Aloja
Stillwater Artisanal Ales

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Stillwater Artisanal Ales
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 7.24%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
26
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 26, 2019
Added:
Oct 06, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by orangesol:
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Rated by orangesol from Pennsylvania

3.77/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Apr 05, 2015
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Rated: 3.59 by ThatAmateurBeerDrinker from New York

Apr 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by edthehead from Maryland

Jul 22, 2018
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.09/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
they either made this one again, or i found a relic that luckily has held up really well, i didnt think to check the date. always so excited to see new (to me) stillwater stuff, especially the collaborations they do with all these random otherwise way under the radar little breweries all over europe and the world. this is a great beer, with sexy packaging, and a somewhat unique overall flavor profile for how many saison and farmhouse ale types exist out here now. thick looking, hazy, orange or rusty colored, dense and gloomy looking with plenty of sediment in suspension and a very tall and active creamy white head. very rustic looking. the aroma shows me a new yeast, something i am unfamiliar with, which is increasingly uncommon these days, i suspect that is the contribution of the spanish half of this project, but i am not positive. its definitely got a spice and pepper and herbal intensity to it, slightly wild, and also has obviously aged well, with some funky dryness and overripe fruit going on. most certainly raw wheat driven, but there maybe also be oats and some lesser malts in here, its enormously full bodied, thick and rich, cerealy, dry, somewhat toasted, not at all stale or weird, but unique for sure. surprised how much hops remain here, its not bitter, but it has that floral nature, and i get hints of sweet orange peel and apricot in here too. complex and well made, weighty as saison types go, but a really good and now apparently somewhat obscure beer. cant imagine there is much of this left if they only did it once. it never tasted even a little old to me, a testament to the yeast i have to think. stillwater and their crazy collabs just make me happy!
Mar 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by Proclarush from Maryland

Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ConradKenney from Maryland

Sep 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by BubalooBrewMaster from Kentucky

Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Jul 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.1 by yeaprolly from Washington

Jan 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Sep 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by scottDC from District of Columbia

May 11, 2014
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Reviewed by GONZALOYANNA from Spain

3.6/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
1pt 9.4 fl.oz. bottle (thanks to J Binefa). Flute glass. Bright straw color, foggy appearance. White froth leaves a thin, close & lasting crown. Aroma profile displays bread crust, yeasty, herbal, hay, floral, bread & citric peel as well as light biscuit notes to the nose rounded by spiced hues –also found in flavors. Sweet maltiness followed by crisp, floral & delicate citric peel. Light to medium body. Moderate carbonation. Dense & spicy mouthfeel. Slight woody notes, Cava memories & ripe apricot in the middle. Long sweet finish & dried aftertaste.
Apr 12, 2014
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.85/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a hazy golden amber, hard to tell what this would look like in a decent pour because this bottle turned out to be my least favorite kind: a sneaky gusher. Opened with a nice pop appearing fine, but as I moved towards the glass, it started gushering white foam like a washer in a comedy show. Barely getting it to my sink, gushering beer over my newly washed dishes, the bottle emptied 2/3's of its contents after fillng the glass with foam. How depressing. Since the bottle was badly agitated, my efforts to repour the remainder into another glass ended up with a third of a glass of cloudy ale with plenty of particulates in the bottom. Things get a bit better at this point; aroma of saison yeast, mild caramel malt, spicy light fruit with pepper and faint holiday spicing. Flavor of Belgian yeast with only a hint of saison funkiness, light stone fruit, grape. Finishes with nice slightly sweet stone fruit, Belgian spicing, especially clove and a hint of peppery spice. Medium bodied with (uh) active carbonation. A nice tasting Belgian styled saison, quite as well made as I'd expect from a Stillwater collaboration. Bummed that this not inexpensive 750ml bottle only produced about 8 ounces of ale, but what was there was pleasant. I don't see overcarbonation issues in other reviews, but if you have this sitting around, I'd drink it right away. How do you score something like this for appearance (could be quite nice, but I'll never know) or overall (I had to clean the kitchen again, kinda putting a damper on the overall experience). It was pleasant, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.

Addendum: Just saw that the last review wished his 500ml bottle was bigger; heh-heh, maybe you don't...
Apr 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by magnusdave from New York

Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by mdfb79 from New York

Mar 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by dar482 from New York

Feb 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by POTABLE83 from New York

Feb 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by vfgccp from New York

Feb 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by nmann08 from Virginia

Feb 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Dec 17, 2013
Aloja from Stillwater Artisanal Ales
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 26 ratings