The Trip XI (Rosemary & Sage Farmhouse)
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 10.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 22, 2013
- Added:
- Feb 02, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by chicagoanbeerone from Illinois
3.85/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.85/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
impreesive apperance with no alcohol taste. This is one of the strangest beers i tried because of the two ingreidents in it rosemary and sage. The smell is rich of hops, rosemary, and sage. The taste is very different taste noting like beer and it taste sort of like candy. I liked it smooth and good kinda reminded me of skittles. overall i say it is worth a try just because it is different from your average beer
would not buy again
Sep 18, 2012would not buy again
Reviewed by KVNBGRY from Florida
3.06/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Well, I think this would classify under the love it/hate it category. I for one hated it. I had to try it after I saw one of my favorite herbs were to be brewed by one of my favorites breweries. Rosemary and beer I've found, don't mix well together (yet?). It's definitely not for those who like classic styles. I'd love to give it another shot just to see it I had that one skunky brew. But, I'll just stick with most everything else they produce!
Aug 01, 2012
Reviewed by Docer from Washington
3.12/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance: (3.0)
- Pretty standard looking ale. A light copper brew, only slightly cloudy. Quick fizzling finger of white head which leaves a medium ring around the glass, and some scattered thin islands. Pretty simple and average.
Smell: (3.5)
- Loverly herbal aromas from the sage and rosemary. Earthy, grassy, and quite floral. Not much as far as malt sweetness, just a bit bready and tart.
Taste: (3.0)
- Pretty heavy malt sweetness, some brown sugars, candy sugar, and a slight hopping which is grassy and earthy. Big sage flavor and rosemary as well. Almost a bit too sweet for me, not bready and biscuit-like enough, and a little too heavy on the herbs.
Mouth Feel: (3.0)
- Slightly drying, well carbonated medium bodied brew. Almost too carbonated. Bit chewy as well, and in a way kind of hard to drink.
Overall: (3.0)
- This beer for me just really isn't that good. I've had my share of farmhouse ales, and this just doesn't come that close to what I think the style should be. Too heavy on the herbal notes, and still overly sweet. For me, I think the yeast should destroy most of the sugars in its flavor.
Jun 18, 2012- Pretty standard looking ale. A light copper brew, only slightly cloudy. Quick fizzling finger of white head which leaves a medium ring around the glass, and some scattered thin islands. Pretty simple and average.
Smell: (3.5)
- Loverly herbal aromas from the sage and rosemary. Earthy, grassy, and quite floral. Not much as far as malt sweetness, just a bit bready and tart.
Taste: (3.0)
- Pretty heavy malt sweetness, some brown sugars, candy sugar, and a slight hopping which is grassy and earthy. Big sage flavor and rosemary as well. Almost a bit too sweet for me, not bready and biscuit-like enough, and a little too heavy on the herbs.
Mouth Feel: (3.0)
- Slightly drying, well carbonated medium bodied brew. Almost too carbonated. Bit chewy as well, and in a way kind of hard to drink.
Overall: (3.0)
- This beer for me just really isn't that good. I've had my share of farmhouse ales, and this just doesn't come that close to what I think the style should be. Too heavy on the herbal notes, and still overly sweet. For me, I think the yeast should destroy most of the sugars in its flavor.
Reviewed by strongaf from Washington
3.83/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had this on tap at the Burgundian.
It was a pretty solid farmhouse ale. Definitely stronger than most, clocking in at 8.5%. However, it doesn't taste that alcoholic. The rosemary and sage come out quite a bit in the taste which, while possibly off-putting to some, I thought worked pretty well with the style. I thought that the beer was not as over-carbonated as I find most farmhouses to be. Overall, a solid beer.
Jun 11, 2012It was a pretty solid farmhouse ale. Definitely stronger than most, clocking in at 8.5%. However, it doesn't taste that alcoholic. The rosemary and sage come out quite a bit in the taste which, while possibly off-putting to some, I thought worked pretty well with the style. I thought that the beer was not as over-carbonated as I find most farmhouses to be. Overall, a solid beer.
Reviewed by bump8628 from Oklahoma
3.2/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On-tap at the brewery. Herbs can become overpowering quickly in the brewing process and this beer seemed to be no exception. The base beer seems solid, clean mild graininess, nice dry yeastiness with plenty of spice, pepper, and fruit (pear and green apple). But the herbs are intense - medicinal and pungent. This was nice as a taster but more than that would be too much. Perhaps a clever pairing would accentuate the better attributes of this beer. On a positive note, the 8.5% ABV was silent.
May 25, 2012Reviewed by ElGordo from Oregon
3.42/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the 22oz bottle into a snifter. A nice flourish of bright white head quickly dissipates into a thin ring. Body is a fairly still orange color with golden highlights. Aroma of sweet pale malt and tangy Belgian yeast, with mild notes or rosemary and sage.
Palate is malt-forward, the light sweetness of the pale malt accented nicely by the saison yeast. Nice herby notes from the sad and rosemary show up on the swallow, along with a very mild bitterness from the hops. Finish is dry and a bit tart.
Body is a bit fuller and stickier than most saisons, but isn't particularly unpleasant, just not true to style. This is a very interesting beer and a nice change of pace - I've always thought that more breweries should experiment with savory herbs. Bonus points for trying, though the end result isn't exactly spectacular.
Apr 24, 2012Palate is malt-forward, the light sweetness of the pale malt accented nicely by the saison yeast. Nice herby notes from the sad and rosemary show up on the swallow, along with a very mild bitterness from the hops. Finish is dry and a bit tart.
Body is a bit fuller and stickier than most saisons, but isn't particularly unpleasant, just not true to style. This is a very interesting beer and a nice change of pace - I've always thought that more breweries should experiment with savory herbs. Bonus points for trying, though the end result isn't exactly spectacular.
Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours a golden-orange color with a finger of frothy white head. The head fades down fairly slowly leaving behind some nice lace.
S - Aroma is a mix of lots of Belgian yeast esters with some spices including rosemary, sage, and coriander, lemon zest, and some farmhouse smells.
T - Starts off with some fruity esters and some Belgian yeast flavors with some rosemary, sage, and coriander. Through the middle, some lemon zest comes through with some farmhouse flavors, some bready malt, and some more citrus flavor and a touch of pepper. The finish is a mix of spices, yeast flavor, hay, and rosemary.
M - Medium bodied with moderate-plus carbonation. Smooth with a dry and estery finish.
D - Very drinkable. Nice estery saison with some good flavors added by the rosemary and sage.
Apr 09, 2012S - Aroma is a mix of lots of Belgian yeast esters with some spices including rosemary, sage, and coriander, lemon zest, and some farmhouse smells.
T - Starts off with some fruity esters and some Belgian yeast flavors with some rosemary, sage, and coriander. Through the middle, some lemon zest comes through with some farmhouse flavors, some bready malt, and some more citrus flavor and a touch of pepper. The finish is a mix of spices, yeast flavor, hay, and rosemary.
M - Medium bodied with moderate-plus carbonation. Smooth with a dry and estery finish.
D - Very drinkable. Nice estery saison with some good flavors added by the rosemary and sage.
Reviewed by Briken from Washington
3.3/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.3/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Effervescent golden orange, fluffy off-white head with good retention and lacing. Astringent herbal aroma of mostly rosemary. Earthy sour and sage followed by rosemary and a sweet and sour finish and a bubblegum yeast flavor at the end. Starts with a sharp biting feel then finishes slick.
Nice balanced flavors and overall sweetness in this beer. Herbs are nice in the taste but not in the aroma. All around interesting if not subtle flavor. An enjoyable although perhaps a little sweeter than normal for the style. The alcohol is hidden so well there is not even a warming sensation making it a dangerously easy beer to drink.
Mar 15, 2012Nice balanced flavors and overall sweetness in this beer. Herbs are nice in the taste but not in the aroma. All around interesting if not subtle flavor. An enjoyable although perhaps a little sweeter than normal for the style. The alcohol is hidden so well there is not even a warming sensation making it a dangerously easy beer to drink.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.25/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.25/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Poured from 22oz bomber into a pint glass.
Appearance: light-golden hue with a touch of haze and two fingers of frothy ivory foam. Not much head retention, though, and no lace.
Smell: classic French saison aroma with a hint of sourness and a light funk. The herbs have kind of a minty effect on the final aroma. Decent, but not great.
Taste: funky saison flavor combines with a basic malt to make a decent beer. The herbs do not scream either "sage" or "rosemary", but they do add that minty quality that was present in the aroma as well. Sadly, overall, I don't think this beer works. It's not overtly flawed, but it matches together flavors which I simply don't think play well together.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good level of carbonation and concomitant creaminess. I like it.
Overall: this beer simply doesn't float my boat. Not bad, but its particular flavor combinations just don't work for me.
Mar 10, 2012Appearance: light-golden hue with a touch of haze and two fingers of frothy ivory foam. Not much head retention, though, and no lace.
Smell: classic French saison aroma with a hint of sourness and a light funk. The herbs have kind of a minty effect on the final aroma. Decent, but not great.
Taste: funky saison flavor combines with a basic malt to make a decent beer. The herbs do not scream either "sage" or "rosemary", but they do add that minty quality that was present in the aroma as well. Sadly, overall, I don't think this beer works. It's not overtly flawed, but it matches together flavors which I simply don't think play well together.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good level of carbonation and concomitant creaminess. I like it.
Overall: this beer simply doesn't float my boat. Not bad, but its particular flavor combinations just don't work for me.
Reviewed by TheFlern from Idaho
3/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance: A bright honey color with white head. The head dissipates quickly leaving no lacing.
Smell: Sage first, sweet malts behind that, slight rosemary. Interesting nose here.
Taste: follows the nose with a little less sage and more sweetness. Interesting.
Mouthfeel: surprising sweet but not syrupy. Good body here and a good amount of carbonation.
Overall: this is worth a try but i'm not sure i want another bomber of it. However, at about $7 for a bomber it was worth it.
Mar 05, 2012Smell: Sage first, sweet malts behind that, slight rosemary. Interesting nose here.
Taste: follows the nose with a little less sage and more sweetness. Interesting.
Mouthfeel: surprising sweet but not syrupy. Good body here and a good amount of carbonation.
Overall: this is worth a try but i'm not sure i want another bomber of it. However, at about $7 for a bomber it was worth it.
Reviewed by BillHilly from Washington
3.14/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured at 55 degrees into a Duvel tulip.
S: funky, don't find the rosemary, definitely the sage
T: light malt sweetness on the front, finish is yeasty and slight booze
M: Nice carbonation, medium viscosity, slightly thick for a saison...residual sugars.
O: Average saison, glad I had it, won't revisit it is my guess...NB usually does better.
Feb 16, 2012S: funky, don't find the rosemary, definitely the sage
T: light malt sweetness on the front, finish is yeasty and slight booze
M: Nice carbonation, medium viscosity, slightly thick for a saison...residual sugars.
O: Average saison, glad I had it, won't revisit it is my guess...NB usually does better.
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