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A Saison Darkly
Stillwater Artisanal Ales
- From:
- Stillwater Artisanal Ales
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 11.57%
- Reviews:
- 134
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 13, 2010
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 38
Brewed at Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus in Deinze-Gottem, Belgium with Dr. Canarus. This black saison carries qualities similar to a stout with light roast and burnt sugar flavors, spiced with rose hips, hibiscus, and Schisandra berries.
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Treated as a saison, this was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a thin white to off white foamy head quickly dissipating and leaving some messy lacing. The smell started off with floral sweet notes rolling over some white bread. Delicate sweet rye, and some sweet berries. The flavor leans to the sweet floral side with a crisp breadiness about it. Wet dark-like bready aftertaste leading into a quick sweet finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation rides fairly low and easy on my tongue. Overall, nice saison, I believe it to be one. And I’d have this again.
Jun 08, 2017Reviewed by hoptheology from California
2.36/5 rDev -39.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2
2.36/5 rDev -39.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2
Coffee brown color with an off-white head of 3 fingers. Leaves nice lace on the sides of the glass as it recedes.
Nose is faint but consists of some herbal qualities, molasses, some nuttiness and coffee.
Oh. This is nasty stuff. It's like a fistful of rosemary and a glug of expired cough syrup. Dry herbs and alcohol finish out the flavor.
Feel is creamy and heavily carbonated. A bit dry on the finish.
Overall, no, this is not good. Will not revisit again.
Apr 07, 2017Nose is faint but consists of some herbal qualities, molasses, some nuttiness and coffee.
Oh. This is nasty stuff. It's like a fistful of rosemary and a glug of expired cough syrup. Dry herbs and alcohol finish out the flavor.
Feel is creamy and heavily carbonated. A bit dry on the finish.
Overall, no, this is not good. Will not revisit again.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From miguel. In Goose Island glass. Watching Los Soprano 5x13-6x01. Slight sour notes like in a saison mixed with dark notes but not in a chocolate or coffelike way but more like in a belgiun dark
Apr 07, 2017Reviewed by ByronDBeer from California
3.68/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: Black but a little transparency
S: Yeast, hefeweizen
T: Coffee, a bit cola
F: Very crisp due to carbonation, light feel, almost like a lager. Not too much carbonation.
Quite weird, like watery coffee and cola.
May 27, 2016S: Yeast, hefeweizen
T: Coffee, a bit cola
F: Very crisp due to carbonation, light feel, almost like a lager. Not too much carbonation.
Quite weird, like watery coffee and cola.
Reviewed by Apellonious from North Carolina
3.96/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle poured into a tulip glass. 316:15 code. Could mean it was bottled in Nov 15.
A - Pitch black like a stout, little to no head that moves immediately to a tiny thin lace.
S - Interesting. A combination of roast, coffee, and some underlying floral spices.
T - The taste leans back to a regular saison, with some banana, clove, slight touch of funk, berries, and a mild roasted character.
M - Carbonation medium high, mouthfeel on medium light side. Finishes dry.
O - Interesting take. Worth a go.
Apr 22, 2016A - Pitch black like a stout, little to no head that moves immediately to a tiny thin lace.
S - Interesting. A combination of roast, coffee, and some underlying floral spices.
T - The taste leans back to a regular saison, with some banana, clove, slight touch of funk, berries, and a mild roasted character.
M - Carbonation medium high, mouthfeel on medium light side. Finishes dry.
O - Interesting take. Worth a go.
A Saison Darkly from Stillwater Artisanal Ales
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
348 ratings
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