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Saison Bernice
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
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- From:
- Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
- California, United States
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #16 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 99
Ranked #189 - Avg:
- 4.5 | pDev: 6%
- Reviews:
- 113
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 23, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 18, 2012
- Wants:
- 496
- Gots:
- 132
SCORE
99
World-Class
99
World-Class
Notes:
Saison Bernice is an exquisitely fermented farmhouse ale. Dry and refreshing Bernice is made of the freshest on-hand and locally available ingredients. She saw multiple yeast additions including Brettanomyces and further bottle aging. Drink now or cellar properly. Saison Bernice will endure. The beer in this bottle is alive. So is the yeast. Grow it, keep it, use it. We encourage you to brew your own.
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Reviewed by turfy from Texas
4.52/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Superb appearance in the glass…bright golden yellow color with extremely fine, delicate white head. Aromas of Brett, lemon and grassy hay. Taste is a burst of lemony tartness and funk. A very light, delicate mouthfeel with spritzy carbonation. Just about a perfect saison in my book.
Apr 12, 2023
Reviewed by augustgarage from California
4.21/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a capped 750mL bottle into my Troubadour tulip.
Nearly clear Arylide yellow body with a steady stream of micro-bubbles. Off white cap disappears rapidly. Almost no lacing, nor legs.
Subtle complex yeast-driven aromatics suffused with poolish, fresh cut hay, and stone fruit. Floral, with a whisper of white wine/champagne.
Bright with a balance of light grain/malt, tart meyer lemon/unripe pear, and a faint peppery/barnyard edge from the Brett. Light clean bitterness with a touch of alfalfa and clover. Long, medium-dry finish reveals full maturation and synergy of ingredients.
A bit thin and fizzy with lingering acidity. What meager roundness is present seems almost (but not quite) chalky.
Excellent aroma and flavor, a core expression from the brewery, but the body is more like a lambic than a saison - perhaps this was not a great bottle/batch, but at the price point I'm not eager to roll the dice again right away.
Dec 28, 2022Nearly clear Arylide yellow body with a steady stream of micro-bubbles. Off white cap disappears rapidly. Almost no lacing, nor legs.
Subtle complex yeast-driven aromatics suffused with poolish, fresh cut hay, and stone fruit. Floral, with a whisper of white wine/champagne.
Bright with a balance of light grain/malt, tart meyer lemon/unripe pear, and a faint peppery/barnyard edge from the Brett. Light clean bitterness with a touch of alfalfa and clover. Long, medium-dry finish reveals full maturation and synergy of ingredients.
A bit thin and fizzy with lingering acidity. What meager roundness is present seems almost (but not quite) chalky.
Excellent aroma and flavor, a core expression from the brewery, but the body is more like a lambic than a saison - perhaps this was not a great bottle/batch, but at the price point I'm not eager to roll the dice again right away.
Reviewed by Sparty1224 from Michigan
4.7/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Brief Review:
O: My first SARA beer here, very lucky to grab this from SF on a trip this past April. Been hearing a lot of great things about them for years. Really digging this. Very clean, light, complex. Just a slight funk, not overly tart. Great carbonation and mouthfeel. Don't have much to compare it to from the brewery, but as far as saisons and wild ales go, this is certainly top notch.
Recommendation: Definitely on par with some things I've had from HF, this is a really good beer from an awesome brewery.
Aug 04, 2022O: My first SARA beer here, very lucky to grab this from SF on a trip this past April. Been hearing a lot of great things about them for years. Really digging this. Very clean, light, complex. Just a slight funk, not overly tart. Great carbonation and mouthfeel. Don't have much to compare it to from the brewery, but as far as saisons and wild ales go, this is certainly top notch.
Recommendation: Definitely on par with some things I've had from HF, this is a really good beer from an awesome brewery.
Rated by PlinyBeMiney from California
4.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of the best saison’s I’ve ever had. Only slightly under Cellarman which just barely took the edge for me.
Jan 02, 2022
Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
4.7/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
A 750ml bottle, with no bottled on or best before date. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden colour with a two finger pillowy white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Funk, peach, apricot, musty, oak, lemon zest, with light orange vanilla and floral notes.
Taste: Light sour, tart, and funk, stone fruit, apricot, peach, citrusy notes, lemon zest, orange peel, vanilla, peppercorn, floral.
Mouthfeel: Creamy beginning, smooth, medium to light bodied, with moderate carbonation, and a dry finish.
Overall: Really smooth and enjoyable. Just so easy to drink with its great aroma and flavours. Wish it was easier for me to get more.
Oct 04, 2021Appearance: A clear golden colour with a two finger pillowy white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Funk, peach, apricot, musty, oak, lemon zest, with light orange vanilla and floral notes.
Taste: Light sour, tart, and funk, stone fruit, apricot, peach, citrusy notes, lemon zest, orange peel, vanilla, peppercorn, floral.
Mouthfeel: Creamy beginning, smooth, medium to light bodied, with moderate carbonation, and a dry finish.
Overall: Really smooth and enjoyable. Just so easy to drink with its great aroma and flavours. Wish it was easier for me to get more.
Reviewed by nghiem from California
4.78/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.78/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Saison Bernice is just about my favorite beer of all time. Perfect in its drinkability, its tartness, the hint of funk, it hits all the right spots for me. Truly an elegant and refined beer!
Jan 05, 2021
Rated by Ckgibu from Hawaii
4.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great representation of non-fruited saison
Jan 02, 2021
Saison Bernice from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Beer rating:
99 out of
100 with
1074 ratings
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