Oak Aged Saison
Hilliard's Beer
- From:
- Hilliard's Beer
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Specialty Saison
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 5.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 14, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
4.15/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I had this beer on-tap in a tulip at the brewery.
Appearance: murky medium gold with a thin layer of white foam atop. Looks quite appetizing.
Smell: lightly funky with a hint of sourness and a little bit of butteriness and oakiness. Complex but not overwhelming; I like it.
Taste: a bit sour right off the top with a nice funk. Vanilla and oak flavors come through, but they’re well rounded and not overly bourbon-y. There’s a little bit of classic saison grassiness underneath, and sweetness is just enough to mesh those barrel and sour flavors. Love it.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a decent carbonation and a pretty nice creaminess. The story here is the smooth, relatively rich body, rather than the creaminess. I think it works very well.
Overall: I don’t know if any attempt was made to sour this other than just the slight souring effect of barrel aging, but damn this is a tasty beer. I’d come back for just this.
Dec 14, 2014Appearance: murky medium gold with a thin layer of white foam atop. Looks quite appetizing.
Smell: lightly funky with a hint of sourness and a little bit of butteriness and oakiness. Complex but not overwhelming; I like it.
Taste: a bit sour right off the top with a nice funk. Vanilla and oak flavors come through, but they’re well rounded and not overly bourbon-y. There’s a little bit of classic saison grassiness underneath, and sweetness is just enough to mesh those barrel and sour flavors. Love it.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a decent carbonation and a pretty nice creaminess. The story here is the smooth, relatively rich body, rather than the creaminess. I think it works very well.
Overall: I don’t know if any attempt was made to sour this other than just the slight souring effect of barrel aging, but damn this is a tasty beer. I’d come back for just this.
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