Maggie's Farm
Crossroads Brewing Company
- From:
- Crossroads Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 7.4%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 12.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 06, 2021
- Added:
- May 30, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.14/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
3.14/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Something a little askew on this fir me. Orchard fruit aspect is turned up with a little too much sweetness, somewhat cider-like. Nose is floral, with some fruitiness, not too bad. For the slightly sticky sweet feel, the beer isn’t too heavy - but definitely could be drier, even at 7%. Metallic note is light, but distracting, especially when combined with other things - and the little things build up in a not so good way for me. I sorta wonder what would happen if they dialed this back to the 5% range.
Sep 06, 2021
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Crossroads Brewing Co. "Maggie's Farm"
on tap at the brewery on 4 June 2016
$4.63/pint
Listed at 6.7% ABV with 30 IBUs, this golden saison was only slightly hazy beneath a short head of bright white. I'm not sure if it had to do with the bar glass or not, but the head showed poor retention, and it left almost no lacing behind.
The aroma displayed the yeast clearly, delivering a chalky/mineralish character, as wells as lots of fruity esters over sweet malt.
The flavor was quite different, which is nice, with lots of spicy zest and coriander flavor upfront, followed by sugary, rock candy-like malt that rose to balance it along with fruit (apple, white grape). A moderate bitterness, along with the spice balanced it, and it finished dry with a lingering touch of spice and mineral that was surprisingly soft given it's fairly aggressive beginning.
Quite nice! Approachable but exciting! Complex yet rounded and balanced!
Jun 05, 2016on tap at the brewery on 4 June 2016
$4.63/pint
Listed at 6.7% ABV with 30 IBUs, this golden saison was only slightly hazy beneath a short head of bright white. I'm not sure if it had to do with the bar glass or not, but the head showed poor retention, and it left almost no lacing behind.
The aroma displayed the yeast clearly, delivering a chalky/mineralish character, as wells as lots of fruity esters over sweet malt.
The flavor was quite different, which is nice, with lots of spicy zest and coriander flavor upfront, followed by sugary, rock candy-like malt that rose to balance it along with fruit (apple, white grape). A moderate bitterness, along with the spice balanced it, and it finished dry with a lingering touch of spice and mineral that was surprisingly soft given it's fairly aggressive beginning.
Quite nice! Approachable but exciting! Complex yet rounded and balanced!
Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
2.89/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.89/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
On tap at the source. Listed as 7.0%ABV.
Straw-colored, just a slight haze, with a thin white head that fizzled out almost completely. Aroma was light, fruity, funky, floral, slightly sulfuric. This pretty much carried over into the taste, sweet stone fruits, potpourri, light grassy funk just barely peeking through, with a slight metallic/sulfur element. Not very good for a saison, but maybe works better as a Belgian blonde, if you want to get technical. Light body, lower carbonation, giving a somewhat slick and flat mouthfeel. Drinkable overall, but not something I'd go back for.
Aug 01, 2014Straw-colored, just a slight haze, with a thin white head that fizzled out almost completely. Aroma was light, fruity, funky, floral, slightly sulfuric. This pretty much carried over into the taste, sweet stone fruits, potpourri, light grassy funk just barely peeking through, with a slight metallic/sulfur element. Not very good for a saison, but maybe works better as a Belgian blonde, if you want to get technical. Light body, lower carbonation, giving a somewhat slick and flat mouthfeel. Drinkable overall, but not something I'd go back for.
Reviewed by renegadeburger from New Jersey
3.12/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
ok last one of theirs i got to try took this one home in a growler format
poured out into my glass very mimimal head here nice straw hazy color very white head disappeared quickly
nice aroma some honey malt fresh grass meadow aroma and then some spice and even banana aroma
taste good very dry and spicy heavy flavor intense alcohol warmth? i don't know if thats supposed to be there but it definitelys shined through you could taste the alcohol
decent mouthfeel but a bit heavy for the style i look for more carbonation in the saisons i drink
overall ok beer but not refreshing like a saison should be the abv was too high it was a bit medicinal also needed to have high carbonation not my favorite of the bunch but still decent
Jul 08, 2011poured out into my glass very mimimal head here nice straw hazy color very white head disappeared quickly
nice aroma some honey malt fresh grass meadow aroma and then some spice and even banana aroma
taste good very dry and spicy heavy flavor intense alcohol warmth? i don't know if thats supposed to be there but it definitelys shined through you could taste the alcohol
decent mouthfeel but a bit heavy for the style i look for more carbonation in the saisons i drink
overall ok beer but not refreshing like a saison should be the abv was too high it was a bit medicinal also needed to have high carbonation not my favorite of the bunch but still decent
Reviewed by UDbeernut from Florida
4.2/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Growler from the brewery, Poured into a snifter
A: light amber, 1/2" head gobs of retention
S: flowery, slight pepper, overall clean
T: slightly sub dubbed
pepper, decent malt sweetness, flowery hop
M: light to medium body, higher abv is well hidden
May 30, 2011A: light amber, 1/2" head gobs of retention
S: flowery, slight pepper, overall clean
T: slightly sub dubbed
pepper, decent malt sweetness, flowery hop
M: light to medium body, higher abv is well hidden
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