Peppercorn Saison
Lawson's Finest Liquids
- From:
- Lawson's Finest Liquids
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Specialty Saison
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 8.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 05, 2017
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
This farmhouse style ale is brewed with Pilsner, Vienna, Munich, and oat malts, and a hearty dose of tuxedo blend - white and black - peppercorns, then fermented it with French Saison yeast for a dry finish.
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Ratings by Resuin:
Rated by Resuin from Massachusetts
3.98/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Aug 01, 2015
3.98/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Aug 01, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4.24/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a hazy burnt golden orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Concave foamy white lacing sticks to the glass nicely. The smell takes in sweet biscuity to bready aromas bouncing into subtle citrus, sweet rye and spicy peppercorn. Bright grassiness rounds out the aroma. The taste takes in the previously mentioned flavors to enhance the sweet bready / biscuitiness. Definitely sweet bready aftertaste runs into the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation runs pretty light allowing the breadiness to want to be slightly sticky. Overall, I’d say this was an absolutely wonderful saison that I would have again.
Jun 05, 2017
Reviewed by cvm4 from Mississippi
3.52/5 rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
L - The body has an orange hue to it with a fizzy two finger eggshell head. Not much lacing or retention to the head.
S - Definitely picking up the pilsner malts (others not so much) and the French saison yeast. Sadly, not much peppercorn on the nose.
T - The taste follows the nose and gives a bit more depth to the beer. I get little to no peppercorn.
F - Light bodied and high carbonation. The carbonation just dances around your tongue. The finish it dry.
O - I feel as though this is a very elegant beer with subtle nuances. But, getting no peppercorn, the name sake of the beer, was a letdown for me.
Aug 26, 2015S - Definitely picking up the pilsner malts (others not so much) and the French saison yeast. Sadly, not much peppercorn on the nose.
T - The taste follows the nose and gives a bit more depth to the beer. I get little to no peppercorn.
F - Light bodied and high carbonation. The carbonation just dances around your tongue. The finish it dry.
O - I feel as though this is a very elegant beer with subtle nuances. But, getting no peppercorn, the name sake of the beer, was a letdown for me.
Reviewed by calitrie1486 from New York
3.39/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
This was my 1st Asian.... I mean saison... And it set the bar very low, if there is even a bar left. It could very well be that I don't like saisons but there was nothing that I liked about this beer...
Jul 25, 2015
Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts
3.6/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Vermont Brewfest sample pour. I believe it was on tap but am not sure. Aroma is slightly funky but the yeast is somewhat Belgian and estery. Very light hints of peppercorn. Flavor comes in with some pale malt, Saison yeast & esters. Again, soft peppercorn. A bit of dry fruit. Finish is dry. Mild funk. Lighter bodied. Lighter flavored. Wasn't too enamored with this beer. Can't win 'em all.
Jul 22, 2015
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