Stillwater Import Series Vol. 4 ’Rule of Thirds’

Stillwater Artisanal Ales
Brewed at Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus
Style: Belgian Ale
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Draft at Max’s. Orange pour with a thin white head. Hazy, almost opaque. Citrusy hop and bread aroma. Dry citrus and grapefruit flavor. Tons of hops. Light sweetness with very bitter finish. A bit heavy.

La levure suintante et le houblonnage à froid sont les grands traits de cette bière. Son corps de champagne est très vivant et léger. C’est assez grinçant, les saveurs semblent en guerre constante mais la paix et l’équilibre pointe, une gorgée à la fois. Amertume presque végétale en finale. Plus intéressant que délicieux.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured hazy copper with an average frothy off-white head that was fully lasting with good lacing. Solid yeast, fruit and spice aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Moderate spice fruit flavor with a smooth tart finish of moderate to long duration. Good drinkable spicy ale.

Picked this 11.2 ounce bottle up at State Line in Elkton, Maryland. Served in a Mikasa tulip. Pours a very light copper color with a fluffy white head that is several fingers high and eventually falls into a thin cap with some lacing on the glass. The brew itself is slightly-hazy. The nose first brings forward peach and other stone fruits along with a faint earthiness. There is some sweetness there and a touch of spice. The flavor takes a different turn with some peppery spice being much more prominent, though the fruity esters are still there. Along with that comes a bit of alcohol, which is then very pronounced through the finish, really taking its toll on the overall character of the beer. Medium body with good carbonation. Overall, the alcohol is simply too much to get past, despite a very promising nose and good general flavor.

11.2 oz bottle from The Perfect Pour, Elkridge. I wish these Stillwater one-offs had more consistent distribution, but it’s still nice to find some on the road. Nice cloudy pale orange pour, with a chewy, saison-like look and a big rock head. Nose was really nice, by turns sharp, yeasty, grassy but also some mellow wet wood. Lemon, pepper, and flower petals in the taste, which favorably compared to SH Cuvee des Fleurs in some sense. But this one has an additional sweetness that contrasts well with the herbal grit. A good one that I wish they made in the big bottles.

Pours a hazy golden orange with a tall, dense, white head. A surprisingly citrusy aroma to this. There’s a nice bit of banana to it, too. Maybe a little bit of straw. Some sweetness of malt and sugar, as you might expect. The flavor is a bit bland. Light sweetness with some bready malt. A little straw and citrus peel flavor, maybe even lightly bitter. A faint banana flavor toward the back end. Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

Bleh, Aroma is alcohol, wet hay, and flowers. Taste is grassy medium bitter lightly sweet with a lot of booze. I dont get it.

Solid triple, not very hoppy s little bitter finish. Tastes like a loaf of bread.