Muse Farmhouse Ale - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

AlexJ

North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pale hazy dirty yellow with an impressive white head that reatains well with moderate lacing.

Aroma is wheaty and sharp with fresh grasses, minerality, and farmy must. Authentic aroma.

Flavoe very good as well. Slick tart wheat and grain notes with green apple, grass, lemon peel, white pepper, and musty old fruit. Complex and refreshing.

Body medium, well carbonated and smooth. Great drinkability on a warm PA afternoon where I enjoyed this with my father.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2008 22:16:11 | More by AlexJ

dalepryor

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -14.5%

05-08-2013 03:17:33 | More by dalepryor

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

03-07-2013 02:51:20 | More by t0rin0

sneaks2210

New York

3/5  rDev -14.5%

11-21-2012 19:04:48 | More by sneaks2210

jak

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

08-07-2012 00:08:17 | More by jak

dudecandle

New York

2.5/5  rDev -28.8%

07-30-2012 03:12:24 | More by dudecandle

chrispoint

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -14.5%

02-18-2012 08:47:30 | More by chrispoint

JAHMUR

Connecticut

2.5/5  rDev -28.8%

12-29-2011 05:31:43 | More by JAHMUR

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

12-21-2011 05:44:27 | More by djrn2

rab53

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +14%

12-10-2011 04:00:27 | More by rab53

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -14.5%

12-06-2011 22:12:09 | More by JohneHoodlum

LostHighway

Maine

3/5  rDev -14.5%

11-29-2011 14:08:12 | More by LostHighway

deapokid

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -28.8%

11-23-2011 05:19:10 | More by deapokid

Magery

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -14.5%

11-20-2011 05:10:31 | More by Magery

HopStoopid120

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +14%

11-18-2011 17:23:21 | More by HopStoopid120

randomdanger

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +14%

11-15-2011 14:53:06 | More by randomdanger

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

light peach colored amber and a huge white head that reached nearly two inches high an never really relented leaving a ton of lacing on the sides.

aroma is very light, pears and apples, touches of banana, clove, hints of grain, but light, almost non existent at points. flavor was about the same, very light, but nice, lots of light fruits, tons of grain and a definte yeast presence that seemed to build over time. just seemed to need that one last pop to push it into the excellent category. still super sessionable and really a nice way to get the afterparty going.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 06:24:09 | More by mikesgroove

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Had a bottle of Weyerbacher Muse back in November of 2008. This farmhouse ale poured out as a hazy orange yellow brew that had a pretty strong head on it. The smell of the beer wasn't overly
Funky like most saisons or farmhouse ales. Instead it had some nice floral aromas coming out of it and some hops too. The taste was nice also, the malts and hops mixed with some wild flowers worked pretty well together. Mouthfeel of Muse was really carbonated, I was impressed on how this beer kind of exploded in your mouth with each sip. This ale wasn't bad but I can understand how it was bummed to the retired section when it has to compete with some of Weyerbachers other beers.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2011 23:20:57 | More by Knapp85

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22 oz Bomber

Appearance: Cloudy, yeast sedmiment. Soapy head, alittle bit of lace.

Smell: Alittle funky, cheesey, barnyard. Interesting aroma. Citrus tang smell, almost like a lemon peel. This beer has no spices added, so alot of yeast making up for a spicy nose.

Taste: Mellow flavors of citrus and earth. Wheat malt flavor. Raw wheat malt almost confusing me with yeast flavors. Almost tastes like sweet straw. Musty basement. Grassy bitterness. Alright but not the most pleasing.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, chalky finish.

Drinkability: Interesting mix of flavors, rather raw but true to style. Not the most appetizing but glad I got to try it.

They brewed this beer true to style and purpose, and the true farmhouse enthusiast will appreciate. I found it to be rather decent.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2011 04:13:54 | More by Stinkypuss

metter98

New York

3.4/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: The beer is clear golden yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a small head that quickly dissipated leaving a ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass and lacy patterns of bubbles floating in the center.
S: The smell is somewhat musty and has aromas of pepper. Notes of apples and other fruits become evident as the beer begins to warm up.
T: Like the smell, the overall taste is earthy, musty, spicy and has a slight amount of sourness. There are flavors of apples and spices.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and somewhat crisp on the palate with a low to moderate amount of carbonation. There is a bit of dryness in the finish.
D: The taste was interesting and rather unique for the style but I don't think this beer would be well suited for drinking on a hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2011 13:54:35 | More by metter98

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.08/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine July 2007.

Fermented with Forbidden Fruit yeast at a high tem- perature. Hopped with Styrian Goldings and Saaz--they took an authentic path, to be sure. Word of warning: Serve this beer at cellar temperature.

A steady decanting yields enough white head to almost spill out of the glass; a rich rocky head slowly subsides to a patch trail of lace. Hazed tawny color, to be expected of the style. Musty aroma; more basement than barnyard in the nose and very yeasty in the back, with both medicinal phenols and fruity esters. It's a yeast explosion to start with, and a medicinal phenolic character is not too far off, either. Thankfully, they get balanced off by a dry malt flavor, slightly tropical fruity esters and a faint hop smack.

With its over-the-top with flavor, this one will certainly be hard to grasp for the novice beer drinker--especially anyone with no knowledge of Belgian ales. That said, if you dig Fantôme, you will love this beer. We may as well chalk this one up to being this year's most complex American-brewed Belgian-style ale. Baked brie cheese with a blackberry filling would be a good, taming accompaniment.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2010 21:04:37 | More by BeerAdvocate

maximum12

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to jjayjaye & AgeofQuarrel for both sending me bottles of this...about one day apart. This bomber has been hiding in the back of the fridge ever since, & since July is official beer-clearing month, this is part of the underbrush that gets eliminated. Much more fun than taming the back 40, though.

Pours a clear, clean Florida orange with tints of beermail yellow (I left the last four fingers of shtuff in the bottle). Still kicking after a good amount of time waiting. Smell is sparse; vague citrus, alcohol, Lemon Pledge, an aimless sweetness.

Muse is only a distant relative of most saisons, perhaps its closest ancestor is CynicAle. This is a sweet, light, fruit basket minus anything that's darker than an apple. Yeast imparts the mildest of farmy zing, but more lemon tart than anything else. Flare of wheat in the aftertaste, which tames the candy & turns it even further into summer. One thing you can say for it, this is a drinker, there will be no nursing half of this bomber for a full hour.

Good beer. Charming in its own way, but closer to a heady, heavier wheat beer than a saison (not that I care). To be consumed when the sun is high & your energy level is not. Hammock beer, for sure.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2010 02:26:50 | More by maximum12

fastsrt

New York

3.53/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

poured form a bomber in a pint glass

A: hazy golden, bone white head

S: bready malts, belgian yeasts

T: cherry, tartness, this beer is older because there is a small amount of hop character,

M: good carbonation level, sliky smooth feel, this is one has a smooth mouth feel,

D: warm summer day beer for sure this is tasty beer

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2010 00:05:26 | More by fastsrt

lovindahops

New York

3.73/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

poured from a 22oz bomber into my Ithaca Tulip. I'm looking forward to this, as there are not always that many saisons available

A- pours a hazy orange with a frothy off white head that dresses the sides of the glass. The foam is as thick as whipped cream

S- I do like the strong scent of yeast, sweet grapes, and musty scents. It's almost wine like. There is a "zing" of citrus and lemons. I really like this style

T- some apples, pears, prunes... very fruity. There is some warming with the brew that creates some flavor in the brew. Still musty and dry is the primary taste... as well as the saison lift of lemons. The dry grape flavor creates the ties to a wine in my opinion

M- light in the mouth. Also not much for carbonation

D- Muse goes down easy and is very drinkable. The mustisness of the brew doesn't make it the most enjoyable. I know that is the style, however I have had some better saisons than this. I still can slam some bombers of this for spring time mowing. Not bad at all

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2010 18:50:08 | More by lovindahops

beer2day

North Carolina

4.18/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours hazy cider gold with 1-finger head. No retention nor lacing. Nice color, though.

Yeast, musky fruit, and rich bread dominate a very strong nose. You pick up the aromas while your face is still severl inches from the glass.

Much sweeter hit than from other Saisons I've tried in the last few months. Pears, cherries, and grapes all there. Only tart in the finish instead of the intense sour I'm used to. Pick up a little sourness at the very end, but tart overshadows.

Feel seems about right. Slighty syrupy.

Easiest to drink of the Saisons in my recent memory. The tart finish really brings this one up in my book.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2010 00:34:47 | More by beer2day