Saison '88 25th Anniversary Ale
Santa Fe Brewing Company

Saison '88 25th Anniversary AleSaison '88 25th Anniversary Ale
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From:
Santa Fe Brewing Company
 
New Mexico, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 9.92%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
83
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 28, 2016
Added:
Jul 22, 2013
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by Pegasus:
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

3.78/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Hazy golden color, with a large, slightly coarse white head, which retains well. The lacing is thick, and scattered; the carbonation is moderate.

Aroma: Massive spicy, leafy hop aroma, with prominent notes of white pepper, grassy notes are also present, and prominent phenol alcohols. Bready malt notes round out the complex aroma.

Taste: Opens with robust phenolic flavors, leafy and grassy hops, and bitter apple rind a little later in the taste. Later in the taste, grapefruit rind and white pepper rise, with earthy hops to usher in a lingering close to the taste.

Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, very, very full, more than pleasant.

Drinkability/notes: A very well-made example of the style, exudes quality; an exemplar of what craft brewing should be.

Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce aluminum can, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.
May 17, 2014
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Rated: 3.25 by Zuidman from Illinois

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Rated: 3.78 by gruss004 from Oklahoma

Dec 27, 2014
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Rated by bigotecircus from Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%
The beer that singlehandedly changed my outlook on saisons.
Nov 18, 2014
 
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Rated: 3.5 by KG710 from Georgia

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Jul 26, 2014
 
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Jul 01, 2014
Saison '88 25th Anniversary Ale from Santa Fe Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 83 ratings