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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!


3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
BeerandBlues2 (5594) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - MAY 7, 2011
Bottle. Pours lightly hazy orange with a medium, fizzy white head, medium retention with fair retention. Aroma is average malt (bread, straw, biscuit), average hops (grassy, herbal, citrus), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of mint and barnyard. Flavor is average malt (bread, straw, biscuit), average hops (grassy, herbal, citrus), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of mint and barnyard. Light body, low warmth, average carbonation and a dry finish.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
maltdog (587) - Pueblo, Colorado, USA - MAR 16, 2011
Bomber poured into a tulip. Fluffiest enduring beige foam floats atop the nearly opaque, smoky apricot-colored ale. Heady aromas of spice, cherry, unlit cigar, hazelnut, peach, and… chocolate?... wrap one in rapture. Sultry, succulent flavors of honey, bubblegum, tropical fruits, gardenias, musk, five-spice and ginger powder are as astonishingly thrilling as an ice cube to the nipples. Crisp, airy and fluffy in the mouth. Revelling in this bewitching elixir is akin to culinary masturbation. I don’t know what the rest of y’all are drinking... my Muse is breathtaking.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
ben4321 (2056) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - MAR 10, 2011
Location: 22 oz bottle from Whole Foods (Bowery), 3/10/11

Aroma: The nose has some fruitiness, a little yeast, some barnyard notes and spice
Appearance: The pour is a somewhat cloudy orange color with a small bubbly white head
Flavor: The flavor is fairly sweet with a touch of spice, not too much funk or hop presence
Palate: This one is light-medium bodied with average carbonation and a relatively high drinkability
Overall Impression: Overall, this was just an OK saison. It had some decent flavors to it, but in the end its just not really anything exciting. Decent stuff though. It is worth drinking.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jkwood04 (1207) - Connecticut, USA - JAN 17, 2011
22oz bottle in a tulip. Pours light amber with a thick, white head. Aroma of the spicy yeast, light hops, and some grains/oats. Flavor the same, but there’s something weird about the aftertaste of this beer. Sort of metallic. A decent Saison.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
manuchampions (1154) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - NOV 30, 2010
Old rate. 22 oz. bottle from roadtrip to Philly. Pours a murky rust colour with a big antique white head. The aroma is musty with some citrusy tanginess to it. Soft, creamy mouthfeel. Some spiciness, funky herbal qualities and wheatiness throughout. Finishes just a bit dry with some bitterness. Bland for the style.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Drake (4803) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - NOV 7, 2010
Bomber from Whole Foods Market Charlottesville, VA. Pours a hazy medium amber color with a thin fizzy white head that fairly quickly fades almost to nothing. Aroma of caramel, citrus, faint yeasty notes and a mildly spicy finish. The taste is citrusy and spicy with a bready finish. Medium bodied.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
TheCaptain (613) - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 27, 2010
750 ml bottle. Light amber pour with light foam head-sprite carbonation. Yeast and stale dry coriander gives an odd spicy palate feel. Bread and grassy sums this up for me.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
afireinside96 (924) - Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 24, 2010
Bottle served in a shaker glass. Pours hazy gold with an inch of pillowy head. Had notes of honey, white wine, and floral. Medium carbonation. Decent but not your typical saison.


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