Grand Arbor
Southern Tier Brewing Company

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From:
Southern Tier Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 10.34%
Reviews:
57
Ratings:
297
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 15, 2018
Added:
Jan 10, 2014
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  38
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Rated: 3.65 by Reggie_Dunlop from Pennsylvania

Dec 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Satorn from Florida

Oct 28, 2017
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Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3/4/2017 - Beer, Bourbon & BBQ - Atlanta
Aug 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by MTKATL from Georgia

Mar 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by WynnO from Florida

Nov 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Sep 22, 2016
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Reviewed by iheartmyTHO from Georgia

3.34/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
I'm a fan of funky, farmy saisons, but this one was a bit too funky for me. It was OK but nothing I'd necessarily drink again. It was supposed to have been brewed with maple syrup, but the maple flavor was quite faint.
Sep 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.63 by PatGreer from Massachusetts

Aug 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by VABA from Virginia

Aug 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by HermitDan from New Jersey

Jul 20, 2016
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.1/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
From a bomber bottle.
Pours with a large foamy white head over a light copper body.
A bit dank and earthy, with moderate bitterness.
Overall: Disappointing, but then not a favorite style.
Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.64 by eire from Alaska

May 22, 2016
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

4.16/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bomber into a tulip glass.

L: Pours a clear light golden amber color. 2-3 fingers of thick creamy white head. Mild lacing.

S: Belgian yeasts... bananas and bread mixed with lemon zest.

T/F: Taste follows smell. Bready and yeasty with notes of banana and citrus. Honey and maple syrup sweetness up front with some thyme and spice. Zesty mouthfeel... well carbonated and spicy which lingers a bit on the aftertaste.

O: A very pleasing saison from Southern Tier. Better than I'd expected and definitely one I'd enjoy having again.
May 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Apr 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

3.54/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
"Flemish brewers add sugar as an adjunct during fermentation. We add "American sugar" in the form of real maple syrup made by our neighbors at Big Tree Maple, a farm literally across the road from us. Cheers to collaboration and bit old trees." Brewed in the style of a Farmhouse Ale with Maple Syrup, available in 750ml. bottles and on limited draft.

Poured from a 750ml. bottle to a tulip glass.

(Appearance) Pours a frothy foam head of a pale beige cream tone over a moderately hazy amber body with abundant carbonation with light sediment. Retention is good and lacing is light. 3.75

(Smell) Fermented syrup with a biscuit malt presence and a light spicy and fruity yeast profile. Potency is moderate. The aroma of maple syrup certainly is not difficult to notice in this beer. 3.5

(Taste) Biscuit and caramel malt with a distinct syrupy undertone, finishing quite dry with a slight yeast presence of peppery spice and light fruit. At its current spot, it drinks closer to a Tripel for the feel of a much heavier, and somewhat grainy body. 3.5

(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, lightly chewy, moderately syrupy, peppery and medium dry. Carbonation is full, generating a moderate frothiness and a briskly crisp finish. Body is medium/heavy for the style and medium+ overall. Balance is slightly peppery spicy and grainy over sweet. Alcohol presence is moderate and there are no off characters. 3.75

(Overall) The inclusion of Maple Syrup does change the overall composition of this beer tremendously, generating
a thicker body, slightly more exposed graininess and a higher perceived alcohol presence than usually expected in a Farmhouse ale. Notably, I find the saison yeast used insufficient to produce much of a counter flavor to challenge or balance out the enhanced malt body with its added malt backbone. I'm not too big a fan of this but don't consider it all that awful, it doesn't come off as much of a saison, but as a hybrid beer style, it's passable. 3.5

Southern Tier Brewing Company's
Grand Arbor Bottle Conditioned Ale
3.54/5.00
Mar 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Mar 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.83 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Mar 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by Fitzy01 from Maine

Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.35 by TimHitchings from New Jersey

Feb 09, 2016
Grand Arbor from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 297 ratings