get light clove, some sour funk and white pepper, with considerable underlying spice. The beer smells as if it will be pretty dry for the sytle, something that is confirmed with the first sip. The beer has good complexity, and there's considerable underlying funk (very little sour here) that adds another interesting element to the flavor profile. There is some nice bitterness in the finish, and I assume there's a goodly dose of hops in this beer. Mouthfeel is medium bodied to full, with a long, dry, funky bitter finish. Alcohol is very nicely integrated into the flavort profile, with no noticeable heat on the finish.

Very interesting beer... this is the sort of thing I could see Fantome making (which is high praise in my book).

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2011 22:18:35 | More by johnmichaelsen

lacqueredmouse

Australia

4.75/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

The last of Anchorage's readily available brews for me to sample. I love their others to bits, and I have monumentally high expectations for this one.

Uncorks pleasantly, with a bright "thok" but without the resultant gush. Pours a bright orange hazed colour, witb a full and fine head of off-white, that eventually succumbs to froth and its own effervescent, and collapses, leaving a smudge of thick, chunky lace on the side of the glass. Looks really great.

Nose is just... oh, it's phenomenal. Here, the brett has free reign to take over and stamp itself over everything. It leaves funky acidity like appleskin, fragrant floral characters and a musty, but leavened and sophisticated character like an aged wine barrel. There's even the faint hint of that Cantillon-like plastic gueuze funk. It's an amazing nose, all the more for how restrained and integrated it is. Lovely stuff.

Taste is perfectly light and fragrant, while remaining amazingly clear and refreshing, and true to the roots of the style. Some mild peppery characters on the front get quickly whisked away, leaving a refreshing clarity for the middle. A really pleasant floral fragrance picks up towards the back, and manages to mask some of the phenolic harshness associated with the style—in fact, it feels like this never really comes through—there's only a peal of metal resonating on the finish.

Feel is lovely—I mean, just perfect for the style—smooth, liquid, with a perfect weight for the characters it presents. It's just gorgeous.

What a phenomenally good beer. Genuinely one of the best saisons I've ever had. It's as though it *gets* the style to which it owes its genesis just perfectly, but layers complexity and depth and excitment on that its original wouldn't have thought of.

Despite this, it stays true to its roots—it provides perhaps the new wave in saison awesomeness; the next generation of a phenomenal style.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2012 07:33:48 | More by lacqueredmouse

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

- Saison brewed with spices. Aged in French Oak pinot noir barrels. #09515.

A: Dense cadmium orange pour has a healthy 2 finger+ head that was rocky with an oatmeal sheen to it that was steady on the hold. Carbonation is fair, spacious with a rather quick pace. Thick clumpy foam lace adheres to the vessel walls.

S: Barnyard funk is evident from the brettanomyces. Hay with some sour fruitiness (cherries) along with indications of wet oak wood.

T: Sour fruitiness on the flavor, cherries, grapes, some wet hay and barnyard muskiness. Oaky barrel notes and wine notes chime through. Tart, nice flavor with some dry spicing on the close. Dry Briary, rosewood and dry grains rounds things out.

M: frothy and creamy textured, dry and tart, could of used some more carbonation zip to sharpen it up a bit.

O: Overall nice dry tart barnyard funk and graininess. Dry spicing, smooth flavor that is polished and easy on the down, worthy of a try.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2012 23:36:03 | More by beerthulhu

HopHead84

California

4.2/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

10/16/2011

Snifter.

A: Hazy orange with a big white head and lots of web-like lacing.

S: Strong floral notes with peppery phenols. Wet leather blends with earth and oak. I detect grape and apple.

T: Peppery spiciness up front with pronounced floral notes and a little band aid. Oak is evident and there are notes of apple and pear, grape and plum. There's a good deal of leather and earth with a touch of tartness.

M: Medium body with upper moderate carbonation.

Overall: Nice stuff. Very enjoyable and the price can be stomached if the burden is shared.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2011 16:30:26 | More by HopHead84

stakem

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Kegatron for sharing this one. Poured into a snifter, the brew appears a clear orange with yellowish hints around the edges. A white finger of froth sits atop and slowly fades leaving an entire wall of webby lacing effect.

The smell of this brew is a little bretty with a dryness and spice about the nose that includes some herbal hops. A bit of rinds and the expected farmhouse quality from the yeast. There is a light grainy character like straw present with a contrasting floral to fruity component across the back.

The taste is herbal with hops that produces a modest bitterness. Some barrel dryness is present with a peppery spice accent towards the finish. Oak flavoring is present with a hint of caramel grain to toasty sweetness. Overall very individualized and decipherable flavors that mix together quite well to make an interesting flavor experience.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest level of carbonation. The alcohol is well hidden for 8%. A little more bitter than I'd like but just because it wasn't what I expected doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. This concluded our mini tasting of 3 different Anchorge beers and I gotta say that across all 3 different offerings, these brews shared a vey familiar quality about them. I'm not sure if that is just the house character or if it's the repeated combination of Brett ad barrel aging across all 3. Regardless, they are worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 19:48:23 | More by stakem

JohnGalt1

Idaho

3.98/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Picked this one up at Bier:Thirty over the weekend... Poured into my Cigar City snifter... great head and lacing... the brew is hazed orange.

Nose is definitely "American" saison.. fruity and slightly phenolic.. and bits of brett.. some white peppercorns and clove... lesser apricot and white peach and maybe even some red plum.

Flavor is big and fruity... pear and lesser peach... plum and some white grape. drying woodiness mid palate.. light brett funk.. brett funk dries it out up front and only shows again on the finish.. vinous and inviting.. dry and some how still very fruity... sorta tannic with warmth.. spiciness blooms with warmth.. cardamom and light clove.. citrus hops play long with the yeasty notes on the finish... dry and fruity.

Medium body... nice carbonation.. nicely done for sure.

3.5/4/4/4/4 .. but I should probably mark down the aroma and flavor... This is not a "real" saison by any stretch. Okay for American.... but still just a nice play from an emerging brewery.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2011 06:19:41 | More by JohnGalt1