Saison - Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay Barrel-Aged
Funkwerks
- From:
- Funkwerks
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Specialty Saison
- ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 9.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 04, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 31, 2011
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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"We take our flagship Saison and age it in 2008 American oak chardonnay barrels from Rombauer Vineyards, a winery in Napa. This results in a buttery Saison with aroma's of oak, vanilla, and a flavor with a hint of tangerine."
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by blackie from Oregon
4.27/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
barrel = chardonnay barrel
a: served in a flared snifter, the beer is a dark golden in color, displaying a slight haze, very nice fluffy white head that keeps a good coating throughout
s: a clean pils and pale malt body supports lots of delicate fruit aroma - apricot, peach, pear, and white grape all play a part, perhaps some sweet citrus, oak aromas are delicate - accompanied by a low buttery aroma that really smooths out what is typically a spicier style, light grassy hop aroma, really like this
m: carbonation is on the light side, giving a smooth, silky feel to the light-medium body, kinda prefer my saisons a little more effervescent most of the time, but can dig this as well
t: the pale/pils malt body holds a nice range of fruits - peach, apricot, sweet pear, white grape, soft yeast flavors, moderately sweet and delicately buttery towards the middle but cleans nicely with a light bitterness to finish, oak pushes through lightly at this point, hop flavors mild and grassy, very smooth and without any sharp edges
o: the barrels seem to have given some nice fruits and really smoothed things out, it's a creative and complimentary tweak to the style, and makes for a great end product
Apr 08, 2011a: served in a flared snifter, the beer is a dark golden in color, displaying a slight haze, very nice fluffy white head that keeps a good coating throughout
s: a clean pils and pale malt body supports lots of delicate fruit aroma - apricot, peach, pear, and white grape all play a part, perhaps some sweet citrus, oak aromas are delicate - accompanied by a low buttery aroma that really smooths out what is typically a spicier style, light grassy hop aroma, really like this
m: carbonation is on the light side, giving a smooth, silky feel to the light-medium body, kinda prefer my saisons a little more effervescent most of the time, but can dig this as well
t: the pale/pils malt body holds a nice range of fruits - peach, apricot, sweet pear, white grape, soft yeast flavors, moderately sweet and delicately buttery towards the middle but cleans nicely with a light bitterness to finish, oak pushes through lightly at this point, hop flavors mild and grassy, very smooth and without any sharp edges
o: the barrels seem to have given some nice fruits and really smoothed things out, it's a creative and complimentary tweak to the style, and makes for a great end product
Reviewed by Kemmerlin from Colorado
4.25/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A: dark golden slightly unfiltered color with a thin head.
S: Belgian banana and dark caramel roasted maltiness.
T: alcoholic banana and caramel mixed with a slight lemon an vanilla aftertaste. Quite good to be honest.
M/D: light bodied tight feel. Good drinkability a good session brew just on the line of an everyday beer.
Apr 02, 2011S: Belgian banana and dark caramel roasted maltiness.
T: alcoholic banana and caramel mixed with a slight lemon an vanilla aftertaste. Quite good to be honest.
M/D: light bodied tight feel. Good drinkability a good session brew just on the line of an everyday beer.
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