Gnomad
Riverwalk Brewing

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From:
Riverwalk Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Saison
Ranked #657
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,600
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 13.89%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
57
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 31, 2022
Added:
Oct 17, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  9
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Rated: 3 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.54 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2018
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Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts

4.19/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured a light apricot color with a 4F head in a tulip. Very nice looking beer.
The aroma is fainter at colder temps and becomes broader at warmer temps.
Spice, clove, fruit, pepper.

Smooth body, spicy and peppery- well balanced mouth feel.

The spice, clove, pepper and fruit, transition well from the aroma and become more pronounced with warming.

Peppery, dry finish.

Great beers from this brewery. Very drinkable, lots of character. Distinct approach to styles.
Best starting at 40°F.
Mar 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Mar 16, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Sep 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by LoudRed from Massachusetts

Aug 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by redsoxjim from Massachusetts

Jul 30, 2016
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

4.21/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A very bold and complex Farmhouse. Extra hazy and lush, a bit boozy but full of sour-wheat, herbal yeast forward complexity.
Lush, smooth feel at first hit but becomes classically alive with an active yeast punch.
Jul 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by stevehagy from New York

Jun 16, 2016
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Rated by Str82hel from Massachusetts

2.81/5  rDev -21.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Light.... Almost watery
Jun 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by Newport_beerguy from Rhode Island

Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 2.83 by JratBones from Massachusetts

Apr 04, 2016
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Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)

3.99/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Gnomad is either tired from his trip or he left his bubbles behind - this foggy, sunflower-golden liquid travels from bottle to glass without showing much carbonation, at least not a head capable of lasting without constantly having to be aroused by swirling. Still, this looks like a glass of spring sunshine.

Saisons are, in the words of William James, "like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep". This bouquet, wonderful as a whole, is actually comprised of quite disparate parts: peaches and pears in cream, honeyed cereal grain, herbs and forest greens, fresh-cracked spices.

And yet this blend of bitter, sweet, dry, spicy and acidic is harmonious and intricate. The result is a playful combination of zestful coriander and peppercorn, earthy fennel and chamomile flowers, straw and sourdough bread, lemony citrus, and ripe stone fruit flavours. It fills up the tasting notes in no time.

Credit is due entirely to the ingredients (well, and I suppose the brewer for choosing them): barley for providing the wholesome, honeyed backbone, wheat the crispness, oats the creaminess, yeast for the nervy spice and sweet orchard fruit overtones, hops for their grounding, earthy bitterness.

Gnomad, said to "embody the traveling spirit", obviously visited Belgium and I'm guessing took a side trip to West-Hainaut, specifically the village of Tourpes where Brasserie DuPont, arguably the most iconic producer of Saison, is located. This is similarly rustic, earthy, zestful and, frankly, about as good.
Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.38 by warllendacosta from Massachusetts

Feb 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.05 by wc94wc from California

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by pveilleux from Massachusetts

Dec 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Oct 07, 2015
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.94/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottled 7/29/15

Pours a mild fizzy bubbly 1/2 finger head that fades at a med pace, light lacing, mostly clear slight hazy light colored honey blond.

Nose brings a pretty nice farmhouse saison, mild farmhouse funky notes, Belgian saison like, toasty grainy almost doughy malt, raw dough like, with plenty of esters, banana clove spice notes, mild peppery and apple pear notes, lots of banana, grassy hops mix with grassy malts, hint of a fruity hop and grassy herbal too.

Taste brings lots of esters out front, apple pear, with banana, peppery spices, mild phenols, etc, nice earthy farmhouse funk like, big Belgian farmhouse flavors, little cheesy funk notes. Hops are bigger than I expected, earthy spicy and grassy, not too bitter, with a herbal hop starting to come through. Background is earthy grassy grainy malts, doughy, raw dough and gristy, wheat like toasty notes, straw, little creamy notes as well. Finish is a little dry, fair bitter herbal earthy hops, lingering fruity esters, mild phenols, farmhouse notes, etc.

Mouth is med bod a bit lighter, lighter but decent carb, touch of creamy wheat.

Overall not bad, nice farmhouse Belgian saison yeast, little funk, tons of esters but not really too much, phenols play in a bit, hops are a bit surprising with herbal spicy notes, not too bitter thankfully, def enjoyable.
Oct 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DBosco from Massachusetts

Aug 28, 2015
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Reviewed by ryan1788a5 from Massachusetts

3.82/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
500ml bottle poured into a tulip.

A: Golden in color, good clarity. Creamy off-white head holds at an inch in height. Spotty lacing.

S: Earthy yeast. Lightly musty. Floral, grassy, and earthy hops. Subdued orange peel and citrus notes. Clove and pepper. Quick whiffs of bubblegum. Toasty and grainy malt.

T: Toasty and grainy malt base. Overt hop character is largely earthy in nature. Grass, pine, bark, hint of orange peel. Peppery hop spice. Pith. Yeasty. A touch medicinal. Bubblegum in the background, briefly. Brush of alcohol. Drying finish.

M: Light bodied. Full and creamy in the mouth. Very fine carbonation pricks at the tongue. Mild hop astringency.

O: Homage to Chouffe on the label? It's solid enough. Not a lot of bells and whistles, but it's well put together. On the big side for the style, though that never hurts it. Also a little more focused and clean comparatively. It started to grow on my as I drank my way through it, and by the end I found myself wanting more.
Aug 21, 2015
Gnomad from Riverwalk Brewing
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 57 ratings