All Souls Ale 2011
Big Sky Brewing Company

All Souls Ale 2011All Souls Ale 2011
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From:
Big Sky Brewing Company
 
Montana, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
11%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 14.17%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
23
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 17, 2014
Added:
Jan 09, 2011
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by zhanson88:
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Reviewed by zhanson88 from California

2.95/5  rDev -22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
Re-reviewing on a cellared bottle 5/28/13.

Appearance: All Souls Ale pours a hazy golden color with a couple fingers of white head. Retention is very nice, and lacing is good as well. Overall it looks pretty spot on for the style.

Smell: Honey sweetness initially, with pale fruit flavors following (green apple and pear). Not altogether that expressive on the nose, and what's there mostly just smells sweet.

Taste: Intense honey sweetness up front that lingers through the remainder of the mouthful. Green apple and pear flavors are also present. Finish is sweetness with a bit of yeast character as well.

Mouthfeel/Overall: This beer is between light and medium bodied with fine carbonation, making it pretty smooth going down. Overall, I will say that I enjoyed this the first time I drank it, but after drinking a cellared bottle I came away with a different opinion. Way too sweet for the style. There are some nice, classic flavors in there, but they are tough to find with all the sweetness.
Jan 23, 2011
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

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, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by GrantJM from Minnesota

Jan 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by schnarr84 from Canada (AB)

Oct 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by beergil from Montana

Jul 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by neckbeered from Montana

Jul 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by EyePeeAyBryan from Arizona

Jan 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by DeekNayvuz from Montana

Jan 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Jameswoody from Montana

Dec 24, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Stevie_Janowski from Illinois

Jul 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by RWNewhouse from Montana

Mar 30, 2012
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Reviewed by caryt from California

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, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by EricCioe from Montana

Feb 14, 2012
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Reviewed by BirdsandHops from Oregon

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, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by evilkorova from Washington

Dec 27, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Photekut from Tennessee

Nov 17, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by boatshoes from Massachusetts

Nov 15, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Adamostella from Washington

Nov 14, 2011
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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
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, 2011
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Reviewed by TheDudeRules from Minnesota

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, 2011
All Souls Ale 2011 from Big Sky Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 23 ratings