Chez Panisse Farmhouse Ale
Calicraft Brewing Co.
- From:
- Calicraft Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 8.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 02, 2016
- Added:
- May 07, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
A collaboration with Chez Panisse Cafe for its 33rd anniversary. Farmhouse Ale celebrates the sustainable farm. Infused with organic anise hyssop, lemon verbena blossom, and Meyer lemon leaf from Cannard Farm, this delicate, saison ale explodes with spring flavors. A peppery, citrus finish lingers in invitation to slow down. Pair with: field greens, goat cheese, a porch swing. Drink up: to start a meal, after working in the yard.
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Reviewed by shleepy from California
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
Served from bottle into Duvel glass.
Yellow color; head is moderate but quickly fades.
Smells like corny malt, banana, coriander.
Taste is much like the smell, but fairly light and refreshing.
An enjoyable, smooth, dry beer. Great session farmhouse ale.
May 20, 2014Yellow color; head is moderate but quickly fades.
Smells like corny malt, banana, coriander.
Taste is much like the smell, but fairly light and refreshing.
An enjoyable, smooth, dry beer. Great session farmhouse ale.
Reviewed by kaseydad from California
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a crystal clear yellow ale with a crest white strips foamy colored head. Big time white. Decent lacing.
The aroma has the whiffs of clove, floral, banana, bubblegum, grass and peach. Pleasant enough aroma but nothing earth-shattering.
I dig the taste. Bubbly smack at the front of the sip and the lemon zest and lime flavors kick in subtly at first but then ramp up in flavor. Pepper-like taste also. Lingering subdued lemon, bitter aftertaste. Albeit nice.
Lotsa carbonation.
Overall this was a nice foray into the Farmhouse Ale category for this up and coming brewery. Nothing bad about this experience, but nothing to write mom about either. Bottle size was right for the session. Refreshing.
Nov 03, 2013The aroma has the whiffs of clove, floral, banana, bubblegum, grass and peach. Pleasant enough aroma but nothing earth-shattering.
I dig the taste. Bubbly smack at the front of the sip and the lemon zest and lime flavors kick in subtly at first but then ramp up in flavor. Pepper-like taste also. Lingering subdued lemon, bitter aftertaste. Albeit nice.
Lotsa carbonation.
Overall this was a nice foray into the Farmhouse Ale category for this up and coming brewery. Nothing bad about this experience, but nothing to write mom about either. Bottle size was right for the session. Refreshing.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.9/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz short brown bottle purchased from Ledger's Liquors in Berkeley, CA. Shared with Rich in Sydney.
Pours a bright, clear yellow colour, with a full, persistent and rather rich head of white that stays around for quite some time. Lacing forms in large dots, quite persistently. Body is pleasingly fluid, but holds fine carbonation well. Looks good.
Nose is bright with crisp fruit of peaches and pears, and a slightly woody vinous character like oaky chardonnay. Some of the earthy, saison tones come through as well giving a slightly organic aroma with more wood and smooth sweet herbs. It's all quite rounded and well-integrated, making it seem very refined. Good stuff.
Taste is also quite refined and well integrated. Here, however, it makes the flavours seem slightly flatter: the fragrant, earthier notes are gone, leaving it smooth and drinkable, but leaving much less complexity. Some crispness on the back helps the palate from sip to sip: cleaning out the back from some of the rounder sweeter notes on the front.
Feel is good. Clean and light, but with a slight crispness towards the back.
Overall, this is a very well made saison with some classic characters wrapped into a very neat and coherent package. It perhaps doesn't have some of the most fragrant, flavoursome or intense characters that you can get from the style, but it's very solidly done—one of the better "classic" saisons I've had from the US.
Sep 07, 2013Pours a bright, clear yellow colour, with a full, persistent and rather rich head of white that stays around for quite some time. Lacing forms in large dots, quite persistently. Body is pleasingly fluid, but holds fine carbonation well. Looks good.
Nose is bright with crisp fruit of peaches and pears, and a slightly woody vinous character like oaky chardonnay. Some of the earthy, saison tones come through as well giving a slightly organic aroma with more wood and smooth sweet herbs. It's all quite rounded and well-integrated, making it seem very refined. Good stuff.
Taste is also quite refined and well integrated. Here, however, it makes the flavours seem slightly flatter: the fragrant, earthier notes are gone, leaving it smooth and drinkable, but leaving much less complexity. Some crispness on the back helps the palate from sip to sip: cleaning out the back from some of the rounder sweeter notes on the front.
Feel is good. Clean and light, but with a slight crispness towards the back.
Overall, this is a very well made saison with some classic characters wrapped into a very neat and coherent package. It perhaps doesn't have some of the most fragrant, flavoursome or intense characters that you can get from the style, but it's very solidly done—one of the better "classic" saisons I've had from the US.
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