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RATINGS: 269   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.01   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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Our latest creation, MUSE, is a Farmhouse Ale with a distinctive Weyerbacher signature. Farmhouse Ales, by tradition, were used as restoratives for workers during the warmer months under the hot midday sun. Typically made with barley, sometimes wheat and oats as well, a Farmhouse Ale could be light golden to amber in color, but always with a dry, slightly tart finish, thus being a great thirst quencher.
Weyerbacher MUSE is light amber in color, brewed with barley and a healthy dose of raw wheat and raw oats as per tradition, to give it a mouthfeel that’s both silky and light at the same time. The wheat and oats add a bit of cloudiness to the beer as well, so don’t be afraid, sometimes cloudy is good! A very special Belgian yeast strain was used to ferment this particular brew, and it was done at downright “hot” temperatures, 78 F, in order for the yeast to develop its spicy profile that is expected for a Farmhouse Ale. No spices were added to this brew, its all from the yeast.
MUSE is hopped with Styrian Goldings for bitter, and Saaz for aroma, both just adding even more to the dryness of the brew. Putting it all together, you have a slightly spicy palate, with pleasant aromas and very dry, mildly bitter finish. At 6.2%, you’ll want another one so you can ponder this intriguing taste profile, and you may find yourself wondering why you haven’t explored Farmhouse Ales before!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
guzzler67 (1373) - Hanover, Maryland, USA - NOV 1, 2007
Cloudy, amber/orange appearance with a medium size off white head and a fair amount of lacing. Yeasty, mildly spiced, woodsy aroma. Taste is sweeter than the nose might indicate, with an herbal, spicy edge. Creamy, medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel; dry, slightly bitter on the palate. Tart, lingering finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
cking (1175) - North Canton, Ohio, USA - OCT 26, 2007
Came across a handful of these bombers discounted for $0.99, grabbed a couple for good measure. While this is not a Saison that really impressed me, I am pleased at the beer overall. Quirky aroma of spicy funk and old fruit. I didn’t care for the aroma at first, but it gets more intriguing as time passes by. Wonderful bright and cloudy orange-amber pour. Large pillowing white head and a thick coat of fluffy lacing. Light on the palate with a real nice and easy smoothness. Melts away as it is constantly sipped. Finishes a touch syrupy with a bitter yeastiness. Biting flavor of fermented citrus and spicy yeast. A nice touch of lightly sour, funky malt. Noticeable wheat presence to compliment the barley. Unusual, even for this style and I like it. As odd as this beer seems, it all works out.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
dmtroyer (430) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 25, 2007
22oz. Pours dark hazy orange with a big foamy white head. Some decent banana aroma, maybe a bit of menthol. Nothing intriguing about this taste profile as the commercial description touts. All I get is alcohol in this one, with maybe the slightest touch of spice and fruit. I have no doubt a saison is one of the harder brews for american micros, and I feel like weyerbacher struck out on this one. That said, my bottle could have been old as the establishment who sold it to me is less than reputable when it comes to beer age. Everything said, saison is one of my favorite styles and this is no Saison Dupont.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
5000 (3998) - Hardened Liver, Washington, USA - OCT 18, 2007
Bottle: Dull caramel, very thick and hazy, large foamy white head, sticky lacing.   The nose somewhat reminds me of cider, or champagne.   Yeah, almost like Brut champagne.   Otherwise some slight floral and citrusy notes.   I am also getting a tinge of cat urine, of all things.   So we have Brut champage, flora, citrus, and cat urine.   Heh!   Pale breadiness on the tongue, alcoholic floral notes, slightly astringent, with a bit of basement and barn in the finish.   Floral aspects are not as sweet nor crisp as other examples, instead its like that fake floral stuff you might get in an air freshener.   Yeah, air freshener floral, bingo!   Body and mouthfeel are fairly average, if perhaps on the watery side.   Finish is a little muttled.   Comes across as very artificial.   Not bad, but certainly not that entertaining either.   Thanks goes out to beastiefan2k for the trade!   I had to have the label.   Thanks Eugene!


2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
CelticBrew (744) - The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA - OCT 17, 2007
Poured cloudy red/orange with an aroma of herbs, lemons, perhaps earth toned flowers. Flavor was bitter and sour, malts, cloves, with a hint of oranges. Tastey enough, somewhat of a strange brew (pardon the pun), but decent enough.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Suttree (3766) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - OCT 14, 2007
Cloudy red, moderate white head. Mildly herbal aroma. Flavor is also herbal at first - Oregano? - and cloves, maybe even sage. some hints of apple and pear iin the finish. light bodied and very refreshing.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
blindeyedbetty (189) - Utah, USA - OCT 11, 2007
Poured from 12 oz. bottle. Medium bodied cloudy golden beer presenting with initial tight head which leaves little to no lacing. The aroma of this beer to me, is like rotten, fermented fruit. Yeasty, hoppy taste with a bit smoother finish and tart fruitiness and an almost clove-type tastet hroughout. Not one of my favorite farmhouse ales / saisons, but definitely tolerable and could do nicely with a fresh caesar salad to provide some more earthy balance for the beer.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
kkearn (1162) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 6, 2007
22oz bottle. Pours dark golden wit a moderate sized off-white head. Funky floral aroma, with spice and lavender. Complex flavor, with malt, spice, lavender, white pepper, clove and hops. Flavor is complex, perhaps too much going on here.


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