2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle at the pre-DLD party. My notes just say "yum, rosemary." It’s tough to write sarcastically but in general I’m not a rosemary fan...including this beer. My rosemary aversion aside, I think it was too dominant for a saison and covered most other aromas and flavors.
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Thanks yourefragile for sharing this beer. Served in a snifter.
Good name; bad beer. That’s the gist of it. Pours a fairly clear orange color with a thin white head and a thin collar throughout. Smells like earth and old orange peel. Musty and kind of gross. A bit of garbage. It smells just a touch, just a tad of garbage can. Maybe old fruit? I don’t like it. The flavor is similar and not an improvement. More fruit there, but odd. Very odd. Moldy clementine peel. This is quite bad. I’m sorry.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very meaty saison. Smells funky. But lacks in the taste. Tastes like a meat sandwich
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle shared at a recent BA/RB tasting... A little all over the place here. An orange-golden pour with a thin head. The rosemary ruined it for me. Just an awful spice here. Some citrus, rind-like bitterness spice, and yeast dryness towards the finish. Get rid of that rosemary and I might be a happy camper.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bomber shared with atom. Pours a hazy peach color with damn near no head. Aroma consisting of a ton of rosemary, some orange peal citrus, and some strong pepper. It almost has a mentholated quality to it. Flavors begin fruity and ride waves into herbs, followed by a blast of pepper at the end. While it is an interesting beer, it doesn’t have the effervescence that I would like from most saisons.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle shared by atom. Thanks bud. Slightly hazy blood orange color with some lighter orange highlights. There was a small white head on this but it quickly faded. This is one fruity aroma. Apricot, orange candy, juicy fruit bubblegum, and some pineapple. Seems slightly mentholated, but that may be due to the rosemary and peppercorns. On second thought that may just be the rosemary that I’m picking up. Spicy taste, more citrus fruit, and juicy fruit bubblegum appear. Only a hint of rosemary shows up, but it works nicely the spice character. Interesting. I can feel this burn in my throat with every sip. I want to like this, but I’m having trouble really getting into it.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bomber pours a murky amber with orange highlights and a small white head. Aroma is heavy on the oranges but pairing nicely with herbs, and Belgian spices, some well rounded caramel malts as well. Pretty heavy texture matching the ABV, clementines and Belgian spice. Something a bit off putting with how the alcohol is working between the oranges and spice but really liking the rosemary and pepper on the finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
hazy gold, miniscule off white head, lacy. spicy nose, almost ginger bready. flavor is spicy, bready, hints of citrus. spicy sharp on the tongue, medium bodied, dry finish. not enough of a hop presence for me. enjoyed on tap @ brewpub.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz. bottle purchased at the brewpub the night before Dark Lord Day. Pours a cloudy golden-orange color with a small white head that lasts. Awesome aroma that pops out of the glass, with rosemary, clove, clementine oranges (yeah, I read the label first, so what), floral and herbal notes, sweet malts, and hay. Flavor of floral hops, rosemary, clove, sweet malts, sugar, apricot, and more of those nice clementines. Light-medium bodied, with medium carbonation and a dry, floral mouthfeel. I loved this.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 ouunce bomber that pours a hazy dark orange with aromas of tangerine, orange zest, sugar and biscuits. Flavor matches the aroma and leves a kumquaty aftertaste. Really enjoyable brew for grilling.
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