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Ash And Alder
Forest & Main Brewing Company
- From:
- Forest & Main Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 7.29%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 11, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2015
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
Spring saison dry hopped with Mosaic and Mandarina Bavaria.
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Reviewed by ChrisinRI from Rhode Island
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Between the Belgian yeast, which was strong, and the Mosaic hops, which gave this a milky taste, I was not a fan. First sips were tough to swallow, but it improved a bit as the carbonation mellowed and it came to temp.
Jul 23, 2015Reviewed by woemad from Washington
4.24/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
500mL bottle courtesy of LehighAce06. Very cool looking bottle and label. According to the rear label (beer tramp stamp?), this was bottled on February 13, 2015.
Popped the cap, and was greeted with a quite impressive “pfft!”, complete with a tiny amount of liquid shooting out laterally. Poured into a St.Bernardus goblet, this was a hazy amber color somewhere between orange and honey, with a big, healthy creamy looking head that left lots of lace on the sides of the glass as it slid down to form a sudsy white skiff.
The nose is an about equal mix of tropical fruit sweetness and sharp, grassy and citrusy spice notes. In a way, it seems almost like what one might get with a Belgian IPA made with the trendy, massively citrusy hops, but the hops are dialed down enough that it’s at an acceptable level for a saison. Still, the tropical fruits are bigger than most saisons I’ve had, in a very good way.
The tropical fruits hit the tastebuds first, but are almost instantly joined by the dry, grassy and sharp citrus flavors noted in the nose. There’s a decent, but not overpowering peppery, spicy thing courtesy of the Belgian yeast. It finishes quite dry, a bit like a good, dry white wine.
The body is fairly light, with a bit of that Belgiany effervescence that is often hard for American breweries to duplicate.
I really dig this beer. It’s great on what is working its way up to the hottest day of the year so far. It’s an outstanding mix of fruity sweetness and spicy dryness, and it would be a favorite were it local to me. Yet another fantastic Pennsylvania beer. Thanks, Kevin! I owe you one (or several)!
Jun 28, 2015Popped the cap, and was greeted with a quite impressive “pfft!”, complete with a tiny amount of liquid shooting out laterally. Poured into a St.Bernardus goblet, this was a hazy amber color somewhere between orange and honey, with a big, healthy creamy looking head that left lots of lace on the sides of the glass as it slid down to form a sudsy white skiff.
The nose is an about equal mix of tropical fruit sweetness and sharp, grassy and citrusy spice notes. In a way, it seems almost like what one might get with a Belgian IPA made with the trendy, massively citrusy hops, but the hops are dialed down enough that it’s at an acceptable level for a saison. Still, the tropical fruits are bigger than most saisons I’ve had, in a very good way.
The tropical fruits hit the tastebuds first, but are almost instantly joined by the dry, grassy and sharp citrus flavors noted in the nose. There’s a decent, but not overpowering peppery, spicy thing courtesy of the Belgian yeast. It finishes quite dry, a bit like a good, dry white wine.
The body is fairly light, with a bit of that Belgiany effervescence that is often hard for American breweries to duplicate.
I really dig this beer. It’s great on what is working its way up to the hottest day of the year so far. It’s an outstanding mix of fruity sweetness and spicy dryness, and it would be a favorite were it local to me. Yet another fantastic Pennsylvania beer. Thanks, Kevin! I owe you one (or several)!
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.27/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
3.27/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
500 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Clear golden orange. Huge fluffy white head. Great retention.
Smell - Tangerine hops. Herbal yeastiness, which really could be hops too, I guess. Slightly tropical.
Taste - The hops are less bright. Strong yeastiness. Bitter immediately, some of which is from the excessive carbonation. A touch of toasty malt and pale malt sweetness.
Mouthfeel - Overcarbonated. Medium light body. Overcarbonation amplifies the bitterness of the hops and detracts.
Overall - A little abrasive. I expected more.
May 26, 2015Appearance - Clear golden orange. Huge fluffy white head. Great retention.
Smell - Tangerine hops. Herbal yeastiness, which really could be hops too, I guess. Slightly tropical.
Taste - The hops are less bright. Strong yeastiness. Bitter immediately, some of which is from the excessive carbonation. A touch of toasty malt and pale malt sweetness.
Mouthfeel - Overcarbonated. Medium light body. Overcarbonation amplifies the bitterness of the hops and detracts.
Overall - A little abrasive. I expected more.
Ash And Alder from Forest & Main Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
43 ratings
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