Saison Melange No. 5
de Garde Brewing

Saison Melange No. 5Saison Melange No. 5
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From:
de Garde Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.28 | pDev: 7.01%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
24
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 14, 2017
Added:
Mar 09, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
A blended wild farmhouse ale aged in oak gin and wine barrels.
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Ratings by DefenCorps:
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

4.16/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks, Brian.

A mildly hazy grapefruit peel colored pour with a dense off white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is a wild blend of earth, clean lemon, gin botanicals, mild floral character, a little bit of white pepper, orange peel, grains of paradise, juniper. A little honey, a touch of cotton candy, and some fruit are present. The palate opens with a big lemony tartness with a noticeable Brett funk, a mildly mushroom and earth like character, a little bit of damp wheat. The mid palate is where this beer shines with a great blend of tropical fruit with mango and papaya, peach and nectarine and the mildly sweet honeyed toast. Drying, mildly oak like on the finish with vanilla, some tannins and a noticeable dextrinous feel. Highly carbonated on the finish, this is closer to an American wild than a saison. Delicious.
May 07, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.15 by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania

Sep 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by IrishColonial from Texas

Sep 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Aug 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by jason_nwx from Oregon

Jun 01, 2017
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Reviewed by seth27 from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Decently hazy appearance, nice pillowey head that sticks around.
Aroma has some Brett character: hay and a little horse blanket. I get a small amount of the advertised gin barrel, but not a ton in the aroma.
Moderately high acid at the front of the tongue, but balanced nicely with an interesting sweet juniper finish.
Overall really well done, but personally I wouldn't mind the acid being toned down just a bit.
Apr 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.49 by Keananmichael5 from California

Apr 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Mar 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by BMart from Pennsylvania

Mar 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.75 by yeaprolly from Washington

Feb 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.44 by IckyT2012 from Florida

Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by Mikeypnh from New Hampshire

Aug 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.55 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Jul 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by leftoverburrito from Oregon

Jun 16, 2016
 
Rated: 5 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

Jun 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by billab914 from Virginia

Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by JonnyRebel from Michigan

Jun 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.49 by johnny_chimpo from Washington

Jun 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by t2grogan from Arizona

Jun 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.41 by South2NW from Oregon

Jun 04, 2016
Saison Melange No. 5 from de Garde Brewing
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 24 ratings