Tharsis
Carton Brewing Company

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From:
Carton Brewing Company
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 7.44%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
37
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 25, 2020
Added:
Apr 19, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  8
French Saison yeast and pepper is a game we like to play. Here we decided to extend the turf to peppers. The pitfall of chile beers is that over time capsaicin continues to strengthen while most the other aspects of a beer deteriorate. Even perfectly balanced pepper beers step a bit out of line straight out of the tanks. The notion of Tharsis is that much like chile heat grows over time, saffron pungency also grows. Rather than try to control the burn we will keep up with it and revel in its growth. Drink Tharsis cool now or hot later.

25 IBU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgSLkxB63cY
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Ratings by tobelerone:
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Rated by tobelerone from New Jersey

3.74/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Jul 03, 2015
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

4.18/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
All the best beers for me are see-saw flavor profiles that tease apart and together sweet, fruit, breads, grains with bitter, pepper, yeast, wood, char. Carton is a master at this game and Tharsis (wish for more of it) is a master example.
Just picked up a case at the brewer during Covid and reminded myself I had not written a review of Tharsis.

A) Pours hazy orange body under a half inch head, and plenty of lacing.
S) Spice cabinet but subtle, herbal, yeast, pepper.
T) Follows smell and does that see-saw thing: starts with spice and herbs, becomes orchard, overripe hanging/falling fruit, yeast, and finishes peppery . Just a whiff of saffron and of heat.
F) mid- and rich mouthfeel, with bright, higher level of carbonation.
O) Drink Tharsis because we like contrasts and transitions and a flavor story arc.
Tharsis contains the solar-system's largest volcanoes on Mars Plateau: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharsis
Apr 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by bkwhoppa66 from New Jersey

Nov 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Crab_gang from Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2015
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

4.41/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
1/2 liter growler, sample from the brewery.

Bright golden color, spectacular show of head and lacing. Yeasty and doughy with a spicy phenol note that stand up well with the faintness of chile peppers in the nose. Proper Saison crispness and lighter body, slow heat from the chile peppers goes very well with the mellow medicinal phenols from the yeast. Saffron is there but a bit hard to pick out, seems to add to the depth of this brew rather than being a star ingredient ... that is what saffron is best for IMO.

Very well put together, love that Carton stayed 100% true to what the Saison is yet added an extreme thinking to it.
Aug 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by JamLand from District of Columbia

Jul 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by MadScientist from New York

Jul 02, 2015
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Madison Pourhouse in Albany, NY.

This one pours a hazy orange, with a half inch head, and a little bit of lacing.

This smells pretty herbal, with some spicing, saffron I'd guess, though I don't know exactly what saffron smells or tastes like. There's some yeastiness as well, pleasant and restrained. Don't really get any pepper aroma.

This one starts with a herbal and spiced thing up front, with a middle section of saison yeast, floral, slightly perfumey, with a lingering peppery finish. The heat is pleasant, and not too dominating, it only appears at the end here.

This is medium bodied, with a fairly full mouthfeel, and a higher level of carbonation.

A really unique and interesting beer here, typical weirdness from Carton.
Jun 20, 2015
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Rated by jkane101 from New Jersey

4.78/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great saison with just a subtle bit of heat at the end.
Jun 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.28 by Dominic_Decoco from New Jersey

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by DrStiffington from New Jersey

Jun 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by Beastcpa from Pennsylvania

Jun 03, 2015
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
-Saison. draft. goblet.

A: One finger bready white head, hazy light orange coloring with a strong haze. Milky covering, low coverage retention no lacing.

S: Dry barnwood, funky dry belgian yeast and grains with musty orange. Low to medium awareness with light citrus peel and bread, short duration.

T: Musty orange flavor, dry bread, spicy dry belgian hops, hint of dry sourness. Black peppery spicing lingers nicely, with a gentle warmth . Dry honeycomb, musty wood, spicy belgian yeast finish.

M: Semi crisp mouthful, bready, low carbonation, dry peppery spicing afterfeel.

O: Spicy, lightly peppery spicing, dry, citrusy hops, 85-87 feels about right here.
Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by rfgetz from New Jersey

Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by Dustin_Sallitt from New Jersey

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.61 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by lateralundertow from New Jersey

May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by koopa from New Jersey

May 15, 2015
Tharsis from Carton Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 37 ratings