Collaboration Saison
Long Ireland Beer Company
- From:
- Long Ireland Beer Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 10.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2014
- Added:
- May 15, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by plaid75 from New York
3.72/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a clear brassy hue with a two finger frothy white head. There was good retention and lacing. There was very good retention and lacing.
The smell featured sweet malt, white grapes and spicy esters.
The taste offered soft, sweet malts with a smooth earthy esters and a grassy hop.
The mouthfeel was toward the softerand fuller side of the style.
Overall a tasty full bodied saison.
Mar 12, 2014The smell featured sweet malt, white grapes and spicy esters.
The taste offered soft, sweet malts with a smooth earthy esters and a grassy hop.
The mouthfeel was toward the softerand fuller side of the style.
Overall a tasty full bodied saison.
Reviewed by BrianG121
3.11/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.11/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Looking at the beer it has a golden, slightly amber hue with some cloudiness which is to be expected from an unfiltered Ale. It has some light lacing left on the glass when the head dissipates. The Aroma is very faint, almost non existent. Mouth feel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavors I got from it were sweetness from the malt with hints of apricot and a fruitiness that went well with the light hop aftertaste. Overall I found it to be a pleasant Ale.
Aug 31, 2012
Reviewed by MrDanno96 from New York
3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Corked and caged 750 ml bottle. A collaboration between Long Ireland and Blind Bat, two up-and-coming Long Island breweries! Purchased from the new beer store in Port Jefferson.
A: About a finger of white head sits atop a beautiful golden ale. Lots of foamy lacing on the sides of the glass.
S: Nice and earthy smelling--yeast, pepper, grapes, and lemon grass.
T: Lemons and white grapes dominate the flavor. Slightly tart in the finish with a hint of bitterness. Notes of pepper too.
M: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: A very solid farmhouse ale, especially from two very small brewing operations. Very refreshing on a muggy summer evening. Keep up the good work, Long Island!
Jul 15, 2012A: About a finger of white head sits atop a beautiful golden ale. Lots of foamy lacing on the sides of the glass.
S: Nice and earthy smelling--yeast, pepper, grapes, and lemon grass.
T: Lemons and white grapes dominate the flavor. Slightly tart in the finish with a hint of bitterness. Notes of pepper too.
M: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: A very solid farmhouse ale, especially from two very small brewing operations. Very refreshing on a muggy summer evening. Keep up the good work, Long Island!
Reviewed by cosmicevan from New York
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
picked this up locally to check out. enjoyed in an urthel tulip.
a - de-caged and popped the cork, the brew poured a transparent orange with a few fingers of foamy white head. some soft carbonation could be seen in the brew. not much lacing to speak of, but the head really held together nicely.
s - as soon as i popped the bottle i could smell some nice grassiness. upon closer inspection a fairly complex and classic saison shows itself. clove and some soft banana notes blend nicely with some subtle earthy grassiness. not really any bubblegum sweetness at all, but the grassiness isn't overdone. quite nice and very classic with a good amount of grain and yeast to balance things out.
t - much like the smell the flavor is classic saison. grains and grass with a dry finish. some soft pepper. not sweet or bubblegum. clove. yeasty.
m - a bit dry. medium to full bodied. kind of juice-like as opposed to beer-like but it is certainly carbonated, but not as prickly as i'd have hoped.
o - overall, rather classic saison. i tend to prefer more bubblegum sweetness or some sort of zing to it, but this was quite enjoyable and very true to style. nice one from the locals with good balance. really tastes like sitting in a field on a summer's day.
Jun 09, 2012a - de-caged and popped the cork, the brew poured a transparent orange with a few fingers of foamy white head. some soft carbonation could be seen in the brew. not much lacing to speak of, but the head really held together nicely.
s - as soon as i popped the bottle i could smell some nice grassiness. upon closer inspection a fairly complex and classic saison shows itself. clove and some soft banana notes blend nicely with some subtle earthy grassiness. not really any bubblegum sweetness at all, but the grassiness isn't overdone. quite nice and very classic with a good amount of grain and yeast to balance things out.
t - much like the smell the flavor is classic saison. grains and grass with a dry finish. some soft pepper. not sweet or bubblegum. clove. yeasty.
m - a bit dry. medium to full bodied. kind of juice-like as opposed to beer-like but it is certainly carbonated, but not as prickly as i'd have hoped.
o - overall, rather classic saison. i tend to prefer more bubblegum sweetness or some sort of zing to it, but this was quite enjoyable and very true to style. nice one from the locals with good balance. really tastes like sitting in a field on a summer's day.
Reviewed by Gmann from New York
3.46/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy pale orange color with a tight white head that settles into a light ring. A shade or two darker than the traditional saison.
The aroma is very strong on coriander. It gives the beer a veggie/celery scent which is not my cup of tea. It's really hard to pick up anything past the coriander.
The taste is big on the coriander as well. There is a peppery note from either the yeast or hops. Light hay and grass give the beer a bit of that farmhouse flavor. The malt is bready and has a honey like sweetness. Some light tart notes; unripe apple. Bitter floral notes as well.
The feel is moderate with prickly carbonation. There is a bright sweetness on the palate which is balanced by a peppery hop, that also gives off a metallic bitterness. Finishes slightly dry.
A beefy saison, way too much coriander presence for my liking.
Jun 03, 2012The aroma is very strong on coriander. It gives the beer a veggie/celery scent which is not my cup of tea. It's really hard to pick up anything past the coriander.
The taste is big on the coriander as well. There is a peppery note from either the yeast or hops. Light hay and grass give the beer a bit of that farmhouse flavor. The malt is bready and has a honey like sweetness. Some light tart notes; unripe apple. Bitter floral notes as well.
The feel is moderate with prickly carbonation. There is a bright sweetness on the palate which is balanced by a peppery hop, that also gives off a metallic bitterness. Finishes slightly dry.
A beefy saison, way too much coriander presence for my liking.
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