Saison Desay; Side Project Pinot Noir Barrel
de Garde Brewing

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From:
de Garde Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 11.14%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
64
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 06, 2016
Added:
Apr 30, 2014
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  4
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Rated by RealBeerDrinkers from South Dakota

4.5/5  rDev +4.4%

Dec 01, 2014
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Rated: 4.73 by SeeingMeansMore from Oregon

Mar 23, 2015
 
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

4.09/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
AUG 31, 2014
Thank you, Brian. A shade darker than I remember the Chardonnay Desay being, this beer is copper colored with a definite pinkish hue, especially on the head. Retention and lacing are decent. The nose is plenty funky. Earth, manure, wet hay, barnyard, dry hay, this just smells like Tillamook A mild fruitiness with berries, preserved lemon along with a noticeable oak character (closer to a light-medium toast American oak?). Not particularly saison-esque, the phenols and spices are long gone. A touch of sulfur is present as well. The palate opens with a big, bright sourness, lactic, lemony and with a mild oak astringency. This does mask some of the funk complexity that I was able to discern on the nose, leaving this seem a little simpler than its Chardonnay barrel aged brother. Lemons, cloves, a fruitiness that’s reminiscent of not-yet-ripe raspberries and guavas, Drying and tannic on the finish with lingering tannins, a clean but brash raw oak flavor (minimal vanilla, though), this beer is light in body, moderately carbonated and quite enjoyable on the palate. The lingering lactic and lemon peel character is quite enjoyable as well. Very nice stuff.
Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by FranzBC from Oregon

Oct 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by kbhess from New Jersey

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by iL0VEbeer from New Jersey

Aug 18, 2014
Saison Desay; Side Project Pinot Noir Barrel from de Garde Brewing
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 64 ratings