Westbrook Biere Pales De L’inde Farmhouse IPA

Brewed by Westbrook Brewing
Style: Saison
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina USA

Serve in Tulip

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Pours a somewhat hazy amber with a fairly thick off-white head. Hearty, hoppy aroma has a fruity, yeasty overtone and a whisper of honey sweetness. Flavor has a hoppy, slightly bitter core and lively notes of sweet apple, yeast and fresh-cut green wood, as well as a touch of honey. Yep, a little saison-y. Firm, lively texture leaves a hoppy and yeasty finish, rather like a good saison mixed with an IPA. The dry-hopping definitely comes through when this heads downstairs. Sit with one and enjoy.

Bomber. A hazy pale amber beer, with a large, frothy/creamy, mostly lasting, white head. The aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain, caramel), lightly to moderately hoppy (graperuit, pine, resin), lightly to moderately yeasty (earth), with notes of tropical fruits, chalk, pepper. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, very long finish, with moderate bitterness, lightly to moderately alcoholic. Very peppery, with some slight off notes in the aroma. However, rather nice. Would have preferred a fresh bottle. It could have been a different story...

Bottle. Orange golden color. Floral hops, grapefruit and pineapple in the aroma. Floral oily hops, grapefruit and white pepper in the flavor. Slightly bretty. Tart notes. Complex and delicious brew.

22 oz. bottle served in a Firestone Walker tulip. Bottled February 3, 2012. A: Pours a solid golden color with some slight haze. A thick and airy white head forms on the pour. It recedes slowly to a frothy and bubbly ring. Sticky lace is left down the glass. S: Yeasty body with a ton of fruity esters and some funk. Green hops, orange pith with some mild peach flavors. It’s wrapped around some funk and light cracker malts. T: The yeast is a little more subdued on the palate and the IPA side sort of takes over. Even for being 5 months old there still is some nice grassy hop flavors with pale and biscuit malts. There is some mild funk to it as well. M: Medium to light bodied with nice carbonation. The finish is slightly grassy in nature. O: Nice balance of yeast and base IPA. The hops still held up after this time and it played nicely with the bretty funk. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 07-08-2012

UPDATED: NOV 29, 2012 On tap at CPK, London. It pours a clear golden colour with a big soapy white head. Lasting foam. Aroma is fruity hops and barnyard. Peaches, hay, brett and flowers. Taste is mildly bitter with some fruity hippiness again and a touch of brett. Big farmhouse character and flowery pineappley flavours. Mouthfeel is medium to oily with good carbonation. Overall, this is a great combo btw IPA an Saison.

Keg @ CPK. The pour’s a hazy light amber color with a medium eggshell white head. The aroma’s of summery tropical fruit salad. Plenty of mango and sweet peaches. The taste is mild armpit, some funky fruit salad and hints of toasted grain. Smooth, medium body. Active carbonation. Overall, not bad!

650ml bottle from Bierkompass

Bottled on 03 FEB 2012 - Pours dark orange with a large foamy white head. Aroma of fruity notes, earthy notes, yeast, hints of bretta and tartness. Taste is fruity and hoppy with some hints of tart fruitiness, bretta and farmhouse notes. Finish is malty and fruity with slight spicy notes. Nice, quite tasty IPA/saison hybrid.

Draft. A golden beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of lemons and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, lemons, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.

Apariencia: color naranja brillante, turbio, mucho carbónico, corona estilo saison, con las burbujas pequeñas que sube por el lateral, de color beige. Aroma: abundante y complejo, por un lado se nota el brett: manzana verde, funky, terroso, uva verde y por otro lado se notan algunas notas más afrutadas, especialmente melocotón. Sabor: muy intenso y muy seco, bastante funky, terroso, alcohol muy bien integrado, muy herbal, fresca, refrescante, toques cítricos, naranja y al final de la sesión destaca más la base maltosa, caramelo y vainilla. gran cerveza, muy interesante y muy bien elaborada. Muy compleja, con muchos matices pero a la vez muy fácil de beber. Es realmente una mezcla entre una IPA y una saison, aunque predomina la saison.

0.65 l bottle from Biercompass. Hazy copper color. Aromas of clove, tart berries, floral hops. Bittersweet and spicy flavor with clove, pepper, menthol, tart berries, some citrus, nuts and toffee. Foremost bitter and spicy, spiciness accentuates bitterness. Nice to sip, but maybe not to drink in quantities.