Bearded Farmer 3: "Thomas"
Westbrook Brewing Co.

Bearded Farmer 3: "Thomas"Bearded Farmer 3: "Thomas"
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From:
Westbrook Brewing Co.
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 13.07%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
123
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 15, 2016
Added:
May 27, 2013
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  6
Thomas is the third installment in our "Bearded Farmer" series of saisons. In keeping with the farmhouse brewing tradition, each successive beer is brewed a little (or a lot) differently than the ones before it. Thomas is brewed with pilsner and Munich malts, hopped with New Zealand Wakatu, Motueka, and Pacific Gem hops, and fermented with a single French saison yeast strain.
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Ratings by alaimoa:
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Reviewed by alaimoa from Connecticut

3.12/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Westbrook isn't easy to get up here in CT so was quite excited to try this beer
Appearance/Pour nice with a 3 inch white head and big rolling bubbles.. extreme carbonation
Smell is earthy, peppery, pine
Mouthfeel rolling bubbles limited complexity
Overall surprised that with 3 hop types it didn't have much depth or overall punch
Jul 26, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Feb 15, 2016
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Reviewed by Kurmaraja from California

3.97/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Received as an extra so probably drinking past its prime. The carbonation was, to be generous, ample. To be more precise; apeshit. The smell was spicy and substantailly yeasty / malty. This smells like a fall beer. Those beautiful NZ hops are, sadly, gone. Taste delivers more of the same ... a spicy, malty, slightly overcarbed saison. tasty but not superlative.
Oct 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

3.34/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
"Thomas is the third installment in our "Bearded Farmer" series of saisons. In keeping with the farmhouse brewing tradition, each successive beer is brewed a little (or a lot) differently than the ones before it. Thomas is brewed with pilsner and Munich malts, hopped with New Zealand Wakatu, Motueka, and Pacific Gem hops, and fermented with a single French saison yeast strain." Brewed in the style of a Saison / Farmhouse Ale. Available in 750 ml. bottles and on limited draft.

Poured from a 750 ml. bottle to a tulip glass. Served above 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

(Appearance) Pours a crisp, frothy dirty white head over a pale amber body with mild haziness and ample, lively carbonation. Retention is below average and lacing is light and spotty. 3.25

(Smell) Cracker and bready malts, light grains and soft unmalted wheat with a tart, mildly tangy fruit yeast profile, green apple, white grape must, lemon zest, delicate clove and light peppery spice. 3.5

(Taste) Dry cracker and grain malts, clove, bitter apple, fermented grapes. Very dry and yeasty with sharp edges but very light on mid-range flavor, malt body and short on balance. 3.25

(Mouthfeel) Texture is lightly grainy, musty, very dry. Carbonation is high, generating a moderate frothiness and a fully crisp finish. Body is short of medium for the style, shy of medium overall. Balance is yeasty and fruity over sweet. Alcohol presence is light and there are no notable off characters. 3.5

(Overall) A decent saison/farmhouse ale but one that has certainly peaked a while back, dried out a good bit and lost a lot of its flavor range. Despite the downside of the age on this beer, it happens to be enjoyable, especially if you like the tangier and more vinous fruit profiles of yeasty saisons. 3.25

Westbrook Brewing Co.'s
Bearded Farmer #3: Thomas
3.34/5.00
Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by julielynndubee from Virginia

Apr 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by jshusc from South Carolina

Feb 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Norseman from Illinois

Nov 04, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by heffnate77 from New York

Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.77 by tonafernandez from Tennessee

Sep 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ncstateplaya from North Carolina

Aug 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by HuaiDan from New York

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by KG710 from Georgia

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Robyn from South Carolina

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by rozzom from New York

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by EgadBananas from Louisiana

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by 77apm from Illinois

Jun 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Jun 12, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by bigaltemple from Colorado

May 31, 2014
Bearded Farmer 3: "Thomas" from Westbrook Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 123 ratings