Freedom From The Known
Tired Hands Brewing Company

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From:
Tired Hands Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 6.57%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
107
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 07, 2021
Added:
Aug 09, 2015
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  18
Saison brewed with red wheat and rye malt. Fermented in oak with our house microflora and then conditioned atop a blend of PA grown tart sweet cherries from @3springsfruit at a rate of 2 pounds per gallon of beer.
http://www.tiredhands.com/general-store/
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Ratings by ShemRahBoo:
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Rated by ShemRahBoo from New Jersey

4.68/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Aug 18, 2015
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a corked bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Slightly cloudy pink tinged dark golden pour with a finger of fizzy white head. Falls fast... modest lacing.

S: Tart and fruity. Cherry, funk, and vinegar. Oak and barnyard.

T.F: Tart baking cherry and unripened fruit. Funk, oak, and apple cider vinegar. Apple skins... more oak, and lemon citrus. Medium to light bodied. Moderate acidity. Well carbonated... more funk, sour cherry, and cask to finish.

O: Another well done cherry forward tart saison... and right in Tired Hands wheelhouse. Great flavor... very drinkable... really good stuff.
Sep 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gkruszewski from New York

Nov 09, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by fthegiants from California

Sep 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Aug 07, 2019
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.14/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This one pours a dark reddish color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like spicy cherries, funky red wine, rye, caramel, lemon, and grassiness.

This is supremely funky, with a nice little spiciness there too from the rye and the old cherries. There's some oak, and damp funk, and sour cherry skins/pits.

This is lighter bodied, and slightly prickly, with a lower level of carbonation. It's a slower sipper.

I've been very happy with the TH saison bottles I've had lately - this is nice stuff.
Jun 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by fosters9 from New York

Nov 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by loganburgh from Michigan

Jul 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.3 by GregSemenza from Connecticut

Jun 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Jun 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jun 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.28 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jun 03, 2018
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

4/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Blue Session. Hazy orange reddish color. Aroma is fruity with blood orange notes and light yeast funk. Taste is tart, fruity, mineral and salty with some damp wood barrel notes.
May 27, 2018
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

3.42/5  rDev -19.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear orange-hued light raspberry color with a finger of borderline-fizzy off-white head that's quick to dissipate into a barely-there crown. Zero lacing.

Strong oak, a hint of vinegar, a hint of cherry and a hint of clay in the nose. Go figure.

Definite cherry as well play-doh, formaldehyde, oak and slight rye spiciness in the taste. Some sour, wheat creaminess and cherry tartness mix in the aftertaste; the backend is like a light gose with a little wheat and bandaid in the mix.

Light to medium bodied with light to medium carbonation.

Take me back to the known, please. I like most Tired Hands saisons and I like cherries, but this is below average to my taste.
May 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by yoshie from Massachusetts

Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by cp45 from New Jersey

Apr 21, 2018
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Reviewed by mkh012 from Colorado

4.39/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This looks like radiant blood orange juice in the glass, with a short-lived head.

The nose is lemon, band-aid, cranberry, and cherry, and the taste mostly follows. Tart lemon and red fruit, with subtle cheese funk and white pepper. The cherry isn't sweet or in your face, but it lingers nicely on the finish. Hints of honey. Mild drying oak on the backend.

The mouthfeel starts spritzy but ends soft. Under-carbed for the style but rounder as a result. This becomes more apparent as it warms.

Overall, very good. This would be awesome on a beach with some fried cod and lemon. Almost like a sparkling wine.
Mar 11, 2018
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Reviewed by larryi86 from Delaware

4.43/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750 ml bottle, dated 12/20/17, poured into a flute

A- A slightly hazy reddish orange with a small off white head.

S- Funky/leather, some oak, tart cherries, touch sweet cherries, lambic like.

T- Sour cherries, some sweet cherries, mild oak, some nice funk, touch of leather, hints of grains.

M- Smooth, light, crisp.

O- A great cherry sour, very lambic like. Worth picking up and stocking up.
Feb 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by curlybird from Pennsylvania

Oct 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by Kurmaraja from California

Sep 29, 2017
Freedom From The Known from Tired Hands Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 107 ratings