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Rondy Brew (2016)
Anchorage Brewing Company
- From:
- Anchorage Brewing Company
- Alaska, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 6.62%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 10, 2021
- Added:
- Feb 20, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
Saison brewed with Motueka hops. Fermented in French oak foudres with saison yeast and brettanomyces. Dry hopped with Motueka hops. Aged on hibiscus. Refermented in the bottle for natural carbonation.
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Reviewed by PittBeerGirl from Ohio
4.21/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Body is a hazy uniformly cloudy golden yellow color. Pours with a 2-3 finger white foamy head.
Nose is fantastic and complex. Lemon, pepper,floral hops, bread, a signature Brett funk, sugary sweetness
Taste is very good but somewhat of a let down after the complexity of the nose. Brett is the highlight from start to finish with hints of lemon and pepper upfront. Finish has a touch of floral hops but is mostly Brett funk. A lingering touch of lemon and resin bitterness lingers with a funky Brett flavor.
Medium carbonation and a light to medium weight body. Consistency is slightly bready.
Overall this is a great, classic Brett saison. This was a bit of a rare style at one time now there are a lot out there. Great beer and great style.
Dec 17, 2017Nose is fantastic and complex. Lemon, pepper,floral hops, bread, a signature Brett funk, sugary sweetness
Taste is very good but somewhat of a let down after the complexity of the nose. Brett is the highlight from start to finish with hints of lemon and pepper upfront. Finish has a touch of floral hops but is mostly Brett funk. A lingering touch of lemon and resin bitterness lingers with a funky Brett flavor.
Medium carbonation and a light to medium weight body. Consistency is slightly bready.
Overall this is a great, classic Brett saison. This was a bit of a rare style at one time now there are a lot out there. Great beer and great style.
Reviewed by BergBeer from Hawaii
4.1/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Look: Crystal clear ruby grapefruit with a thick white head with ruby highlights. Very active.
Smell: Funky and floral. Notes of Brett hay funk, sea salt, raspberry vinegar, lime zest, pomegranate candies, rose water, and more funk.
Taste: Sourdough bread with lime zest on the attack. The attack flashes then evaporated to a body of wine poached pear, green banana, wet straw, light salinity, guava, rose water, over ripe peach, and something floral and syrupy I can only guess is hibiscus. Finish is Brett funk and drying oak.
Feel: Light and effervescent. Semi dry body to a bone dry finish. The carbonation is zippy and natural. No alcohol. Mild bitterness. Mild acidity.
Overall: A clean a flavorful funky saison. The blend of flavors is all super clean and play off each other nicely. I’m not familiar with hibiscus flavor but here it seems like hibiscus flavored syrup which is actually pleasing because it adds a bit more heft to the effervescent body. The Brett might take over a bit too much to let the other flavors really pop. The feel is excellent and I really enjoyed the fizzy natural carbonation. Overall a unique and clean drinking brew.
Dec 07, 2017Smell: Funky and floral. Notes of Brett hay funk, sea salt, raspberry vinegar, lime zest, pomegranate candies, rose water, and more funk.
Taste: Sourdough bread with lime zest on the attack. The attack flashes then evaporated to a body of wine poached pear, green banana, wet straw, light salinity, guava, rose water, over ripe peach, and something floral and syrupy I can only guess is hibiscus. Finish is Brett funk and drying oak.
Feel: Light and effervescent. Semi dry body to a bone dry finish. The carbonation is zippy and natural. No alcohol. Mild bitterness. Mild acidity.
Overall: A clean a flavorful funky saison. The blend of flavors is all super clean and play off each other nicely. I’m not familiar with hibiscus flavor but here it seems like hibiscus flavored syrup which is actually pleasing because it adds a bit more heft to the effervescent body. The Brett might take over a bit too much to let the other flavors really pop. The feel is excellent and I really enjoyed the fizzy natural carbonation. Overall a unique and clean drinking brew.
Reviewed by scottfrie from California
4.04/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
750ml bottle into tulip. Bottle dated Feb. 2015.
A: Pours a dark golden/light amber iced-tea color with a couple fingers of dense but very active and fizzy pink tinged white head that faded into a thick and lasting fuzzy collar.
S: Interesting perfumey, floral, and fruit-forward nose with scents of floral bouquet, tropical fruit nectars, guava/papaya, citrus/lime juice, hibiscus, chewing gum, and a hint of peach candy.
T: Flavors are full of fruity and lightly spicy/earthy brett mixed with floral hibiscus. There is an herbal note to the flavor as well, along with a kiss of citrus and peppery saison yeast. The finish is earthy and flowery, and the aftertaste is sweet with fruit nectar and flowers.
M: Medium-full body, chewy and thick carbonation, full and airy mouthfeel that’s filling and a touch heavy. Not as dry as I was expecting, with a rather wet finish.
O: One of the better hibiscus beers I’ve had, but not my favorite saison form Anchorage. Maybe some more time in the bottle would dry it out, but I thought it could be more drinkable if crisper.
Sep 04, 2016A: Pours a dark golden/light amber iced-tea color with a couple fingers of dense but very active and fizzy pink tinged white head that faded into a thick and lasting fuzzy collar.
S: Interesting perfumey, floral, and fruit-forward nose with scents of floral bouquet, tropical fruit nectars, guava/papaya, citrus/lime juice, hibiscus, chewing gum, and a hint of peach candy.
T: Flavors are full of fruity and lightly spicy/earthy brett mixed with floral hibiscus. There is an herbal note to the flavor as well, along with a kiss of citrus and peppery saison yeast. The finish is earthy and flowery, and the aftertaste is sweet with fruit nectar and flowers.
M: Medium-full body, chewy and thick carbonation, full and airy mouthfeel that’s filling and a touch heavy. Not as dry as I was expecting, with a rather wet finish.
O: One of the better hibiscus beers I’ve had, but not my favorite saison form Anchorage. Maybe some more time in the bottle would dry it out, but I thought it could be more drinkable if crisper.
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.04/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.04/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
750 mL bottle. Light pink body with a big white head. Smells floral and a little sweet with a strong dose of brett. Light citrus. Tastes more citrusy up front, hibiscus right behind it. Brett dries it out and gives it a bite. Light body with high carbonation. Really nice combination of flavors. Crisp citrus, sweet flowers, and bitter brett.
Aug 30, 2016Reviewed by augustgarage from California
4.35/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a caged-and-corked 750mL bottle into my Brasseurs De Garde flute.
The liquid is a subtle gradient of Indian red, Terra cotta, and Flame, with darker Redwood edges. Four fingers of active off white foam resolves to a reduction of golf-ball sized soft peaks surrounded by sticky/soapy lacing. Excellent retention; no legs.
Tart/bright/phenolic aromatics abound suggesting key lime, Ranier cherry, champagne vinegar, white pepper, with a distinctive barnyard tang underneath. Brett and Hibiscus is well integrated in the nose, though the distinctive citrus notes from Motueka hops are preserved.
Dry yet bright and slightly vinous on the palate; slightly sour, fruity, and floral throughout; mineral-laden almost chalky finish with just a hint of tannins from the oak vats. Low but persistent bitterness with an herbaceous/grassy noble-hop quality constantly rising and falling away along with the other flavor elements. Brett adds significant complexity but never overwhelms the base of the ale.
Well carbonated, zippy body with some contributions from the wood and some faint warming from the alcohol (low as it is).
Similar to their Love Buzz saison, albeit with more complexity and tartness from the hibiscus and a more distinctive hop profile. I may prefer Jolly Pumpkin's Baudelaire IO, but this is still a well crafted treat.
Aug 27, 2016The liquid is a subtle gradient of Indian red, Terra cotta, and Flame, with darker Redwood edges. Four fingers of active off white foam resolves to a reduction of golf-ball sized soft peaks surrounded by sticky/soapy lacing. Excellent retention; no legs.
Tart/bright/phenolic aromatics abound suggesting key lime, Ranier cherry, champagne vinegar, white pepper, with a distinctive barnyard tang underneath. Brett and Hibiscus is well integrated in the nose, though the distinctive citrus notes from Motueka hops are preserved.
Dry yet bright and slightly vinous on the palate; slightly sour, fruity, and floral throughout; mineral-laden almost chalky finish with just a hint of tannins from the oak vats. Low but persistent bitterness with an herbaceous/grassy noble-hop quality constantly rising and falling away along with the other flavor elements. Brett adds significant complexity but never overwhelms the base of the ale.
Well carbonated, zippy body with some contributions from the wood and some faint warming from the alcohol (low as it is).
Similar to their Love Buzz saison, albeit with more complexity and tartness from the hibiscus and a more distinctive hop profile. I may prefer Jolly Pumpkin's Baudelaire IO, but this is still a well crafted treat.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.94/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml caged and corked bottle - once again, lots o' stuff apparently going on here.
This beer pours a hazy, pale salmon pink colour, with a teeming tower of puffy, finely foamy, and fizzy off-white (you guess the tinge) head, which leaves some layered sudsy cirrus cloud lace around the glass as it lazily recedes.
It smells of rather spicy, umami-forward dark orchard fruit, grainy and doughy wheat malt, further lemon and overripe cherry fruity notes, tanned leather, a generic wet woodiness, and some estery purple flower thing. The taste is bready and doughy pale malt, a lesser spicy wheatiness, muddled black stone fruit flesh, lemons gone stale, thankfully tame Brett funk, damp barrel staves, and more of that musty floral essence that I'm going to have to assume is the hibiscus.
The bubbles are, of course, crazily active in their swirling, palate-bashing frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and more or less smooth, as none of the funk, yeast, or flowery thing seem to care to interfere here. It finishes off-dry, the mutt malt holding fast, while the just-mentioned esters flail about in their own weird ways.
Overall, Anchorage succeeds, in spite of themselves - so much going here, and yet once things settle down, the flavours meld and this becomes a pleasant 'little' quaffer, and very summery, from numerous vectors. Not a particularly thrifty experience, but it is what it is: a barrel and hibiscus aged, NZ hopped, Brett infected saison.
Aug 24, 2016This beer pours a hazy, pale salmon pink colour, with a teeming tower of puffy, finely foamy, and fizzy off-white (you guess the tinge) head, which leaves some layered sudsy cirrus cloud lace around the glass as it lazily recedes.
It smells of rather spicy, umami-forward dark orchard fruit, grainy and doughy wheat malt, further lemon and overripe cherry fruity notes, tanned leather, a generic wet woodiness, and some estery purple flower thing. The taste is bready and doughy pale malt, a lesser spicy wheatiness, muddled black stone fruit flesh, lemons gone stale, thankfully tame Brett funk, damp barrel staves, and more of that musty floral essence that I'm going to have to assume is the hibiscus.
The bubbles are, of course, crazily active in their swirling, palate-bashing frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and more or less smooth, as none of the funk, yeast, or flowery thing seem to care to interfere here. It finishes off-dry, the mutt malt holding fast, while the just-mentioned esters flail about in their own weird ways.
Overall, Anchorage succeeds, in spite of themselves - so much going here, and yet once things settle down, the flavours meld and this becomes a pleasant 'little' quaffer, and very summery, from numerous vectors. Not a particularly thrifty experience, but it is what it is: a barrel and hibiscus aged, NZ hopped, Brett infected saison.
Rondy Brew (2016) from Anchorage Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
32 ratings
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