4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7%. Deep golden colour, large white head. Lovely aroma of Nelson Sauvin hops, with notes of gooseberries, white grapes and tropical fruits, also a hint of pine. The flavour is medium sweet and very fruity, Nelson Sauvin elements dominate, but the beer is not too bitter. The Belgian / French saison yeast is more subdued. A fine and very drinkable beer!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 50 cl thanks to Sebastian. Pretty appearance, orange almost clear; head is white, thick and persistent. Aroma is of hay, straw, grapes, citrus, spices (oregano); but more the beer warms, more the Sauvin character survives. Anyway, this is a good interpretation of the saison style: body is highly carbonated (without disturbing the matter), but has really easy drinkability just like the saison. Grain, straw again, citrus, malt, pineapple. It miss the wild and rustic impact typical of the style (said on the "Ron and the beast Ryan" already), but it’s okay since Sauvin doesn’t twist and force the nature of a saison. Anyway, finish is dry and long lasting. Alcohol is 7% but you can’t have any sensation. 8 Wired makes good brews, they could grown more and more. Good work!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Oro bella schiuma persistente lievito speziato fruttato uva spina rosmarino buon amaro buon corpo
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
500ml bottle. There is a big frothy head of dirty white foam that takes a while to settle. The beer itself is a strong honey amber colour and looks solid in the glass. Big fruity aromas are inviting while the mouthfeel is smooth and a bit mouth puckering. Long on the palate.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Light yellow gold pour with white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy, definitely lots of sauvin going on, white wine, light breadiness, yeast. Taste is light, kind of mild, light grain, slightly sweet, earthy hop finish. Palate is well carbed, light-med body. Tasty.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Vintage Estate in Boardman, Ohio on our way back from DLD 2012. Served in a Mikasa tulip. Pours a fairly-cloudy orange color with some light copper highlights. Nice foamy off-white head with good retention and some nice sticky lacing on the sides of the glass as it goes down. The nose brings some classic Nelson with a good dose of white grape and all around fruitiness. Yeast has some light spice and nice fruit. Body is light-medium with moderate carbonation and a bit of alcohol along with a smooth bitterness. Quite nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Orange, with a big, loose white head. Spicy aroma - oregano, rosemary and basil and fresh bread, plus some cedar. Flavor is Caramel , some big hops, and cedar and floral notes Nice yeasty notes, as well. Definitely more of an "in your face" version of this style.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared at my 30:th birthday tasting on May 5 (30 år av Surt). Courtesy of Rlgk. Pours tiny hazy deep golden with a big fluffy and frothy white head that slowly dissipates while leaving some thick lacing on the glass. Smell is sweet, fruity and yeasty with plums, ripe oranges, lemon zest, pineapple, overripe mango and dusty barnyard. Taste is sweet, bitter and tiny metallic with mango, pineapple, passion fruit, very ripe oranges, dry yeast, barnyard, white pepper and cloves. Mouthfeel is slightly dry, round and medium bodied. Finish is dry, bitter and yeasty with white pepper, cloves, pineapple, orange juice and orange zest.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml bottle served in a tulip. Poured a bright gold with a couple of fingers of white head. Bottle conditioned. Pine and citrus in the aroma. Light bodied with plenty of carbonation. Fair amount of hop bitterness. Dry. More citrus. On the hoppy side, but in a good way. Very drinkable, but a little pricey.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
0,5l bottle. Hazy dark brown color. Medium, thick orangeish head. Hops, grapefruit, peaches in aroma. Grapefruity bitterness, juicy, buttery flavor. Long lasting aftertaste of grapefruit. Although it says 7% I can’t feel any alcohol. Nice brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Henrik. Has a hazy orange yellow colour with a medium frothy off-white head. Nice aromas of hops, citrus, grass and spices. Sweet flavours of hay, hops, spices and some yeast. Soft mouth feel, and medium to heavy bitterness. An ale with nice and interesting flavours; a beer to remember.
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