Bushel And A Peck
Begyle Brewing Company

 

 

 

2017 release, tried on draft November 2017, now reviewing from bottle. I get the sense that this may have improved relative to past batches.

Pours a light orange, with a touch of cloudiness to it. Light head and little retention. Malty biscuit, chalk candies, lemon gummies, and coriander on the nose, with a bit of honeyed sweetness. Peach is subtle but noticeable on the palate, along with a touch of pepper. A dry, grassy finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

650ml bottle, batch 63, poured into a Begyle snifter.

The beer pours a golden apricot color, light haziness with a finger or so of bubbly white head that has nice retention and leaves a few spots of lace behind. The aroma is pleasant, sweet peach, light honey and plenty of pale grain, a bit of mustiness and some peppercorn spice. The flavors are similar, less peach but still some fruit sweetness, honey and pale grain, light yeasty must, peppercorn, coriander, but some strong alcohol at the back end, rather unfortunate as the beer is marked as 7.2% on the label. The mouthfeel is okay, carbonation is nice, but it doesn't coat that well and finishes somewhat meekly.


Verdict: A pretty nice saison from Begyle, the fruit is showcased nicely while still keeping true to the saison style. That being said, it's a rather average saison without a ton of depth and funkiness, neither tart nor rustic, a bit on the sweeter end. Hopefully this is just the starting point for Begyle, they are up to some good stuff.