Rating: 7.5 out of 10.
Showing posts with label Rye Saison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rye Saison. Show all posts
Friday, 8 April 2016
Noble Oaf Rye Saison
Noble Oaf Rye Saison comes from Sarnia, Ontario, where its brewed by
Refined Fool Brewing Co., makers of one of my fave Ontario strong ales, Short Pier, Long Walk Doubple IPA. I had a mighty 750mL bottle of the 7.3% alcohol
brew at my pals' place. The beer proved to be a
darkish copper hued ale, cloudy, and topped with a fluffy white head. It
had a yeasty, faintly floral aroma. The flavour is yeasty, spicy, and
pretty boozy. All told, a nice, large format
saison with good strength, some rye heat, and a relatable name. I'd
drink it again, but maybe not tonight.
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Winding Road for 7 Km Rye Saison
From Ontario's cottage country comes Winding Road for 7 Km Rye Saison. It's brewed in Gravenhurst by the Sawdust City Brewing Co. and came in a silver 473mL can with a sticker for a label. This little 7% beaut was left in my fridge by a most excellent and generous guest after a New Year's Eve beer and cheese soirée--clearly the social event of 2014. On New Year's Day, still a bit groggy and cheese-bloated, I decided to conduct a co-review with the truly remarkable Sequin Brown, with whom I had somehow never written a review previously.
According to Sequin Brown [and occasionally paraphrased by yours truly], Winding Road had fast flowing bubbles, which were inviting. She described its colour as brassy and "Rock and Roll golden". Aroma-wise, there was a bold, homey, almost concord grape overnote--in fact, upon tasting, she elevated that to "an incomprehensible grapiness". She also noted that some "not quite caramel" was hidden within. The beer had a crisp mouthfeel and was "extremely flavourful, bright, and a little bit mischievous", and was described as "a sultry lighthouse" and showy and loud, like a trumpet. It had a clean finish with no aftertaste and isn't particularly sessionable.
Sequin Brown determined that Winding Road for 7 Km was worthy of 7 Km out of 10.
In my own estimation, I found Winding Road to be a chipper, slightly hazy golden ale that was seriously fizzy. It poured with a mammoth amount of durable white head. Its aroma was floral, with a gently perfumed yeastiness. It had a bright and sunny mouthfeel with some champagne-like dryness. The flavour had lots of yeast, in a Belgian fashion, and there was ample taste, but it didn't "pop" as much as I'd hoped. There wasn't much of the classic rye spiciness that I was pulling for. To its credit, the 7% alcohol was subtly buried. All in, it was certainly a nice enough little beer.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10.
According to Sequin Brown [and occasionally paraphrased by yours truly], Winding Road had fast flowing bubbles, which were inviting. She described its colour as brassy and "Rock and Roll golden". Aroma-wise, there was a bold, homey, almost concord grape overnote--in fact, upon tasting, she elevated that to "an incomprehensible grapiness". She also noted that some "not quite caramel" was hidden within. The beer had a crisp mouthfeel and was "extremely flavourful, bright, and a little bit mischievous", and was described as "a sultry lighthouse" and showy and loud, like a trumpet. It had a clean finish with no aftertaste and isn't particularly sessionable.
Sequin Brown determined that Winding Road for 7 Km was worthy of 7 Km out of 10.
In my own estimation, I found Winding Road to be a chipper, slightly hazy golden ale that was seriously fizzy. It poured with a mammoth amount of durable white head. Its aroma was floral, with a gently perfumed yeastiness. It had a bright and sunny mouthfeel with some champagne-like dryness. The flavour had lots of yeast, in a Belgian fashion, and there was ample taste, but it didn't "pop" as much as I'd hoped. There wasn't much of the classic rye spiciness that I was pulling for. To its credit, the 7% alcohol was subtly buried. All in, it was certainly a nice enough little beer.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10.
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