3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at 5 Seasons North. Pours a slightly hazy woody light brown with a lasting off white head. Aroma is herbaly vegetal and spicy- with peppery pheolic spices like cardamon and black pepper with a bready malt character. Bready malts turn a bit to crackeryness in the flavor as the earth and spice comes forward even more- more cardamon pods, pepper, orange zest with some green hops- turns a slight bit vegetal and waxy and reminded me a bit of lotus flowers similar to a lotus beer made by Vermont brewpub. Mostly smooth finish with a bit more vegetal slight astringency. Ok.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap 8/3/08: Pours a glowing transparent dark copper amber with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of sweet toasty caramel and biscuity malts with a touch of spice. Body starts with good fullness and sweet bready and light fruity flavor with a good balance of slightly peppery spice toward the finish. A pretty nice saison.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Golden-amber with no head. Weird aroma - plums, diacetyl, peach and booziness. A little slick, oily body. It’s boozy first on the palate, with light caramel, some tree fruits. But remains too slick on the palate...needs more carbonation, maybe more hop too.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Ruby-garnet red, served in tulip, not much head. Sour bing cherry aroma, also wood funk. Oily mouthfeel, low carbonation. Interesting brew. Lots of seed oil flavors. Sour cherry with interesting yeast profiles, I guess this is what happens when yeast listens to jazz.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Alpharetta location. Nice reddish pour. Hardly any head by the time it made it to my table. Aroma is very unique. I get some great spice notes, some flowers on the nose. Interesting grain aroma and some sweet sugary aromas too. Flavor is very malty, fruity, spicy and a very faint bitterness is around to balance this beer. Another good beer from 5 seasons.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a clear copper color with a white head. Aroma is honey, floral, caramel, and . Flavor is malty, banana, clove, floral, honey, caramel, and a bitter earthy finish.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a clear mahogany. The aroma is heavily spicy. Some of the spices used in this come across a little hot (I’m guessing the grains of paradise). Interesting beer to say the least.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Date: 03/27/2008
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: muddy burnt orange, creamy beige head, scattered lace,
Aroma: sweet fruity orange aroma with a nice spicyness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice fruity sweetness, the fruity character opens up mid way through second glass as it warms and saturates, well balanced with the spices, light bitterness rises out of the spicyness,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Cloudy and Opaque. Color of the crust on a loaf of white bread. Aroma of citrus zest, cardamom, and tupelo honey. Medium dryness. Lots of malts. Heavy bodied. Easy on the palate. Hard to make of it overall. Finish has a strong alcohol flavor, like a sake. Funky yeast complexity. I don’t think I care for it very much just like Shakti’s music...Ridin the funkii jazz beats. ( It’s just to much?) Better than duBob, just too much jazz.
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