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Saison Noel
Oxbow Brewing Company
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- From:
- Oxbow Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #312 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,288 - Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 8.35%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 10, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2012
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 7
‘Tis a wheat based saison-style Christmas Ale.
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Rated by bigred89 from Maryland
4.25/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
10%
Dec 10, 2023Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.72/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap. Brown opaque body with a tan head. Aromas of dark fruit skins, dark grains, christmas spices, funk, and roasted malt nose. Taste is rugged with the spices and roasted malts and grains, light funk elevates a touch, some booze hits out as it warms, not the most cohesive sip. Feel is more messy: booze leaks, spices, roast and funk shape the body but not together rather at war on the feel of the beer. Meh
Jan 08, 2022Reviewed by illpass78 from Maine
3.77/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Taster at the brewery.
Appearance: Very dark mahogany. Not a lot of lace at all.
Aroma: Funk, booze.
Taste: Whoa there. They aren’t kidding about 9 percent. Big booze punch in the face. Also dark malts, dark grains, roastiness, funk, sourness.
Mouthfeel: Tough on the palate because of booze burn. Tasty but very aggressive.
Overall: This is a challenging beer. It’s nice, but it’s best for the end of the day. The booze hits like a sledgehammer and the flavors are very big. Good stuff, but not entry level saison material.
Dec 08, 2018Appearance: Very dark mahogany. Not a lot of lace at all.
Aroma: Funk, booze.
Taste: Whoa there. They aren’t kidding about 9 percent. Big booze punch in the face. Also dark malts, dark grains, roastiness, funk, sourness.
Mouthfeel: Tough on the palate because of booze burn. Tasty but very aggressive.
Overall: This is a challenging beer. It’s nice, but it’s best for the end of the day. The booze hits like a sledgehammer and the flavors are very big. Good stuff, but not entry level saison material.
Reviewed by BitterOldSalt from Maine
3.67/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Just a hint of funk elevates this dark wheat saison to something special. Despite its thin body and high ABV, this one manages to be flavorful instead of boozy.
Dec 01, 2018Reviewed by snowmageddon from Massachusetts
4.38/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
13oz pour on tap at ginger man.
A: pours a deep burgundy with a modest mocha colored head.
S: raisin and caramel, but also saison pepper
T: I keep picking up different notes as I sip. Biscuit, toffee, pepper, grape.
M: medium body with a short dry finish.
O: Really impressed. This beer makes me want to try more from oxbow. You could've fooled me if you had given me a blindfold and told me this was an allagash beer.
Jan 15, 2017A: pours a deep burgundy with a modest mocha colored head.
S: raisin and caramel, but also saison pepper
T: I keep picking up different notes as I sip. Biscuit, toffee, pepper, grape.
M: medium body with a short dry finish.
O: Really impressed. This beer makes me want to try more from oxbow. You could've fooled me if you had given me a blindfold and told me this was an allagash beer.
Saison Noel from Oxbow Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
72 ratings
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