Butternuts Country Gold

Formerly brewed at Butternuts Beer and Ale
Style: Saison
Garrattsville, New York USA

Serve in Tulip

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(Draught) Pours a hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of florals, clove, and other herbs. Flavor of light citrus, spicy yeast, and herbs with a dry finish.

On tap at Mahars. Underwhelming brew. One of my favorite styles of beer, normally subtle but bold. This was a bit drab, strong flavor but mostl tart and fruity, no real depth.

Cask at Manhattan Cask Festival. Clear pale gold/straw colour. Aroma is fairly spicy with a soft character of bubble gum, honey, and clove. A bit of apricot fruitiness as well. A light touch of acidity in addition to the nice sweet yeastiness. Throws quite a nice minty character as the temperature comes up. Fairly lean body that would be even more lean if it was bottled and highly carbonated. A bit of cotton candy/marshmallow. Flavour is decent... could be dryer, but that’s a minor quibble. It’s more Belgian ale than saison as it lacks the earthiness that I think typifies the style, but it’s quite nice nonetheless.