3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
on tap @ 5 Seasons North. Arrived to the table in a snifter glass with a deep red color and a 1 finger off white head. The nose is filled with layers of citrus hops, light spices and a touch of yeast esters. Very smooth and round body with notes of banana, orange peel, light pepper and a gentle bitterness. Very drinkable for a high gravity beer with a nice complexity. This is a much heavier and darker Saison and is not true to style. The beer finishes with a nice citrus bitterness followed by some light fruit notes and sweet malts.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Name: Skunk
Brewery: 5 Seasons Westside
Date: February 17, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy burnt orange, creamy off white head, icy lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, light breadyness, phenolic spicyness
Flavor: sweet malty flavor, balancing bitterness, light phenolic spicyness, hint of caramel sweetness, touch of citrus, bready, light bitterness follows the spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4
Name: Pepe le Pew Saison
Date: February 23, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy amber, creamy beige head, heavy lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, touch of fruityness
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor nice hop bite, floral with a touch of citrus, light spicyness, touch of bitterness follows the spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: Served up a clear, mahogany-hued body with a tall, meringue-like, just slightly off-white head.
Smell: Slight veneer of caramel over notes of sun-kissed citrus rinds, moist herbs, sour-minded fruits, a sliver of phenolic smokiness.
Taste: Fast impression of bready malts with a lightning fast flash of caramel sweetness. Then, in pushes a sourish fruitiness, an underscore of earthiness, and a taste of smoked fruit skins. The hop profile provides plenty of bitterness, but also a firm citric character. Still a bit sour and now somewhat warming. A few crumbs of late-arriving rock candy. Body lightens towards the full-flavored, gassy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-high carbonation.
Overall: It’s a very interesting beer, I’ll easily give it that much and one of the more engaging saisons released by 5 Seasons.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at North location. Pours a deep red with a thin off white head. Scent is yeasty, skunky and citrus hoppy. Taste is pepper, fruit and hoppy. Not like any saison I have had so far. Complex
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