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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 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Kinz (2694) - Glen Allen, Virginia, USA - AUG 17, 2007
Interesting. Medium hazy orange with a nice head. Initial aroma is primarily grain with a hint of yeast and spice. Initial flavor is grain, a hint of coriander, and some faint musty sweat. As it warms, more malt notes make themselves known with some light caramel, and some floral hops show up. Alcohol once it warms is unfortunately a bit disjointed. When cool, quite refreshing and enjoyable.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
blklab2007 (1354) - Connecticut, USA - AUG 11, 2007
pours a orange copper in color with lively carbination and a fluffy one finger head. smell is yeasts, sweet flowers, honey, and wheats. taste is flowers and yeasts, very refreshing, has a slight bitterness at the end but overall is very good. the beer has a certain cloudiness and has a thicker feel than some farmhouse styles.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
JCB (2918) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - AUG 9, 2007
Nice orange pour into an Oberon pint glass, this one begins with some promise. A very slight hint of spice that suggests a saison-like complexity - but it’s never quite realized, to my tastebuds. A slight tartness mixes in with the peppery bite to generate an impression of what is basically a slightly more potent witbier. Not bad, I suppose, but really not much that’s memorable. A middling effort.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
TURDFERGUSON (2482) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - AUG 8, 2007
Bottle from doclock. Thanks! Pour is hazy dark orange with a small white head that sticks. Very nice lacing that refuses to fade. A very nice beer to look at. Unfortunately, appearence isn’t everything. Obey your thirst. My thirst quickly told me upon consuming some of this beverage that I was no longer thirsty for this. Nose is all over the place with some spices, white wine, sour grapes, and dirty hops. Flavor is totally off--slightly sweet, slightly sour (but not in a good way) with a slightly nutty finish.

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
00cobraR (1103) - Greensboro, North Carolina, USA - AUG 7, 2007
A flop. What happened here. Not good. What in the hell was Weyerbacher thinking. This is something i would expect from AB. Sub par brew from a very good brewer.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
TheJester (1230) - Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 6, 2007
Pint bottle. (Looks bigger.) The colour puts me in mind of an orange creamsicle. With a good head. The aroma is distinctive; sweet, spicy (cloves), herbal, spicy, medicinal, banana. The taste is different as well - kinda fruity sweet, herbal, slightly sour, and there’s even something funky/skunky in there. Some hop bitterness at the end. The alcohol is well hidden. Intriguing indeed. I don’t think I’ve tried a Saison before. I’ll have to try to find this one again.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thornecb (2961) - Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA - AUG 5, 2007
Pours deep cloudy amber into a tulip. Bright white head quickly subsides to skim surface. Sour off-mung aromas. Unfortunate off-flavors, sour tingly. Dry, lasting pepper finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
lamas (1033) - Washington DC, USA - AUG 4, 2007
22 oz. bottle. Pours a murky rust color 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.


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