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Island Reserve: Saison Farmhouse Ale
Cisco Brewers Inc.
- From:
- Cisco Brewers Inc.
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 17.72%
- Reviews:
- 38
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 02, 2018
- Added:
- Oct 30, 2011
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 19
Saison Farmhouse was fun to brew and is fun to drink. Buckwheat, oats, and rye fermented with Brettanomyces and a Saison yeast in a 50 hectoliter french oak cask. Herbs and spices grown here at the brewery replaced most of the hops. On it's way into package it was treated to a host of microflora to create additional character over time.
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Rated by rjd722 from Maryland
4.25/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2013 version.
Jun 02, 2018Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
3.32/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured out reddish orange in the glass. Virtually no head.Some tartness up front. Ginger, apple cider vinegar and granny smith apples. Medium bodied. Lower carbed. Interesting. Kinda funky. Eh.
Jun 23, 2017Rated by justmebro from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours from the bottle golden copper with a decent head. Some lacing. A nice farmhouse with some hop after notes
Jun 20, 2015Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.49/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From tasting notes. Appearance: Hazy copper gold, 3” finely bubbled, moussey, lacy white head. Smell: A suspicion of bacon, a touch sour, fresh fruit, some over ripe fruit, a hint of Brett. Taste: Starts with a creamy mouth full that dissolves with a touch of sour, some fruit, light malts, a touch of lemon maybe a little orange and a faint hint of anise. Lingering fruit aftertastes balanced by mild hop bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium body but has a lightness of flavor and very creamy czrbonation. Overall: Very refreshing beer that calls out for calamari, fish and chips or a bucket of mussels. They need to brew this again.
Mar 23, 2015Reviewed by buzzarooski from Massachusetts
2.6/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.6/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
LOOK: Hazy Yellow in Color, Minimal White Foamy Head Dissipates Quickly
SMELL: Lemon, Lemon, and oh yes LEMON
TASTE: Fair too Tart and Lemon Tasting for my Liking, Borderline Overwhelming
FEEL: Minimal Carbonation, Leaves the Pallet Dry and "Puckered"...if that makes any sense.
OVERALL: Since this type of beer (Saison) is NOT my preferred type of beer I tried to keep and Opened Mind....but at the End of the Day...for Many reasons I would have to call this Ale...A LEMON!
Oct 18, 2014SMELL: Lemon, Lemon, and oh yes LEMON
TASTE: Fair too Tart and Lemon Tasting for my Liking, Borderline Overwhelming
FEEL: Minimal Carbonation, Leaves the Pallet Dry and "Puckered"...if that makes any sense.
OVERALL: Since this type of beer (Saison) is NOT my preferred type of beer I tried to keep and Opened Mind....but at the End of the Day...for Many reasons I would have to call this Ale...A LEMON!
Island Reserve: Saison Farmhouse Ale from Cisco Brewers Inc.
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
142 ratings
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