Paradisaea
Forest & Main Brewing Company

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From:
Forest & Main Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 7.23%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
68
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 11, 2021
Added:
Jun 26, 2014
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  5
Paradisaea is an orange-hued 6.5% saison brewed with four varieties of citrus and lightly dry hopped with Mosaic. It was then aged in wine barrels with our house microflora. The result is fruity, funky, tropical and delicious.
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Rated: 3.71 by EasternIsh from California

Jan 11, 2021
 
Rated: 4.29 by mltobin from Connecticut

Jun 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by ConnorSimpson41 from Pennsylvania

May 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.41 by Casey3236 from Pennsylvania

Jan 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Rizzy17 from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Completely clear. Yellowish
S: Musty sweetness. Lemony.
T: Lemon tartness, but just slightly.
F: Crisp and drinkable.
O: Very nice. Delicious in a subtle way.
Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by cp45 from New Jersey

Nov 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Mar 18, 2016
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Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland

4.17/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to Sonofalime for this one! 500ml bottle into a teku, bottled 5/16/14.

Appearance: Pours a mildly hazy golden color. The head is amazing, with over three fingers of height and a white shade. It's extremely fluffy, with excellent retention for the style. Streaks of lacing also stick to the glass.

Smell: Gloriously brett-laden, this also features an augmenting tartness to go along with the earthy funk. Another element displaying itself is the wine barrel, providing gentle notes of white grape and buttery oak. Some of the Mosaic hops are still fluttering around with a bit of grapefruit peel and dank onion. As it opens up, I get more brett funk. The aroma is very well integrated and complex, enough said.

Taste: It starts with a nice citrus character on the palate. At first, the second half and finish of this beer seems a bit...empty. It takes a few sips for the brett funk and oaky notes to appear properly, but they do. The gentle tartness becomes a little bolder tasting after a while. It starts off a little weaksauce - and yet, the more I drink it, the better (and bolder) it gets. Sold!

Mouthfeel: Light, light, light. This beer evaporates off of the palate exactly like a good saison should, without relying on overdone carbonation. The oak tannins really help dry this out, that's for sure. Drinkability is top-notch.

Overall: When I inhaled this brew, I thought this would kick ass. When I first sipped it, I was let down. Now that I'm at the end of the bottle, I'm back to thinking it kicks ass. This one has clearly aged beautifully, and also shows me Forest & Main know their way around a saison.

4.17/5: An impressive introduction to this brewery
Dec 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Dec 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by yeaprolly from Washington

Aug 24, 2015
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Reviewed by Kurmaraja from California

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Golden hue with a nice tight head that lingers. Pineapple and herbaceous, almost an agave / tequila note to me, great amount of "buttery" oak from the wine barrels. Modest bitter finish with some musty closet funk. F&M's saison game is on.
Aug 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by akang from California

Jul 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by sludgegnome from Pennsylvania

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by ShemRahBoo from New Jersey

Jun 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by mythaeus from Pennsylvania

Jun 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by SocalKicks from California

Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

May 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by suckaj from Florida

May 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by mdaschaf from Indiana

May 05, 2015
Paradisaea from Forest & Main Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 68 ratings