Rite Of Spring
Enlightenment Ales

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From:
Enlightenment Ales
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 11.08%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
75
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 23, 2019
Added:
Apr 06, 2013
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by pisano:
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Rated by pisano from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%

Aug 15, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Finally got to add this review to the site, and happy to do so, this was a good one from a great brewery. Like much of their work, you can tell a lot of thought and care crafting went into this beer. The rustic saison indeed has country flavors, barnyard funk, hay, flower, but there is nice orange zest, lemon, honey, earthy spice, toasty malt, and some finishing wild wheat and yeast. Smell is more focused on the country and wild elements, where taste opens up more. Feel is funky and a bit off balance given a heavier weight and chewy nature, but it works for me.
Jan 23, 2019
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Reviewed by Sheppard from Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours an orange-ish hue, off white head. Real pillowy head. Heather-y aroma. Some sweetness from the honey. It has definitely dried out quite a bit. It tastes a bit like a spring meadow smells. A very good saison by Ben and Enlightenment, but certainly not his best either.
Jul 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.01 by Jmitchell3 from Arizona

Mar 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by IrishColonial from Texas

Mar 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.33 by Farnswurth from Illinois

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by outoffocus from Pennsylvania

Sep 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by thatoneguymike from Georgia

Sep 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.22 by Satchboogie from Belgium

Aug 25, 2015
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Reviewed by hreb from Washington

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750mL standard capped bottle served in a plain stange glass. Beer pours pale yellowish in color, though very cloudy, of course, topped with an ample white head. Aroma is sweet: floral, hay. This promises to be yeasty but very easy to drink. As the saison enters my mouth for the first time I notice the fine, intense carbonation, thin mouthfeel, and then a rush of grassy grains and off-sweet honey. This is honesty exactly what I want a saison to taste like. Rustic and unfiltered, but not sour, not astringent, and quite refined, actually. The touch of honey without adjunct sweetness makes this feel really indulgent. Wild yet tempered yeast flavor, orange, lemongrass, and unmalted wheat.

Enlightenment Ales No 4 Batch #4.
Jul 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.17 by Ian_B from Massachusetts

Jul 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by Benesi88 from Massachusetts

Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by vrbulldog22 from Ohio

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jaemeno3 from New Jersey

May 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by Andrew041180 from Massachusetts

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by paulmcm from Massachusetts

Apr 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by brianmandell from California

Apr 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by SocalKicks from California

Mar 28, 2015
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Rated by kscaldef from Oregon

2/5  rDev -50.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Just a mouthful of soapy brett.
Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by davewlfpckfan29 from Massachusetts

Oct 10, 2014
Rite Of Spring from Enlightenment Ales
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 75 ratings