Prairie Standard - Prairie Artisan Ales

chefjack428

Pennsylvania

4.65/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

These guys recently entered the Philly market and I couldn't be happier.
Bottle poured into a Deschutes Teku.
Really nice copper orange color with a small head that quickly dissipates.
Aroma is very nice. The first thing that hits is big bright lime, some musty hay, slight brett and a bit of orange. Great farmhouse aromas.
Taste is also very nice, grains, fresh cracked pepper, bread yeast, brett and a nice bitter citrus finish. Carbonation is very nice, some what prickly on the tongue.
This is a very nice beer and I am sure I will have no problem going through the case I picked up. Sort of reminds me of a batch of Fantome Printemps I recently had.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 21:42:05 | More by chefjack428

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.43/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Generously sent from jtmiller03, can't thank you enough buddy.

A-Hazy light gold with rocking pillowy head and clingy retention

S-Full on barnyard funk and citrus. Horse blanket, clove, orange, tangerine and lemon

T-Slight sweet cereal grain notes, yeast funk, and orange peel. Very refreshing yet complex.

M-Dry and crisp with a nice amount of gas

O-Such a great session saison. They hoppy notes of citrus really take this one way over the top. I only wish I had this on the shelves locally. Also worth noting: the best beer label I've seen in some years... absolutely hilarious.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 15:10:43 | More by MinorThreat

champ103

Texas

4.34/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at the Flying Saucer in Little Rock.

A: Pours a beautiful hazed golden/orange color. A two finger dense white head forms with good retention. Excellent lace as well. Rings of lace left all the way down.
S: Earthy Belgian yeast up front. Bread and biscuit aromas, lots of fruity aromas as well. Mango and peach. Very nice.
T: Follows the nose with the funky/earthy Belgian yeast. Bread and biscuit malt. Slightly tart fruits of mango, peach, and apple. I love it.
M/D: A medium body with very good carbonation. Crisp, effervescent, and dry. So refreshing. Incredibly easy and enjoyable to drink. Tons of character, and something I can enjoy all day.

An excellent saison, and I am so glad I came across another Prairie Artisan offering. Really well done. Highly recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

03-25-2013 00:53:55 | More by champ103

Halcyondays

California

4.34/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle, courtesy of Hi-Times,

A: Pours a hazy burnt orange with a frothy white head, gobby lace.

S: Very rustic with bananas and 'shrooms. Barnyard and must.

T: Still has the rusticity in the yeast flavours, but it gets really fruity at times offering a unique note of orange creamsicle along with a lot of pear.

M: Frothy, soft carbonation, medium-bodied, easy drinking.

O: A delightful American saison. Not Americanized, this is to style and very well done.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 01:19:02 | More by Halcyondays

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

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

DaveHack

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a CS Cellar Reserve balloon at 50 degrees.

Pours a hazy orange/yellow. Thick head dissapates leaving heavy lacing. This looks great!

Smell reminds of a forest, lol...sort of. Fresh grass, fresh hop aroma, citrus, and a little mustiness. The smell on this is really good. I wanted to give it a 4.25, but it is definitely closer to 4.5 than 4.

First taste is slightly bitter and tart. There is a little bit of citrus tang along with hop flavor. It's kind of a hard thing to pinpoint, but the 'Hoppy Saison' nails it.

There is a slight creaminess to this. You can feel it cover your mouth with flavor, if that makes any sense. Carbonation is about PERFECT.

This beer is really what I search for. There is a ton of flavor in a 5.2% beer. I really enjoyed this a lot and look forward to trying more of Prairie's offerings in the future. (Also, from what I understand, this is the brewer from Redbud....Cuvee 3 and 4 are awesome beers too....someone is doing it right!)

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2013 02:15:31 | More by DaveHack

EgadBananas

Louisiana

4.24/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Thanks for the heads up Herf!

Appearance: golden, sunny, cloudy, ample carbonation streams, bright white head, 2 finger, lacy.

Aroma: lemon, Brett, hay, mild funkiness, herbal, floral and grassy hops, light grains.

Taste: grassy, floral hop notes, lemongrass, grains of paradise, pepper, spice, Brett funk, musky hay, bitter hop finish.

***One of the best hoppy Saison ales I think I've had. It's not overly funky and Bretty, but, but the hop and Saison funk marriage is well executed were neither outshine the other. Awesome!

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 22:03:54 | More by EgadBananas

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.23/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

A hoppy saison is right up my alley these days... if done well. But minus points for screw top! and lack of date... tsk tsk.

Pours a decent fizzy 1/2 finger head that fades at a med pace reinforced by quite a few bubbles streaming up, leaves a nice layered lacing, very clear pilsner golden slight wheat colored beer.

Nose delivers what it promises, a hoppy saison, with light toasty grainy saison malts, light saison spices, little lemon, lemon grassy, grassy earthy hops, fruity esters, golden malts, quite floral between both saison aromas and hops.

Taste brings more Belgian flavors, even some nice funk actually, a big saison farmhouse funk, not quite Brett level of funk but def a lot more funky than I expected, with saison spices, lemony citrus, lemon grassy, etc. Then grassy floral hops, a little earthy as well, and some lemony hops, with some bitterness but not a lot. Light fruity esters, and very faint hint of phenols from the yeast. Grainy golden malts, little toasty, and nice bready funk all around. There's a touch of an orange vanilla flavor too which is a nice addition. finish dry and grainy, nice lingering bitterness from the grassy floral spicy hops which seems to intensify, little lemony grassy earthy flavors, and just a bit more funk.

Mouth is med bodied, little abrasive, tons of carbonation.

Overall quite a nice beer, the screw top is the only real downer (and lack of date). decent appearance, nice floral nose between the malts, hops, and saison aromas, and quite a nice surprise with the farmhouse funk flavor, and blend of nice hops that get a decent bitterness on the finish. I would drink a lot of these in the summer, and I think i will.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 01:13:55 | More by jlindros

Pinknuggets

Vermont

4.21/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Bottle to hfs sniffer

A: dark honey to amber I color with a small white head that goes away fast but leaves an average size lacing at the top of the glass. It is semi translucent to the point I wouldn't call it cloudy

S: the smell is very yeasty upfront but is distinctly farmhouse like and on target for a saison. You can also definitely tell that it is Belgian, but other then that no more to note.

T: follows the nose as the distinct Belgian yeast is the first thing that comes through in the taste. The barnyard nature of the flavor has a strong presence but it is not overwhelming. Pretty much what I would expect from a standard Belgian saison so well done.

M: this is light and nice and crisp the carbonation helps this crispness that makes the beer very easy to drink though the low abv definitely helps this.

O: well the name of the beer really is best way to describe it. This is about as solid as you can get in terms of a Standard Belgian saison it has the farmhouse distinctive smell and taste with a nice light crisp drinkable feel. I highly recommend this beer and I looking forward to trying more from this OK brewery

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 21:27:23 | More by Pinknuggets

cfrances33

Illinois

4.21/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottle poured into a Tired Hands wine glass.

Pour: Mostly clear orange with three fingers of fluffy, cream colored head. Lots of sticky lacing and the head remains at about a half finger for most of the glass.

Smell: Big bright citrus and raw doughiness from the start, followed by grass, some floral aspects, white pepper, and more raw dough.

Taste: More of the nose, but with a bigger emphasis on the raw dough. Very yeast driven, with plenty of white pepper, bread, and oats. Some grass and floral flavors. Finishes mildly bitter with floral hops.

Mouthfeel: Really bright and refreshing. Bitterness lingers, but just barely.

Overall: Nice beer. Not extremely memorable, but tasty. Look forward to more of these guys offerings.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 02:49:19 | More by cfrances33

UCLABrewN84

California

4.16/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Pours a murky light orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small streaks and dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, pepper, lime juice, and citrus zest. Taste is much the same with peppery and chalky flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of citrus zest bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with some great aromas and flavors that make this one super easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 04:08:05 | More by UCLABrewN84

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

StaveHooks

Oklahoma

4.14/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle served in a Duvel Tulip

A - Burnt golden orange, cloudy, an aggressive pour reveals 2 fingers of white suds. Funny label with "Nooodling" instructions. I would have to have at least a six pack before sticking my hand in a hole for a catfish to bite.

S - Alfalfa, pine, soft floral notes, spicy phenols, apricots, clove, cracked wheat, clean citrus, there's an odd slightly funky aroma I can't nail down.

T - Fresh cracked wheat, dry dusty hay, limes, white pepper, has a bright almost lactic sensation, malts give the impression of sweetness while overall staying very dry. Finishes with a dry herbal hop character and limes sticking to the palate on the aftertaste.

M - Light to medium body, low carbonation, smooth feel.

Love to see a 5% ABV Saison! Awesome aroma, fresh and dry with plenty of hop character while not taking over the other flavors. Needs a little more carbonation, it's low right off the bat and quickly drops off. Very good. This is the first beer I've had from Prairie and I'm excited to try more. I could drink a sixer of this anytime.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2012 03:29:36 | More by StaveHooks

Bosoxfan20

Oklahoma

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

A- Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass. Pours a hazy golden color with 1-1.5 finger bubbly white head that doesn't stick around too long. Moderate lacing

S- Big aroma. Citrus, lemon zest, hop oil, grapefruit, hint of fresh cut grass, touch of biscuits, peach, honey, slight amount of bananas. One of the better smelling farmhouse ales i have come across.

T- Sweet, tart, light funk and hoppy. I like it. Lemon zest again, clove, and a touch of spice all over a pale malt backbone. Some biscuits again. Bitter hop finish.

M- Fairly smooth with a warm easy finish. A little wet, but not bad. Maybe a touch under carbonated for the style.

O-A very enjoyable saison and a nice intro to the style for those that want to baby step into the "funk". On the hoppier side for the style. Prairie is kind of taking the state of OK by storm with their brews and I can see why.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 17:17:26 | More by Bosoxfan20

bump8628

Oklahoma

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served in Prairie Artisan Ales glassware - nice! Looks great, clear goldenrod with an inch-thick cap of white foam that lays down a few rings of lace. Excellent balance of flavors - tropical fruits, honey, pepper, clove, and a punch of spicy hops. Malt is clean with a light sugar cookie sweetness and rustic cereal flavor. More refined than the bottled version. A sessionable, flavorful, locally brewed saison. What's not to like? A new go-to at better beer bars.

Serving type: on-tap

01-02-2013 19:24:00 | More by bump8628

AlexFields

Tennessee

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours clear amber color with a thin head. Does not look like a saison!

Doesn't smell like a saison either! Nose is an explosion of tropical hops, pineapple and exptic spices. Reminds me immediately of Lagunitas beers, especially Little Sumpin' Sumpin' and Sucks. Smells awesome!

Taste is a little disappointing after the nose but still very good. Much less fruity and more bitter than I expected. Still some nice pineapple and banana and mango flavors, some grassy hops that I definitely wasn't getting from the nose. Really tastes like an IPA and I'm not sure why this is classified as a saison.

Mouthfeel is great, excellent carbonation and very drinkable.

This is a really good beer, I could session this for sure. Very much my kind of hoppy beer. Really similar to a Lagunitas beer I think.

8.2/10

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 02:30:31 | More by AlexFields

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

popery

California

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a glowy golden color, relatively light. Mildly cloudy. Big white head puffs up quickly and sticks around for some time. Lots of big bubbles. Aroma is apple/pear cider, earthy and mineral-ish flavors and a grassy hoppiness. There's a little spice of spice in the mix, possibly from the hops. Some nice bready grain notes. It's nice just a bit weak, and that apple cider flavor dominates. Mild funk. The taste is an improvement for me. On the palate, it's a pleasant, mildly sweet saison with a light spicy hoppiness. Quite refreshing. Dries out in the finish. Bright malt flavor and a spicy, floral hop bitterness. More funk. Very nice beer. Pretty gentle carbonation for the style. Light mouthfeel. Very easy to drink. Another very good beer from Prairie. I preferred Prairie Hop and Prarie Ale, but this is an impressive beer to see in 12 ounce packs. I look forward to more from the brewery.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 05:42:35 | More by popery

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

This poured out as a hazy golden yellow color with a white head on top. The head is fizzy looking but has a good retention and a light scattered lacing. The smell is spicy and herbal. Very interesting on the nose. The taste of the beer is also a little on the spicy side some earthy grain and a dryness in the finish. The mouthfeel is well carbonated and light bodied. Overall it's a pretty good Saison, would enjoy trying their other beers.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 22:57:34 | More by Knapp85

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Bottle opened on 5.8.13

A - Pours a cloudy light orange with a good two inch fine-foamy off-white head with good retention.

S - Hoppy, candy, slight wood, earthy and some funk.

T - Sweet honey, hops, flowers, very subtle funk on the tongue.

D - Good carbonation with a light body.

O - Hoppy, light, citrus candy in a bottle. A unique sweetiness in their beers.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 04:25:08 | More by HuskyinPDX

portia99

Massachusetts

4.06/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into an Allagash stemmed glass. Never heard of the brewery or the beer, so going in blind on this one.

A - Pours a mostly clear pale golden color and a dense two finger cap of white foam that has very good staying power. Foamy lacing left on the sides of the glass.

S - Nice spicy and fruity aroma...cloves, oranges, lemons, a bit of pepper, some sugar and some mild hoppy bitterness. Nice blend of standard saison aromas...very enticing.

T - Flavor doesn't disappoint either. Soft malt base with some spicy cloves, coriander, some pepper...quite estery. Nice fruity, citrusy components too - full of oranges and lemons. Mid level hop bitterness that gives a bit of bite towards the finish and helps dry things out a bit.

M - Medium body with an aggressive higher level carbonation. Nice hoppy bitterness and spicy and fruity flavors.

O - I liked this beer a lot. Very flavorful saison that has good complexity and balance and a nice assertive hop bitterness. Went out on a limb on this one and turned out to be a good find. Definitely see myself buying more of this especially during the summer time. How can you go wrong with a bottle that has artwork showing instructions for "noodling" (i.e. - sticking your hand in underwater holes to catch catfish)...great stuff!

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 01:06:31 | More by portia99

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a tulip.

Appearance
Hazy golden-yellow with 2 fingers of loose, white head. Moderate carbonation and good retention.

Nose
Lime, barnyard, potpourri and lemon.

Taste
Dried hay, potpourri and rose hips. Very distinct lime aromas from the hops as well as a touch of pineapple. Hints of lemon and spent grains. Finishes earthy with good doses of black and pink peppercorn.

Mouthfeel
Light bodied, crisp, clean and uber-dry.

Overall
Very rustic with a very unique hop profile. A really nice American interpretation of a Belgian Saison.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 20:09:37 | More by justintcoons

deadonhisfeet

Kentucky

4.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a Duvel tulip. The pour is a light hazy orange color with a perfect 2 fingers of dense foam. On the nose I'm getting dry, floral notes and some citrus-like American hops that smell like oranges and pineapples.

Light body and a nice, firm feel. Not overly carbonated. Soft, wheat-like grainy flavors up front and a nice spicy hop component at mid-palate. Citrus flavors of oranges, lemons, and pineapples take over from the grain and dry out the finish with a light tartness. Very thirst-quenching, but without the stony dryness many Saisons have.

What a nice beer! It kind of combines the feel and character of a Saison with the flavor of an American Pale Ale or American Pale Wheat Ale. Very refreshing and easy-drinking, but with some complexity. I predict I will be buying 6-packs of this beer over the summer to serve as a go-to thirst-quencher.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 18:51:13 | More by deadonhisfeet

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