Funkwerks Hibiscus Resistance

Brewed by Funkwerks
Style: Saison
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Tulip

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Draft at Funkwerks. Pours a full and rounded bronze with an offwhite head. Nose is a bit peculiar. There is a strong phenolic component but also some floral and fruity notes that aren’t yeast based. Soft malt notes, bread crust as well. On tasting, the phenolics are just not working for me, somewhat numbing across the palate and distracting. The tartness of the hibiscus does little to save this one. Not really a fan.

(Draught) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a medium white head. Aroma of hibiscus, toasted grain, yeast, and citrus. Flavor of toasted grain, hibiscus, mango, citrus, and light pepper with a dry finish.

On tap at the brewery. Pours with a hazed bronze body with a bone hued head. Aromas are floral, tart, hibiscus, rhubarb, and tropical fruit. Good phenol yeast character. Flavors are tart, lively grassy, grainy, floral, and hibiscus. Really tasty. Lively bubbles, super dry. Elegant.

On tap at the brewery. Pours orange-copper, clear with a thin white head. Nose of hibiscus and mild cherry as well as some citrus and mild tropical notes. Thinner mouthfeel than expected. Slight bitterness in addition to the sweet notes.

Sampled at Brewers Rendezvous 7/9/11. Pours a thin white head, over a hazy, light amber (SRM 7), body....nose is very floral, with hints of cereal...taste is light malts, light floral sweetness....mouth feel light, carbonation light.This is a lighter take on what is obviously a Saison. BJCP 6/3/12/4/6

on tap-pours an offwhite head with hazy copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt/buckwheat, floral/herbal. Taste is sweet medium malt/buckwheat, floral/herbal hops.

Draft at Backcountry. One previous reviewer said this looked like floor cleaner and they’re not far. This is the Eleanor Roosevelt of beers. But it has a floral quality on the nose and goes down pretty easy with a touch of sourness on the finish.

Flat hazey copper. Lightly floral but mostly funky aroma. Lightly tart and malty.

Tap. Pours clear amber with a medium, frothy and creamy off-white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is floral hops, fruity esters, straw malt, Belgian candi sugar and Belgian farmhouse yeast. Flavor is Belgian yeast, malty, low hops, and a dry finish. Medium-full body, medium warmth and carbonation.

On tap at the Funkwerks tap room in Ft. Collins, CO. Dark orange pour with a light off-white head. Floral aroma upfront with obvious funkiness underneath. The floral accent is nicely undercut by the normal bitterness found in a saison. The combination is really quite good. An outstanding saison.