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Wayan
Birra Baladin
- From:
- Birra Baladin
- Italy
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #619 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #20,863 - Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 9.81%
- Reviews:
- 58
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 14, 2003
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 11
his is how we make... Saison
This deep yellow, slightly hazy saison has a fine, persistent head with a beautiful light cream color. The very complex scents immediately evoke flower fields and make you gently land on a sea of thyme and rosemary.
As soon as the beer warms up, the vegetal scents evolve into a wonderful floral bouquet, which finishes with clear notes of ground pepper. When sipped, it releases an allegory of tastes: from sweet malt to citrusy flavors and brighter notes of spices and fresh pepper, which make you want to take a second, pleasant sip, and a third, and a fourth...
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, spelt, wheat malt, wheat, rye, hops, mix of spices, citrus zest and aromatic herbs in variable proportions, sugar, yeast.
This deep yellow, slightly hazy saison has a fine, persistent head with a beautiful light cream color. The very complex scents immediately evoke flower fields and make you gently land on a sea of thyme and rosemary.
As soon as the beer warms up, the vegetal scents evolve into a wonderful floral bouquet, which finishes with clear notes of ground pepper. When sipped, it releases an allegory of tastes: from sweet malt to citrusy flavors and brighter notes of spices and fresh pepper, which make you want to take a second, pleasant sip, and a third, and a fourth...
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, spelt, wheat malt, wheat, rye, hops, mix of spices, citrus zest and aromatic herbs in variable proportions, sugar, yeast.
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.57/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pale gold body, clear; thin, wispy head that fades to light circles in side the glass. Very low-key and indistinct smell overall; some delicate malt with spices and herbs. Light bread crust malt flavor; subdued spiciness and zesty notes offsetting the mild malt. Medium-light body; semi-sweet feel.
A rather so-so beer without much distinctive character. Some of the flavor and mouthfeel improves with the beer warming.
Pouring temperature: n/a; bottling info: 099/220-5
Source: Mountainara (restaurant in Woodland Park)
Jan 04, 2023A rather so-so beer without much distinctive character. Some of the flavor and mouthfeel improves with the beer warming.
Pouring temperature: n/a; bottling info: 099/220-5
Source: Mountainara (restaurant in Woodland Park)
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.2/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a clear golden orange color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like floral and honey-like sweetness, clove, citrus, hay, and pear.
This is quite nice, with a very floral but pleasantly sweet flavor, a touch of citrusy fruitiness, some clove, honey, and biscuity malt.
This is light bodied, super drinkable, with a smooth floral-heavy finish.
Baladin is probably my favorite Italian brewery – they make such a nice wide variety of beers.
Nov 15, 2022This smells like floral and honey-like sweetness, clove, citrus, hay, and pear.
This is quite nice, with a very floral but pleasantly sweet flavor, a touch of citrusy fruitiness, some clove, honey, and biscuity malt.
This is light bodied, super drinkable, with a smooth floral-heavy finish.
Baladin is probably my favorite Italian brewery – they make such a nice wide variety of beers.
Rated by kiya from California
4.09/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Balanced and great with a good Neopolitan pizza.
Mar 12, 2022Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.55/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Rerate, 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.8%. Pale yellow colour, slightly hazy. Small white head of poor retention. Aroma of spicy saison yeast, also citrus rind and various spices. Citric mouthfeel, light bodied. The flavour has citrus and various spices. Nice to drink. A slight spicy burn in the aftertaste. Original rating: 750 ml corked and waxed bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Probably 2 y.o. when consumed. ABV is 5.8%. Golden colour, lightly hazy. White head goes rapidly from moderate to none. Aroma of saison yeast, but also less pleasant notes of over-ripe and decaying fruits, moldy wet grain, compost and solvent. Fairly refreshing flavour, medium dry, a little fruit, not very complex but nice enough to drink. Less spicy than expected. Might sample again from a fresher bottle, hopefully the aroma will be better then.
Jan 08, 2021Reviewed by Alexc11 from Canada (QC)
3.87/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours hazy gold colour. Thin head that recedes. Light citrus and spice flavours. Coriander included. Low carbonation and little bitterness. Solid beer.
Mar 04, 2020Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.48/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.48/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Bottle At Eataly Birreria, so you’d think it would be fresher. (The last year there were two BA reviews was 2017.) At any rate, my bottle was flat. Saisons need to have foam and bubbles to scrub the palate. The ale has aroma (mostly malt, some lemon) and the flavor follows, perhaps adding apple/pear for refreshment. Fell is flat. Wayan would pair OK with many foods; but it would not make them better... which is my test of a good saison.
I am sorry to give this such a poor rating; given how Balladin was such a pioneer among Italy’s crafters.
Jan 20, 2020I am sorry to give this such a poor rating; given how Balladin was such a pioneer among Italy’s crafters.
Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland
4/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from the bottle into a tulip nonic pint glass.
Bright opaque lemon shiny body color, with nice match of thin carbonation. Creamy slightly fleeting head, not terribly with a good thin puck.
Nice aroma. Herbal sage and rosemary qualities. Slightly touching lemon soda gaseous character, but with a nice chewy malt presence.
Clean tasting with a good fruit quality. Large peach to apricot mid palate. Finishes even a little tropical pineapple in flavor also. Light bodied but with good simple malt depth, even a touch of playful carbonation and less gaseous tasting than the nose suggests.
Good solid saison.
Sep 14, 2018Bright opaque lemon shiny body color, with nice match of thin carbonation. Creamy slightly fleeting head, not terribly with a good thin puck.
Nice aroma. Herbal sage and rosemary qualities. Slightly touching lemon soda gaseous character, but with a nice chewy malt presence.
Clean tasting with a good fruit quality. Large peach to apricot mid palate. Finishes even a little tropical pineapple in flavor also. Light bodied but with good simple malt depth, even a touch of playful carbonation and less gaseous tasting than the nose suggests.
Good solid saison.
Wayan from Birra Baladin
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
134 ratings
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