Saison
Mystic Brewery
- From:
- Mystic Brewery
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 13.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 64
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 21, 2017
- Added:
- Sep 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 30
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Mystic Saison is our take on the old Belgian farmhouse ale. Saisons were traditionally brewed for refreshment during the summer months. Light in color, effervescent with a billowy, well-retained head — it is very dry and strongly aromatic with light pepper and pear overtones. Heavier in alcohol at 7% abv, it finishes clean and bright, with a very light bitterness.
Saison is far more a tradition than a style. Made with wine yeast by French speaking people in the ‘grain belt’ of Europe, saison was brewed in winter to slake thirsts of farm workers in summer.
We found that in many ways saison goes far beyond white wines that were in the minds of the old Wallonians. It can be as dry and crisp but far more variable. In Belgium, every farm house had its own saison, influenced by their very own farm and the grains available to them. For Mystic Saison we worked towards the essence of saison.
The Name. Mystic Saison was our first beer and named to reflect the straightforward approach to a “whole field” saison.
Saison is far more a tradition than a style. Made with wine yeast by French speaking people in the ‘grain belt’ of Europe, saison was brewed in winter to slake thirsts of farm workers in summer.
We found that in many ways saison goes far beyond white wines that were in the minds of the old Wallonians. It can be as dry and crisp but far more variable. In Belgium, every farm house had its own saison, influenced by their very own farm and the grains available to them. For Mystic Saison we worked towards the essence of saison.
The Name. Mystic Saison was our first beer and named to reflect the straightforward approach to a “whole field” saison.
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.99/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a light hazy bronzed orange color. It started off with a soft foamy whitecapping mushrooming head. This head gently died to leave some lacing clinging here and there. The smell had a dry sweet pear with light spiced apples and then a black pepper invading and combining substantially. The taste was sweet and bitter at separate times but it does have a lingering bitter and bright citrus appeal to make me want to indulge in more. There’s a light lemon here and there. On the palate, a light tartness comes into play to enliven a slight harsh carbonation to run amuck over my tongue and mouth. Harsh - only slightly. This one sat about a light on the body. Overall, I say this was a pretty good saison I’d have again.
Jun 21, 2017
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