Le Boucher
Rockmill Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 3/25/2015. Pours hazy deep golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon zest, tangerine, grapefruit, orange peel, pear, apple, peppercorn, pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/piney hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon zest, tangerine, grapefruit, orange peel, pear, apple, peppercorn, pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of peppery yeast spiciness and moderate pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon/orange peel, tangerine, grapefruit, pear, apple, peppercorn, pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, fairly crisp/sticky, and slightly bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Belgian saison IPA style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/piney hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

 

 

750ml bottle poured into a tulip
A: Light orange with a two-finger head and plenty of fine bubbles
S: Wheat, spice, pepper, tropical fruit and citrus rind
T: Matches the nose. Light but the spice/pepper kick it up a notch
M: Light but spicy & complex
O: This would go great with some seasoned charcuterie. Another winner from Rockmill

 

750 ml corked and caged bottle, looks like 032515 is printed on the label. I assume that's the bottled on date. Served in a tulip, the beer pours a hazy gold color with about an inch and a half white head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like citrusy hops (tropical fruit, lemon peel), apples, peppery spice, bready/grainy malt and a bit of clove. I think the taste is similar to the aroma, but there's the addition of some hay, banana and some floral/herbalness. Nice mix of fruity, tart and earthy flavors in this brew. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it's refreshing and has a good amount of carbonation. I liked this a lot, Rockmill continues doing a great job with the farmhouse style ales! $11.99 a bottle.