Vinland One
Mystic Brewery

Vinland OneVinland One
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From:
Mystic Brewery
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
7.25%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 9.44%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
77
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 16, 2015
Added:
Aug 09, 2012
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  10
Fermented w/ wild local yeast
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Ratings by Jason:
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

4.26/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
375ml brown caged and corked bottle with Batch #001 on the label.

Clear amber, nearly glowing. Lively lacing and leaves a trail all the way down the glass. Very aromatic with plums, wild flowers, nutty yeast, green tea, lemon pith and hay. Nice crisp bite, very smooth with a solid but dry medium sized body. Earthy, dried grass, herbal, esters, dandelions, pithy, crackers, tea, apple skin, tart plum and light chalky yeast are the more noticeable complexities. Nearly bone dry finish.

Extremely impressive, these guys certainly went out on a limb here and it had paid off ... unlike any beer I have had, unique is just the start of the conversation here. I'll have to find more as I would love to see what a bit more time will do, not to say that it is not great to drink right now ... which it is.
Feb 25, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.76 by SABERG from Massachusetts

Apr 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by stakem from Pennsylvania

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by wethorseblanket from California

Dec 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ironchefmiyagi13 from Tennessee

Dec 03, 2014
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Rated by WoostaBia from Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%
Best wild yeast beer in a long time!!
Oct 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by pisano from Massachusetts

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by iatethecloudsfor from Vermont

Apr 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Apr 11, 2014
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

3.79/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
375ml bottle. Thanks Joe. Poured into a Hill Farmstead stemmed glass today, 3/31/2014.

App- Dark copper, nearly brown body with a thick two finger, nitro-like effervescent white head. Splotchy lacing. Good retention.

Smell- Tart green apples, white grape tartness, herbs, bread, a little bit of earth. On the sweeter, fruitier side which I find interesting due to the stated lack of fruits used in brewing this beer but rather the wild yeast being harvested from local Massachusetts plums. Even after reading this on the bottle, I still do not find plums per se, but the fruit tartness is certainly very pleasant.

Flavour- Plum juice, dates. Quite sweet and sugary. Bread, a bit of floral notes and earthiness. Identifiable but subtle estery yeast notes of an amalgam of bubble gum and banana. Finish is almost vinous, with a lingering earthy bitterness. Does not lack for complexity and I consider this to be a very unique flavor profile even if I didn't know where the yeast was harvested from.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied, very well carbonated and quite creamy. Grape tartness and an earthy bitterness on the backend, which is very dry and makes for a sipper despite it's relatively low ABV. A bit hard to drink due to the surprising bitterness.

Overall- A fascinating flavour on this beer which is compounded by the fact that there is zero fruit used here. The wild yeast is pretty much solely responsible for the sweet, dark fruit flavours in this saison which translates to a solid, if a bit overly bittersweet farmhouse ale.
Apr 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by weeare138 from Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2014
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Reviewed by jstilwell from Massachusetts

4.65/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Some random thoughts. This has been my favorite of the mystic beers. Love the concept of the local yeast. This one is cultivated from plums. Fantomesque to me in terms of the frutiness without real fruit. I've had this fresh and with a bit of age and like both. I think this was a bit overly carbonated fresh but it has settled over time. The yeast has done its job turning this into a thicker creamier experience. There are a few more sour notes as this matures. Overall I would consider this an outstanding local beer with several layers iof complexity. Reminiscent somewhat of orval or a lighter version of a quad.
Mar 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by GreenMountainBoy from Vermont

Feb 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by mltobin from Connecticut

Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by kwjd from Canada (ON)

Oct 04, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jaru1026 from Massachusetts

Oct 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by nzerbe from New York

Sep 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by mdfb79 from New York

Sep 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by PEIhop from Massachusetts

Sep 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by laxer8811 from New York

Sep 05, 2013
Vinland One from Mystic Brewery
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 77 ratings