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Brother Soigné
Grassroots Brewing
- From:
- Grassroots Brewing
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #37 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #498 - Avg:
- 4.4 | pDev: 6.14%
- Reviews:
- 157
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 10, 2022
- Added:
- May 09, 2013
- Wants:
- 210
- Gots:
- 209
SCORE
97
World-Class
97
World-Class
A tart, refreshing saison brewed with our dear friend Luc Bim Lafontaine, formerly of Dieu du Ciel! Lime, hibiscus and blood orange in a mixed fermentation.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.93/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Shared bottle at regional tasting. Golden colour, white head. Lovely saison aroma, fruity and spicy notes. Medium sour flavour, lemony and spicy notes.
Aug 26, 2021
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.32/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle dated 1/2/20.
Pours sparkling clear gold with a massive head of rocky white. Loads of tattered sheets of lacing after the retreat. Cut grass with apples in the nose with hints of citrus. Light bodied with a soft but crispish mouthfeel. Tart and juicy up front on the palate. Soured tangerine with a pithy, bitter bite. Finishes fairly dry with lingering tart citrus.
The lime is hard to pick out and not even a hint of Hibiscus.
Nov 13, 2020Pours sparkling clear gold with a massive head of rocky white. Loads of tattered sheets of lacing after the retreat. Cut grass with apples in the nose with hints of citrus. Light bodied with a soft but crispish mouthfeel. Tart and juicy up front on the palate. Soured tangerine with a pithy, bitter bite. Finishes fairly dry with lingering tart citrus.
The lime is hard to pick out and not even a hint of Hibiscus.
Rated by BillRoth from Maryland
4.44/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle from HFB.
Lovely saison. Floral, herbal, citric with gentle hay and funk.
Aug 25, 2020Lovely saison. Floral, herbal, citric with gentle hay and funk.
Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
4.36/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Mule Bar
Aug 17, 2020
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4.28/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Honey blonde with legs; lemon, herb, lime juice, flowers on the nose; crackery malts, herb, limey hit, mild lemon and pepper, some orange esters as it opens, bits of peach and lemon verbena + twiggy end; fizzy, pillowy, round.
4.25 4.25 4.25 4.5 4.25
Banging saison nose though less saions-y and tart than expected. For adjuncts: lime - yes, blood orange - not so much, and a shrug for hibiscus. Shifts in favour of esters as it gets yeastier in the bottom half of the bottle. It’s the supersoft water that carries the day. Smooth, easy, understated and classy.
Aug 17, 20204.25 4.25 4.25 4.5 4.25
Banging saison nose though less saions-y and tart than expected. For adjuncts: lime - yes, blood orange - not so much, and a shrug for hibiscus. Shifts in favour of esters as it gets yeastier in the bottom half of the bottle. It’s the supersoft water that carries the day. Smooth, easy, understated and classy.
Brother Soigné from Grassroots Brewing
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
1309 ratings
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