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Shambolic
Tired Hands Brewing Company
- From:
- Tired Hands Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #173 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #3,629 - Avg:
- 4.18 | pDev: 6.22%
- Reviews:
- 54
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 21, 2014
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 38
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
Dry Hopped Spelt Saison. Well hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Simcoe. Bright and dank... Herbaceous pineapple juice.
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Reviewed by Roy_Hobbs from Connecticut
3.7/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottled in 2019. Surprisingly attractive beer. Crystal clear with plenty of persistent foamy white head. Apple juice color. Very strong aroma with plenty of lemon zest and funk. Taste isn't quite as in your face. Tart up front, with more nuanced earthy grain and citrus fruit flavors on the back end. Very light bodied.
Overall good to very good.
Nov 17, 2023Overall good to very good.
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.18/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.18/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Light medium opaque gold color with dense, bright white lacing.
S - Pungent lemon and lime dominate the nose along with a slight pinch of pepper.
T - Mostly tart lemon, followed by lime, pineapple, and a slight bit of pepper.
M - Medium body, bone dry finish that turns to a very wet finish.
O - A can full of puckering twang. (Too much for my liking but it's still a solid beer, regardless.)
Jun 18, 2022S - Pungent lemon and lime dominate the nose along with a slight pinch of pepper.
T - Mostly tart lemon, followed by lime, pineapple, and a slight bit of pepper.
M - Medium body, bone dry finish that turns to a very wet finish.
O - A can full of puckering twang. (Too much for my liking but it's still a solid beer, regardless.)
Reviewed by Dan2213 from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: golden yellow with about a finger and a half of white head. Leaves decent lacing
S: Sharp and aggressive barnyard funk. Followed by a hint of fruit
T: tart and sour up front. Definitely has a funk it, along with some tropicals. Sweetness rounds it out. Hops are there as well, no bitterness to speak of
F: bubbly and sharp
O: this is an outstanding saison
Oct 18, 2021S: Sharp and aggressive barnyard funk. Followed by a hint of fruit
T: tart and sour up front. Definitely has a funk it, along with some tropicals. Sweetness rounds it out. Hops are there as well, no bitterness to speak of
F: bubbly and sharp
O: this is an outstanding saison
Reviewed by TimG_0913 from Delaware
4.16/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very well done. Easy drinker, definitely will be a nice refresher beer for the summer. Light and crisp. Finishes a little dry. But overall good lemon notes. Yum
Feb 27, 2021
Reviewed by Pinz412 from Pennsylvania
4.42/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look - Pours a very hazy golden color topped with a fluffy white one inch head.
Smell - Sharp aroma with some barnyard funk hits my nose first followed by understated grain.
Taste - Quite tart on my first sip with a bit of juiciness. As I work through it I'm noticing more grain on the back end with a thread of funk throughout. The hops play in the background but never overwhelm.
Feel - Nicely carbonated with a light body. Effervescent and refreshing.
Overall - I could drink this saison all day. I have not had great luck with canned saisons in the past, but this is one of my favorite versions that I've had overall, period.
Jul 26, 2020Smell - Sharp aroma with some barnyard funk hits my nose first followed by understated grain.
Taste - Quite tart on my first sip with a bit of juiciness. As I work through it I'm noticing more grain on the back end with a thread of funk throughout. The hops play in the background but never overwhelm.
Feel - Nicely carbonated with a light body. Effervescent and refreshing.
Overall - I could drink this saison all day. I have not had great luck with canned saisons in the past, but this is one of my favorite versions that I've had overall, period.
Reviewed by DrStiffington from New Jersey
4.46/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Wow! Super tart saison. Pours a bit cloudy, orange color. Aroma is very sharp, followed by extremely tart, biting taste. Yet, definitely some hop flavor coming in at the back end. One of the best saisons I've had.
Jul 17, 2020
Reviewed by JRed from New Jersey
4.09/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hazy wheat body with white head that lingers. Aroma of mild farmhouse, citrus rind, peaches, floral, and light grass. Tastes of sourness, lemon zest, citrus with rind, floral, peaches, and some horse blanket in the aftertaste. Light bodied.
May 30, 2020
Shambolic from Tired Hands Brewing Company
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
314 ratings
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