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All Souls Ale 2011
Big Sky Brewing Company
- From:
- Big Sky Brewing Company
- Montana, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 14.17%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 17, 2014
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2011
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 4
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
A local brewpub makes an excellent yeasty bread with their spent grains. this beer smells like that bread spiced with a little hop and a touch of funk. More malt shows up on the palate but the saison yeast rules until the end with a light hop accent to finish.
Oct 17, 2014Reviewed by caryt from California
3.94/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from the back 30 at the Green Dragon (Portland, OR) in a Russian River tulip
A: Nice head about the size of my bigger thumb. Opaque caramel color, picturesque for a saision.
S: Strong scents of yeast, booze and the fruits. Overall it doesn't smell as good as it tastes.
T: Tastes of yummy fermented fruit; pears and apricots. The Belgian yeast is no where near overpowering, very tasty. Downturn on the aftertaste, boozy but not too boozy. Drinkable.
M: Not overly carbonated just about perfect until it goes down the throat.
O: I'm pleased I had this brew and I'm pleasantly surprised by this offering from Big Sky. Different than their norm. Saisons aren't generally my favorite but I consider this one well done.
Mar 07, 2012A: Nice head about the size of my bigger thumb. Opaque caramel color, picturesque for a saision.
S: Strong scents of yeast, booze and the fruits. Overall it doesn't smell as good as it tastes.
T: Tastes of yummy fermented fruit; pears and apricots. The Belgian yeast is no where near overpowering, very tasty. Downturn on the aftertaste, boozy but not too boozy. Drinkable.
M: Not overly carbonated just about perfect until it goes down the throat.
O: I'm pleased I had this brew and I'm pleasantly surprised by this offering from Big Sky. Different than their norm. Saisons aren't generally my favorite but I consider this one well done.
Reviewed by BirdsandHops from Oregon
3.24/5 rDev -15%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.24/5 rDev -15%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: pours a hazy yellow-gold with two fingers of white head that fades into a thin ring with no lacing.
S: lots of sweet bubblegum, candy sugar, and spices at first. Sweet yeasty aromas and some slight orange citrus also come through.
T: lots of sweet candy sugar, bread flavors, spices, and some sweet citrus flavors. Very sweet and with a light alcohol burn.
M: mid-light body with high carbonation, this beer would be nice and crisp if it weren't so sweet.
O: an interesting saison, and a decent beer, but too sweet for me. The sweetness prevents some of the complexity from shining through.
Jan 02, 2012S: lots of sweet bubblegum, candy sugar, and spices at first. Sweet yeasty aromas and some slight orange citrus also come through.
T: lots of sweet candy sugar, bread flavors, spices, and some sweet citrus flavors. Very sweet and with a light alcohol burn.
M: mid-light body with high carbonation, this beer would be nice and crisp if it weren't so sweet.
O: an interesting saison, and a decent beer, but too sweet for me. The sweetness prevents some of the complexity from shining through.
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
3.89/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the Lake Bryant Bowl.
The beer pours a solid gold color with fairly good head retention and lacing. The nose is just terrific in this beer, consisting of honey, light clove and a surprising abundance of sour funk. The combination of aromas is interesting and very attractive. Much to my surprise, I wasn't nearly as impressed with the way this beer tasted. It was still good with plenty of flavor, but this beer was quite sweet, and that seemed to drown out everything else. The sour funk I got in the nose wasn't nearly prominent enough to balance out all that sweetness, though the beer was otherwise still pretty tasty (lots of canned and tropical fruit flavor in this one). Mouthfeel was medium bodied to full, with a long, sweet finish. On the bright side, the 11% abv. is pretty well disguised for such a sweet beer, and I was surprised to see it so high when I checked this beer on BA.
An interesting beer, but not sure one I'd want to order again given the sweetness level and high alcohol.
Sep 17, 2011The beer pours a solid gold color with fairly good head retention and lacing. The nose is just terrific in this beer, consisting of honey, light clove and a surprising abundance of sour funk. The combination of aromas is interesting and very attractive. Much to my surprise, I wasn't nearly as impressed with the way this beer tasted. It was still good with plenty of flavor, but this beer was quite sweet, and that seemed to drown out everything else. The sour funk I got in the nose wasn't nearly prominent enough to balance out all that sweetness, though the beer was otherwise still pretty tasty (lots of canned and tropical fruit flavor in this one). Mouthfeel was medium bodied to full, with a long, sweet finish. On the bright side, the 11% abv. is pretty well disguised for such a sweet beer, and I was surprised to see it so high when I checked this beer on BA.
An interesting beer, but not sure one I'd want to order again given the sweetness level and high alcohol.
Reviewed by TheDudeRules from Minnesota
4.67/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.67/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Generously hooked up from the man Bjorn.
Poured into my Darkness snifter.
Nice golden color with a haze to it. Several fingers of off white head. Crisp green apple on the nose. Slight tinge of booze. Feels bubbly on my nostrils. Like pop rocks even. This is completely out of my wheelhouse. Taste is of green skinned fruit. Green apple and pear. Accompanied by some slight booze. I LOVED IT. Being as beefy as it is ABV wise I found it to be incredibly drinkable. Dangerously so. The gentleman in the group were knife fighting over the last few drops. Good thing I've been working out, because I win. Safe to say I will need to trade for more.
Sep 01, 2011Poured into my Darkness snifter.
Nice golden color with a haze to it. Several fingers of off white head. Crisp green apple on the nose. Slight tinge of booze. Feels bubbly on my nostrils. Like pop rocks even. This is completely out of my wheelhouse. Taste is of green skinned fruit. Green apple and pear. Accompanied by some slight booze. I LOVED IT. Being as beefy as it is ABV wise I found it to be incredibly drinkable. Dangerously so. The gentleman in the group were knife fighting over the last few drops. Good thing I've been working out, because I win. Safe to say I will need to trade for more.
Reviewed by coldmeat23 from Oklahoma
3.91/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
GLASS: Tulip
TEMP: Cellared at approx 50 degrees, then Fridge chilled to approx 40 degrees
BOTTLE NUMBER: 1068 of 1200 by B.O.B.
Big thanks to zhanson88 for this one!
This pours a lightly opaque shade of light-amber tinted golden yellow. It produces a two-finger head of foam, which recedes to an almost 1/4 inch thick surface cover of creamy, dense, white foam. The lacing is in very thick strands, almost curtain-like, which are quite sticky.
The smell is somewhat muted. Determination reveals hints of green apples and ripe pears. Hints of belgian yeast notes. Light traces of caramleized bananas. Mild white pepper notes. Floral hops.
Pears and apples show up, as well as a healthy dose of bananas. A light touch of lemon. Bready, belgian yeast notes. Mild hints of spicyness. Booziness comes across as honey sweetness.
This is full-bodied and has a medium level of natural carbonation. The tiny little bubbles give it a good, healthy dose of creaminess which serves it very well.
This is a very good beer. I don't know that I have any other 'imperial saisons' to compare it to, but it seems to have hit it's intended mark....to me at least. It's a bit too heavy and cloying to drink all of the time, but as an 'every now and then' kind of beer, it is very good. (Plus....all of the profits go to charity!)
May 26, 2011TEMP: Cellared at approx 50 degrees, then Fridge chilled to approx 40 degrees
BOTTLE NUMBER: 1068 of 1200 by B.O.B.
Big thanks to zhanson88 for this one!
This pours a lightly opaque shade of light-amber tinted golden yellow. It produces a two-finger head of foam, which recedes to an almost 1/4 inch thick surface cover of creamy, dense, white foam. The lacing is in very thick strands, almost curtain-like, which are quite sticky.
The smell is somewhat muted. Determination reveals hints of green apples and ripe pears. Hints of belgian yeast notes. Light traces of caramleized bananas. Mild white pepper notes. Floral hops.
Pears and apples show up, as well as a healthy dose of bananas. A light touch of lemon. Bready, belgian yeast notes. Mild hints of spicyness. Booziness comes across as honey sweetness.
This is full-bodied and has a medium level of natural carbonation. The tiny little bubbles give it a good, healthy dose of creaminess which serves it very well.
This is a very good beer. I don't know that I have any other 'imperial saisons' to compare it to, but it seems to have hit it's intended mark....to me at least. It's a bit too heavy and cloying to drink all of the time, but as an 'every now and then' kind of beer, it is very good. (Plus....all of the profits go to charity!)
All Souls Ale 2011 from Big Sky Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
23 ratings
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