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Grove
Night Shift Brewing
- From:
- Night Shift Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 18.8%
- Reviews:
- 15
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 15
Our tart saison fermented w/ grapefruit & myer lemons!
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Ratings by DarkerTheBetter:
Reviewed by DarkerTheBetter from Minnesota
3.51/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a tulip, this one pours a very pasty orange with a thin film of head. Seems far too cloudy for the style.
In the nose there's a sharp nip of mandarin oranges and peach atop a chalky and peppery yeast. Sour currants fill this on out.
I'm a little on the fence with the flavor here. On the one hand, there's a bright and fruity orange juice backed by an earthy, peppery dryness. But on the other, there's a confusing bitter dryness in ether finish that seems to be a cacophonous blend of hops and grapefruit. I want to like this, or to at least get it, but it's really asking a lot of my palate's sensibilities.
Feels clean and juicy with a dry pucker in the finish. The carbonation is understated, which seems to work well here.
I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. I'll give it points for novelty though. I guess I've never wanted to put black pepper on my grapefruit.
Jun 15, 2014In the nose there's a sharp nip of mandarin oranges and peach atop a chalky and peppery yeast. Sour currants fill this on out.
I'm a little on the fence with the flavor here. On the one hand, there's a bright and fruity orange juice backed by an earthy, peppery dryness. But on the other, there's a confusing bitter dryness in ether finish that seems to be a cacophonous blend of hops and grapefruit. I want to like this, or to at least get it, but it's really asking a lot of my palate's sensibilities.
Feels clean and juicy with a dry pucker in the finish. The carbonation is understated, which seems to work well here.
I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. I'll give it points for novelty though. I guess I've never wanted to put black pepper on my grapefruit.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Kgoldsbe from Colorado
3.36/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The slightly tart citrus qualities of the meyer lemon and pink grapefruit are apparent. This beer is definitely a thirst quencher, but I wouldn't call it refreshing.
Aug 31, 2015Reviewed by LehighAce06 from Pennsylvania
2.54/5 rDev -27.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.54/5 rDev -27.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Bottle dated 6/11/2014. Nose was very citrusy with some funk. Flavor follows this up front but is immediately followed by a chemically-driven chlorine bleach taste. An unfortunate drain pour.
May 28, 2015Reviewed by LittleDon from Texas
3.48/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 6/12/14, consumed 12/1/14. The odd interplay between the bitterness of the grapefruit and earthy yeast bi-products lead to wasabi like flavor characteristics toward the finish. Very little tartness, perhaps because of the age. Some lemon, some pear characteristics. Medium high carbonation and light bodied.
Dec 01, 2014
Grove from Night Shift Brewing
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
162 ratings
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