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Saison Style Ale (Sonoma Farmhouse)
Lagunitas Brewing Company
- From:
- Lagunitas Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 13.7%
- Reviews:
- 66
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2008
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by brewdogmrb:
Reviewed by brewdogmrb from New York
3.39/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
3.39/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
This is a beer that I've actually had before the bottle I'm reviewing, when I was recently on the West Coast earlier in the spring. A friend told me to watch out for the Hop Stoopid, which was an amazing beer, and when I saw another entry in Lagunitas' "Sonoma Farmhouse" series, I was very intrigued. In the bottle out there, it was cheap and attractive, but I was left disappointed. Especially in the massive lineups we were concocting out there, this beer didn't stand out and was even bland. Perhaps trying this beer again in basically the same kind of company was a mistake (part of a tasting that included several Russian River and Lost Abbey beers), because the same thing happened. While this beer was pretty much a by-the-books Saison, it doesn't seem to make much sense to not even give this beer some kind of Hops characteristic or impart some small signature that we have come to know and love Lagunitas for. Basically, this bomber is an orthodox, nice Saison, that hits all of the right flavors on the nose but is disappointing overall -- mild, thin, bland in color and not complex. That being said, this is a killer Summer beer that you could drink all day long, but it paled in comparison to some of the monsters we were grappling with.
May 09, 2008More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
3.9/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From 07/29/13 notes. Had on tap at Idle Hands in NYC. Served in a pint glass.
a - Pours a hazy orange-yellow color with one inch of white head and moderate carbonation evident.
s - Smells of bananas, fruity malts, spice, yeast, cloves, floral notes, earthy notes, light pepper. Nice nose, lots of bananas and fruit to it.
t - Tastes of banananas, fruity malts, spices, Belgian yeast, cloves, pepper, earthy notes, and hay. More pepper and spice here, though still nice.
m - Medium body and low carbonation. Pretty easy to drink.
o - Overall I'm surprised to see the overall reviews so low for this one as I liked it quite a bit. It has a lot of fruit and bananas to it, and it is easy to drink. Would order it again.
Jul 30, 2013a - Pours a hazy orange-yellow color with one inch of white head and moderate carbonation evident.
s - Smells of bananas, fruity malts, spice, yeast, cloves, floral notes, earthy notes, light pepper. Nice nose, lots of bananas and fruit to it.
t - Tastes of banananas, fruity malts, spices, Belgian yeast, cloves, pepper, earthy notes, and hay. More pepper and spice here, though still nice.
m - Medium body and low carbonation. Pretty easy to drink.
o - Overall I'm surprised to see the overall reviews so low for this one as I liked it quite a bit. It has a lot of fruit and bananas to it, and it is easy to drink. Would order it again.
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
3.34/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.34/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The beer pours out in a slightly hazy, but very pale golden color.
The aroma is a bit light with a bit of lemon citrus, grainy malt, a hint of that bar yard funk.
The flavor follows with those same notes, but with mostly a lot of blandness. It's quite bready, but some saison notes, but just very muted.
A crisp and easy drinking beer, but does not hit the saison notes strong enough.
Jul 25, 2013The aroma is a bit light with a bit of lemon citrus, grainy malt, a hint of that bar yard funk.
The flavor follows with those same notes, but with mostly a lot of blandness. It's quite bready, but some saison notes, but just very muted.
A crisp and easy drinking beer, but does not hit the saison notes strong enough.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.52/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Type: 16-oz. draft
Glass: Mason jar
From: Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, Calif.
Price: $5.00
Purchased: July 17, 2013
Consumed: July 17, 2013
Misc.: N/A
Poured a caramel-orange murky color with 1-2 fingers of cloudy white head when I got it. Good amount of thick lacing along the sides. Forever lasting retention.
Smelled Belgian spices, sour fruit, kiwi, grape, pepper, banana, cloves, Juicy Fruit and some resin notes.
Tasted similar to the nose with Belgian peppery speices, resin hops, cloves, banana, Juicy Fruit, grape and kiwi. Could taste the alcohol for sure.
Light-to-medium body. Oily-to-creamy texture. Lively-to-high carbonation. Long, bitter finish.
Not quite as good as I hoped, but decent. I probably wouldn’t have it again though.
Jul 20, 2013Glass: Mason jar
From: Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, Calif.
Price: $5.00
Purchased: July 17, 2013
Consumed: July 17, 2013
Misc.: N/A
Poured a caramel-orange murky color with 1-2 fingers of cloudy white head when I got it. Good amount of thick lacing along the sides. Forever lasting retention.
Smelled Belgian spices, sour fruit, kiwi, grape, pepper, banana, cloves, Juicy Fruit and some resin notes.
Tasted similar to the nose with Belgian peppery speices, resin hops, cloves, banana, Juicy Fruit, grape and kiwi. Could taste the alcohol for sure.
Light-to-medium body. Oily-to-creamy texture. Lively-to-high carbonation. Long, bitter finish.
Not quite as good as I hoped, but decent. I probably wouldn’t have it again though.
Saison Style Ale (Sonoma Farmhouse) from Lagunitas Brewing Company
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
106 ratings
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