Prairie Standard - Prairie Artisan Ales

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.86/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Pours an effervescent straw color with a thumb of fast-falling pearl colored head. Stays effervescent throughout, traces of lacing & average head retention

S: Bready, grainy, pears & white grape

T: Bready, grassy, white pepper, lemon & just a touch of apricot & apple skin up front. Hints of pineapple & white grapes sneak in as this warms, pears , light lemon zest, plus white pepper & lemongrass. Finishes slightly fruitty, with white pepper, faint apple peel & with lemon grass

MF: Light bodied, lively carbonation, good balance

Easy drinker, this will be a go to beer as long as I can find it. Fairly subtle, but flavorful enough to make want another. Would love to try this on draft to get a comparison. I could tear up some sushi, Thai or Indian food with this!

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 05:45:40 | More by russpowell

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-18-2013 21:55:57 | More by Photekut

DelMontiac

Oklahoma

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-18-2013 02:58:03 | More by DelMontiac

nickfl

Florida

4.26/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A - pours with one finger of white foam on top of a lightly hazy, dark golden body. The foam settles at a moderate pace and leaves nice lace.

S - Wheat and lots of zesty, fruity hop notes.

T - thick wheat up front with some lemon pepper. Fruity notes of guava in the middle and a finish of lemon and musty wheat.

M - A fairly thick body, moderate carbonation, and a dry finish,

D - Very nice, the hop aroma is excellent and the balanced finish makes for a very drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:35:36 | More by nickfl

kylehay2004

Florida

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Half finger head with little retention and some lacing on a clear dark golden body. Aroma is excellent with nice presence of the hops including lemon zest, peppercorn, grapefruit, tangerine and mild yeast presence. Flavor of bready malts, belgian yeast, lemon zest, sweet and mildly tart citrus, grass and club soda. Medium body and moderate carbonation with only a semidry finish. Very nice hop additions here with the saison and Belgian presence at the base which is well balanced and not overwhelmed by the hops.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:31:51 | More by kylehay2004

Lovely85

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-17-2013 00:29:27 | More by Lovely85

emilylee

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-15-2013 14:55:21 | More by emilylee

Rainblows

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-15-2013 07:09:52 | More by Rainblows

treywinkle

Oklahoma

4.75/5  rDev +17%

05-14-2013 04:03:31 | More by treywinkle

hardrock

Arkansas

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-14-2013 01:26:54 | More by hardrock

beersvh23

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-13-2013 04:06:59 | More by beersvh23

Ri0

Wisconsin

4.26/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A - Poured from 12 oz bottle into Duvel tulip. A nice deep golden hazt stra color with a monster fluffy white head all the way to the top of my tulip. Slowly came down; minimal lacing.

S - Fantastic aroma of sour citrus, lemon zest, Maybe some gras and spice with floral hops. Really like the smell.

T - Nice light hop bitter up front follows with lemon zest, clove and grass with slight funk. Hints of spice with malt backbone. Bitter hop finish.

M - It felt light and fizzy in my mouth and left me very refreshed.

O - This is a well crafted Saison that would do well for anyone venturing into this style. Wish I could find beer like this in WI for summer. Thanks to deadonhisfeat for sending one my way.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 18:12:50 | More by Ri0

bmwats

Louisiana

3.85/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz bottle, into a footed tulip.

A: Light amber or dark golden. Pours a slight, bubbly, white head which quickly fades from memory. Very spotty lacing, mostly retreats back into the body of the brew.

S: Plenty of orange, pine resin, a little raspberry, and coriander (methinks).

T: Hay, with a really nice light hop, accentuated with a tinge of fermented raspberry.

M: Light and crisp with a dry, bitter, acidic finish. A bit of a syrupy context.

D: Goes down without much resistance.

Atmosphere is pretty good. Light, shallow hue, with only a slight head and no real lacing. Nose is a really strong combination of pine, honey, and spice. Flavor is a lightly hopped hay with a subtle touch of fermented fruit. Overall, this is a good quaff.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 04:27:29 | More by bmwats

ElGallo

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-10-2013 01:21:51 | More by ElGallo

beertardis

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-10-2013 00:17:40 | More by beertardis

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-08-2013 00:31:26 | More by cadaugherty

dalepryor

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-07-2013 20:31:13 | More by dalepryor

sirsteve42

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-05-2013 02:56:07 | More by sirsteve42

impending

California

4.01/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A-

12oz into a tulip. Pours a crystal clear light orange copper, small but dense yellowish head, ok lacing.

The scent is rich of citrus, mango, pineapple and pear. No mustiness but a nice phenolic camphor, indubitably a high hopped saison.

Mildly sweet, mildly dry. Plenty of hops in the taste as well but relatively low in bitter. Thin bodied appropriate mouthfeel. The aftertaste has a pleasant but steep decline to just an echo. Excellent barbecue brew. This is a perfect hot mid day drinking brew.
cheers
jd

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 04:46:40 | More by impending

Prospero

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-02-2013 20:25:04 | More by Prospero

ehammond1

California

3.84/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle (2013)

Acquired via trade
Thanks, baconsausage!

Murky, hazy golden straw color. Quickly forming head of white bubbles, but not a persistent one. Spots and smears of stick left down the glass.

As the name of the beer implies, this has a very standard, very straightforward saison aroma--which I like very much. Grain, sweetness, dry hay and grass, earthy notes, and some cracker and cereal. Some initial Band-Aid at cooler temperatures.

The flavor is similar to the aroma: sweet grain, hay and grass, mild pepper and lemon notes, moderate bitterness. Incredibly drinkable.

Medium to fuller in body for the style with moderate carbonation. I suppose I wish the body was a bit more lively.

Very nice, traditional saison.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 02:09:29 | More by ehammond1

Brew33

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

04-30-2013 12:10:24 | More by Brew33

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-29-2013 02:20:33 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

babaracas

Florida

4.16/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy gold with towering soapy head, slowly settling to a thin layer with a couple of rings of sticky lace left behind. Smell: tangerine, spiciness, apricot, dough, dry grass. Taste: grapefruit zest, sweet orange, pepper, grape and grassy notes. Medium bodied, light carbonation, juicy feel. Really nice.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 04:53:31 | More by babaracas

Dat

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-27-2013 15:39:15 | More by Dat