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Clipper City Heavy Seas Red Sky At Night 3.23 427

Clipper City Heavy Seas Red Sky At Night

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4273.24/5.03.23/5.0Summer8%30.6Tulip
Commercial Description:
Pils, Carapils, and wheat malts, Belgian candi sugar
Magnum and Styrian Goldings Hops
This beer is brewed in the Belgian Saison style (country farm house ale). A potent yet delicate ale, brewed with a unique Belgian yeast which develops a spicy, fruity flavor. Enormously complex. Available from May to around August.
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 BigBeer45 (712), Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20

Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle, has a clear medium gold pour with a touch of orange and some darker gold in the brew (I saw some floaties in the brew), gives a white head and has medium effervescence, leaves some lacing on the glass, aromas of faint peach & orange, light malt, spicy citrus aroma appears to be the most dominant fragrance in this brew, there is fruit & sugar sweetness on the nose, maybe a hint of floral and funkiness in this beer, flavors of sour-citrus fruit, orange, medium banana flavor which reminds me of a German Hefeweizen, there are lemon-orange citrus, low hop bitterness, not much tartness in this drink, and this has some pepper at the finish, mouth feel is around medium with a nice creaminess, I thought the carbonation was low for a Saison Beer, no alcohol noticed on the nose or the palate, an ok drink.

 Toxygen (414), Sanford, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Dec 23, 2009  
(br-btl rd-lbl, 6 pack)

hzy-gl, yeast-floaties, med-eff, thin-wh-fringe, ^co2.

aroma: §sour wine §bright-fruit.

flavor: §earthy T1, sour §wheat-malt §hops §mtllc co2 T2, belgian-yeast-funkiness §hefe-weizen(hint of banana maybe) T3.

only slightly sour and slightly funky.
locks complexity for style, IMO.
probably very refreshing if cool and flat.


 smith4498 (963), Miami, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Bottle from a trade with StFun. Pours hazy dark golden color with white head. Aromas of bread dough and spices. Doughy flavor with mild spices and some fruitiness. Kind of a bland saison to me. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Josh.


 curly (770), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Pours slightly hazy orange with a thin white head. Aroma is tart, honey, berry, vinegar and sweat. Taste is not as sharp as expected, mostly sweet and a little sour. A little bit weak as far as flavor goes.


 Skyview (4128), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Received a single 12-oz bottle via trade with kmweaver. Pours a clear pale golden yellow colored brew with a fast dissolving off-white head that leaves behind a minimal lacing and ring. Aroma of Belgian yeast, some light golden grain malt, and a touch of bubble gum. Taste is light bodied, some flavors of golden grain malt, cloves, a hint of Belgian yeast/banana esters and some mild spice. Finish is semi-dry with a light yeast and clove aftertaste.


 ROGUE (712), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 7, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours a golden color with an off white head that forms lacing all around. The aroma is fruity with a very slight farmhouse aroma and spiciness. The flavor was crisp with a decent hop bittering and a fruity flavor with a nice spice in the background. Medium to light body with very fine carbonation.


 checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 14, 2009  
Draft: Poured a golden yellow with an aroma of grass, sweet malts, and yeast. The flavor was grass, vanilla, sweet sugars, and a hint of citrus. Overall, decent saison.


 WVHouseofBeer (398), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 9, 2009  
Arrowhead, Deep Creek, MD - With a light golden body emits a hefty amount of flavor inducing yeast, this Saison brings a sweet, champagne -esque aroma to the nostrils while filling the tastebuds with a fruity bite. Delight to be had with this Red Sky.



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