Black Lagoon
Tired Hands Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottle #62/100, courtesy of JMRSN. Thanks! Split 2 ways.

A: Dark mahogany with a cascading 2" head that starts to create small caverns underneath the ledges.

N: Roasted malt, bitter dark chocolate, and some grassy notes. Smoke and leather. Esters from the yeast. Coffee and a corresponding acidity. Brackish. Dried tobacco and ash piles. Peat.

T: Smoke, leather, and tobacco. Heavy baker's chocolate upon a new sip, but that fades in corresponding tastes. Black peppercorn and the spiciness of rye. Lots of roast and ash. Peat moss again. It's good, but it's discordant.

M: Clean and dry as a biscuit.

O: It says black saison, but if you gave this to me blind, I wouldn't have guessed in a hundred years. So how do you grade something like this? It's good, but it's certainly not a transcendent beer that makes you care less about styles. I appreciate that not all saisons should be the same either. This is actually kind of like Adam, but it doesn't have the heft or sweet base. Worthy of a try. However, my wife couldn't finish hers, so be warned that you might not be able to get past the flavor clashes.

 

 

 

500 mL bottle, number 3 of 100. Served in a Tired Hands wine glass.

Pours a clear dark brown with ruby tinges against light with a massive frothy and creamy khaki head that leaves thick sheets of lace and has good retention. Roasty aroma with raw honey, grass, slight smoke and caramel. Medium thick body, mild carbonation and a soft, smooth finish. Flavor is a smooth blend of roast and slight green fruit, raw honey and ash. A well balanced black saison, with a pleasant smooth sweetness. Not quite worth being a whale given the bottle count, but would love to have this on draft.