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Wooden Teeth
Half Acre Beer Company
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- From:
- Half Acre Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 10.93%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.49/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tasted in a ten ounce glass from draft at the Half Acre taproom on June 16, 2017. A pint of shade on a hot day this Brett saison is a complex blend of grains and yeasts.
Jun 16, 2017Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.58/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The Wooden Teeth was alive and well at the Tap House in Oswego, IL. It poured a hazy yellow with white head that left a spotty lace. The scent had some floral notes. The taste was mild with some floral notes mixed with citrus and earth. The Mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's ok not a beer style that makes my head spin.
Jul 29, 2016Reviewed by Barnoloid from Illinois
3.27/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I wasn't wowed by this beer, but it went down okay. I felt it fell flat due to a lack of complexity. The overwhelming taste I got was band aids and a sniff of pepper. Saltine cracker, celery water and potato chip. Dry and refreshing but didn't find anything to keep me too interested.
Nov 11, 2015Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
2.92/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On-draught @ The Map Room, Chicago IL. Cost was $6.00 USD/12 oz pour. Served into a tulip.
HEAD: About 2cm wide. White colour. Beautifully frothy, with an even consistency and perfect coating lacing that sticks glued to the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Retention is pretty good - about 4 minutes.
BODY: Has a saison's characteristic haziness. Colour is a murky yellow-copper of average vibrance. No yeast particulate or hop sediment can be seen within.
It's a nice looking saison - particularly in terms of the head. The body could be livelier and more vibrant. Not a stand-out in the style, but appealing.
AROMA: Lemongrass, grassy (possibly Noble?) hops, grains of paradise, rich biscuity vitamin-y Belgian yeast, a hint of lime, white pepper, and floral hop notes. The spice profile isn't intricate and there isn't any brettanomyces funkiness, but it's a nice farmhouse ale aroma and fits neatly into style conventions.
I detect no overt booze or off-notes.
Aromatic intensity is average.
TASTE: Overhopped by traditional standards, but nevertheless surprisingly balanced, with floral and grassy notes leading the pack in addition to a vague citrus character that plays well with the lemongrass. The white pepper is more reticent than the aroma suggested, and I may well have been flat-out wrong about the grains of paradise. There's a twinge of lime, which feels out of place in this build. The hint of faint ripe orchard fruit is a highlight for me personally.
The build as a whole is somewhat "empty" in terms of flavour, with not much happening between notes; the neutral vibe of the easily-imposed-upon Belgian pale malts too readily renders this flavour profile insipid. It comes off as a reticent beer without much depth, but I wouldn't call it shallow inasmuch as it is just...plain. Those hoping for intricate spices (a la Fantome) or milky yeast-rich saison notes (a la Dupont) will be disappointed. This leaves a lot to be desired, but I do like it for what it is - it just needs more complexity, subtlety, and nuance if it wants to compete with paragons of the style.
Even in terms of domestic farmhouse ales, this can't hold a candle to offerings from, say, Ommegang.
TEXTURE: Medium-bodied and somewhat refreshing, with slight overcarbonation. More of a prickly feel on the palate would help anunciate the peppery character, and a lighter body would bring this closer to the delicate, fragile feel of the very best saisons/farmhouse ales. Smooth, wet, and very approachable. Somewhat ripe.
Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.
OVERALL: Though lacking both a gestalt build and a harmony of texture and taste, Wooden Teeth is still a respectable brew that is closer to a mildly spiced Belgian pale ale than it is to a farmhouse ale. Drinkability is on par with what you'd anticipate at this ABV. I'll enjoy finishing the glass, but its quality doesn't warrant a second purchase. Decent stuff from Half Acre, but far from a contender in this style - and not on par with their best offerings. Pretty average, all things considered.
C (2.92) / AVERAGE
Oct 07, 2015HEAD: About 2cm wide. White colour. Beautifully frothy, with an even consistency and perfect coating lacing that sticks glued to the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Retention is pretty good - about 4 minutes.
BODY: Has a saison's characteristic haziness. Colour is a murky yellow-copper of average vibrance. No yeast particulate or hop sediment can be seen within.
It's a nice looking saison - particularly in terms of the head. The body could be livelier and more vibrant. Not a stand-out in the style, but appealing.
AROMA: Lemongrass, grassy (possibly Noble?) hops, grains of paradise, rich biscuity vitamin-y Belgian yeast, a hint of lime, white pepper, and floral hop notes. The spice profile isn't intricate and there isn't any brettanomyces funkiness, but it's a nice farmhouse ale aroma and fits neatly into style conventions.
I detect no overt booze or off-notes.
Aromatic intensity is average.
TASTE: Overhopped by traditional standards, but nevertheless surprisingly balanced, with floral and grassy notes leading the pack in addition to a vague citrus character that plays well with the lemongrass. The white pepper is more reticent than the aroma suggested, and I may well have been flat-out wrong about the grains of paradise. There's a twinge of lime, which feels out of place in this build. The hint of faint ripe orchard fruit is a highlight for me personally.
The build as a whole is somewhat "empty" in terms of flavour, with not much happening between notes; the neutral vibe of the easily-imposed-upon Belgian pale malts too readily renders this flavour profile insipid. It comes off as a reticent beer without much depth, but I wouldn't call it shallow inasmuch as it is just...plain. Those hoping for intricate spices (a la Fantome) or milky yeast-rich saison notes (a la Dupont) will be disappointed. This leaves a lot to be desired, but I do like it for what it is - it just needs more complexity, subtlety, and nuance if it wants to compete with paragons of the style.
Even in terms of domestic farmhouse ales, this can't hold a candle to offerings from, say, Ommegang.
TEXTURE: Medium-bodied and somewhat refreshing, with slight overcarbonation. More of a prickly feel on the palate would help anunciate the peppery character, and a lighter body would bring this closer to the delicate, fragile feel of the very best saisons/farmhouse ales. Smooth, wet, and very approachable. Somewhat ripe.
Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.
OVERALL: Though lacking both a gestalt build and a harmony of texture and taste, Wooden Teeth is still a respectable brew that is closer to a mildly spiced Belgian pale ale than it is to a farmhouse ale. Drinkability is on par with what you'd anticipate at this ABV. I'll enjoy finishing the glass, but its quality doesn't warrant a second purchase. Decent stuff from Half Acre, but far from a contender in this style - and not on par with their best offerings. Pretty average, all things considered.
C (2.92) / AVERAGE
Wooden Teeth from Half Acre Beer Company
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