Southern Belle - Olde Hickory Brewery

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.54/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Served from tap into an Olde Hickory goblet (proper!). Poured a hazy yellow-orange with a one finger white head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, wheat, grain, earth, fruit, and bread. The flavor was of sweet malt, fruit, bread, wheat, spice, grain, and subtle funkiness. It had a light feel on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was a pretty decent brew. For the style this one definitely had all of the right characters going on in it. I just really wish it would have brought a new component to the party. While the dry funkiness I picked up on was a start, it really felt out of place unfortunately. If you are a fan of the style it is worth your time trying if you get the opportunity to do so.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 00:25:16 | More by thagr81us

mverity

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

06-07-2013 23:06:52 | More by mverity

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-19-2013 14:53:06 | More by mikeincharleston

Texasfan549

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

04-03-2013 00:03:35 | More by Texasfan549

kjkinsey

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

04-03-2013 00:02:31 | More by kjkinsey

jak

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-20-2013 01:12:21 | More by jak

Lare453

Florida

4/5  rDev +3.6%

02-18-2013 02:04:31 | More by Lare453

cosmicevan

New York

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

bottle picked up in NC when visited not all that long ago. tagged as bottled in july of 2012. enjoyed from an olde hickory half pint kind of taster.

a - brew poured a transparent yellow orange with a very thin fizzy head that fizzed away almost as soon as the beer settled in the glass.

s - smells fairly fruity and wheaty. some bubblegum and strong apple flavor.

t - taste is similar...lots of wheat and apple. a fair amount of booziness. some earthiness.

m - surprisingly boozy with a dry finish.

o - overall, very apple heavy on the flavor with some booziness...kind of feels almost like a hard cider. not a bad beer, but missing a lot of what i look for and love about the saison style.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 01:49:59 | More by cosmicevan

freduardo

Alabama

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

01-18-2013 05:10:49 | More by freduardo

mattafett

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

01-06-2013 00:52:12 | More by mattafett

brewdude1982

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

11-25-2012 18:44:00 | More by brewdude1982

rbrefbeerman

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

10-27-2012 14:59:01 | More by rbrefbeerman

GTB

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +23.1%

10-20-2012 19:51:07 | More by GTB

tdm168

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A – opaque orangish yellow with a big, soft, bubbly , white head that has great retention

S – spent yeast, apples, peaches

T – peaches, orange rind, apridcots, yeast, lemon

M – medium bodied, well carbonated

This is a very fruit forward beer with an intense yeast presence. The nose smells like spent yeast from a carboy with some faint fruit notes. The flavor is very fruity with some welcomed notes of peach and apricot, but again there is some spent yeast present. It’s not a bad beer and in fact I liked it, but the off notes were enough to down grade it. It’s definitely worth a try though.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 22:55:16 | More by tdm168