White Birch Saison

Brewed by White Birch Brewing
Style: Saison
Hooksett, New Hampshire USA

Pours a cloudy, pale golden-yellowish ripe banana color with golden yellow hues when held to a light source and visible carbonation bubbling up the glass. Frothy, bubbly three finger white head that quickly fades into a lasting ring that leaves sporadic spots of lacing. Slightly funky earthy aroma with lots of bready yeast notes, citrus, ripe banana, peppery spice, lemon zest and crisp light fruit. The nose on this beer is really complex with a delicate blend of earthy, sweet and spicy scents. Soft carbonation of front with a slightly spicy, bready/yeasty medium body. Slightly tart with a bit of earthy funk to it and some nice peppery lemon zest spice up front. Hints of light fruit, mostly apple and pear with a good bit of ripe banana, bread and crisp spicy peppery finish. Slight alcohol presence. Pretty odd tasting with a lot of weird flavor with sour/earthy funk notes bouncing off of the bready fruity character.

Bomber #94 of 102, batch 1, botled August 31, 2009 and consumed fresh. The pour is mostly clear, with just a slight haze. A small but dense head of pure white foam is lasting, leaving a thick, frothy wash that dries to jagged, diagonal flares of lacing. As nice as it looks, things take a turn for the worse. The nose is quite vegetal, notes of celery and dirty, earthy potatoes fouling up the underlying sweet cereal grain and mild lemongrass spice. Flavors too seem very dirty, like unwashed vegetables just from the ground were thrown into the mash. Dusty, stale grain proves sweet and earthy, while faint glints of citrus and grass show in the background. The palate is medium bodied and on the sweet, sticky side for a saison. Overall, it’s just to dirty and sweet. I’m learning to keep my expectations low for this brewery.

Pours gold with a white head. Smells of coriander and dry malt. Tastes funky, dry and lightly spicy with a peppery finish.

(Draught at BA’s BBF) Poured yellow and hazy with medium sized white head. Spices, coriander and sourness were the aromas. Palate was light bodied with quite high carbonation. Tasted of spices, coriander, fruitiness and bitterness. Finished spicy.

Cloudy dark gold color small head. Aroma is odd, a bit dry and moldy. Flavor is sweeter, malty with yeast and citrus. Slightly soured.

Bottle 52 batch 2 spit among friends Poured into tulips. It produced a finger worth of white head that left quickly. The body was a pale hazy golden yellow. There was something funky going on with the aroma. Almost offensive when the head was dissipating but it calmed down once it set a while. I saw the words Feta I think it was the closest to the sent Now the flavor was great. Crisp in the mouth with a dry finish I got a ton of grass and citrus with a light pepper finish. It was easy to drink with enough flavors to want to drink more I would buy this again

From Berts Better Beers. Hazy straw pour with a medium sized white head. Aroma is lemon, citrus, yeasty biscuit dough, and clove. Flavor is semi-dry, and loaded with citrus and spice- a slight alcohol note follows behind. Lots of attenuation, but still slippery on the mouthfeel. Palate is medium bodied, dry, and mildly effervescent. Finish is quite dry. Excellent offering from a new local brewery.