Single Hop Saison (Motueka) - Tired Hands Brewing Company

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

First had: on tap at Tired Hands

Hazy, golden-straw pour, with a white foamy head that sank to a wispy layer, streaking the glass with lacing. Aroma of citrus and floral hops, mild grassy funk. More of the same in the taste, light grassy funk complimented by citrus zest, floral hops, a touch of spice, and a solid pale malt base. Light body, crisp, flavorful, and appropriately carbonated. Nicely done. Not my favorite of the single hop series, but nicely done overall.

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2013 03:34:49 | More by Rifugium

drabmuh

Maryland

4/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Every beer I drink with these Motueka hops ends up tasting and smelling exactly the same, I even made a homebrewed Abbey Ale with these hops and it ended up nearly identical to this beer. I enjoy it but it is not my favorite hop variety. Growlers shared by yourefragile, 4 days old. Beer is served in a TIred Hands stemmed glass.

Beer is yellow and hazy with a thin wispy head of small white bubbles, some lacing, some retention, looks like a saison.

Aroma is mildly fruity, mildly earthy a little floral, smells like Motueka.

Beer is light in body, mildly bitter on the finish, an interesting beer overall but a little one note. THe hops are nice in a saison providing a mild bitterness and a mild floral character that goes well with the esters from the yeast. I'd have it again for sure.

Serving type: growler

12-29-2012 16:48:23 | More by drabmuh

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from growler into taster - thanks brad

Pour a hazy, clouded golden straw yellow color with a fluff of bubbly head resting on top. Nice retention, sticky lacing littered across the glass while drinking.

Plenty of citrus scents with grapefruit and orange peel. Spicy farmhouse yeasty funk with straw, biscuit and toasted grains. Light peppery hops.

Crisp citrusy hoppiness with peppery spice and citrus peel. Orange and grapefruit juciness, followed by the familiar TH funky saison yeast. Dry and lightly fruity with a biscuity malt backbone.

Lighter medium body, milder carbonation (due to the growler fill I'm sure), dry and crisp on the tongue. This has a nice balance of citrus, hops, funk and pepper, although I couldn't help but feel like this suffered a bit from the puzzling inaccuracies caused by growler fills at TH. I think the Simcoe singel hop is still my favorite out of the 3 they've done so far.

Serving type: growler

12-26-2012 14:14:22 | More by xnicknj

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy deep straw color with a smallish off white head that quickly recedes to a cap. Smells of lemon and citrus with bits of pepper and yeasty funk. The flavor is heavy on the citrus with again a bit of pepper and light yeast. Medium to light body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet slick mouthfeel. This is a really nice light flavorful easy drinking saison, I quite enjoyed it.

Serving type: growler

12-24-2012 21:35:29 | More by johnnnniee

cfrances33

Illinois

4.55/5  rDev +14%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Tired Hands on 12/18/12, served in a tulip. Also enjoyed from a 1L fliptop growler later on the same evening, with similar attributes.

Pour: Hazy, very light yellow body, with a finger and a half of white, soapy head. Head leaves some really great lacing and sticks around for a while.

Smell: Big citrus up front, followed by a very pronounced yeast and white pepper. Some bready/biscuit dough comes through as well.

Taste: Follows the nose with a big lemon pith and grapefruit profile. A light clean tartness. White pepper and spicy farmhouse yeast really shine through the middle of the palate. Slight bitterness and a light, light funk on the finish. Great!

Mouthfeel: Insanely drinkable. Literally could and would all day long. Nice prickly carb, and a certain juiciness hidden in the taste. Finishes nice and dry.

Overall: The best Tired Hands beer I've had yet? I think FlavorAroma still takes that prize, but this beer is beautiful. Great job Jean and company!

Serving type: on-tap

12-19-2012 04:10:55 | More by cfrances33