Blade & Sheath
Burial Beer Co.

Blade & SheathBlade & Sheath
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From:
Burial Beer Co.
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Saison
Ranked #395
ABV:
6%
Score:
89
Ranked #10,603
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 6.23%
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
84
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 31, 2022
Added:
May 03, 2015
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  17
An American Farmhouse Ale, Blade and Sheath is brewed with a rustic malt bill of flaked oats and wheat and intensely hopped.
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Ratings by Mattpodos:
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Rated by Mattpodos from North Carolina

3.82/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

May 19, 2018
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Rated: 4 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Jun 22, 2022
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Reviewed by md3kcn from North Carolina

4.83/5  rDev +20.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Purchased as a single can from The Blue Door for $3.00. Poured into a tulip glass.

L - Hazy yellow, with a two-finger sticky pale-white head. Lacing is excellent.
S - Clove, coriander, passion fruit, and earth. Fruity. Citron zest.
T - Matches nose, with the addition of a few notes: wheat, banana, and allspice. Orange peel. Slight ethanol towards the rather dry finish. Well-balanced.
F - Medium-full body, with almost nitro-like carbonation. A bit oily.
O - Fantastic. An absolute mid-day treat. Will purchase again.
May 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.16 by Boone757 from Virginia

May 27, 2022
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is an excellent saison in the tradition of Saison Du Pont. It was an excellent compliment to the cheese board my wife and I enjoyed at the Looking Glass Creamery.

Poured from a can into a shaker pint. Hazy bright yellow color with fluffy white initial head and excellent curtain lacing. Wonderful fruity and yeast smell and taste. Nice rye spice with lemon, orange and candied lemon rind. Very nice beer!
Jul 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours a hazy golden color, some transparency, but with a white cap after the moderate head fades. The lacing is small bubble, and leaves lines of bubbles across the grass.

S - Big nose of banana and spice, with a barnyard bit of funk beneath.

T - The banana carries forward, bread maltiness, pungent yeasty funk, and a sour and bitter bite in the finish.

M - The pour is moderately carbonated, moderate weight, and a dry close.

O - A solid Saison that brings some Hefe aspects with the banana notes. Tasty.
May 11, 2021
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: It pours golden with slight haze and a white head. Head retention is good.

Smell: It has a strong spicy aroma with citrus, dough, and some earthen elements. There are some peppery elements with low grape.

Taste: It has orange and grape flavors with plenty of spice and dough. There are some earthly elements and pepper.

Feel: It has a medium light body with a dry aftertaste.

Overall, it's got plenty of flavor and aromas with the classic dry finish.
May 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Apellonious from North Carolina

4/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can 03/08/21, a clear golden orange with minimal head. Minimal head...sadness. Aroma of yeast, spices, maybe some banana. Taste is right in line, very Belgian-esq, doughy rounded finish. Carbonation medium, feel is a touch sharp as is expected with the style. Overall, worth a go.
May 01, 2021
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

3.66/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a 12 oz can from the Blue Door Bottleshop in Hendersonville 4-5-21 for $2.50. Indistinguishable can date; consumed 4-16-21.

Beer poured a deep gold-orange with a smallish head that dissipated quickly.

Nose is pilsner malts forward with a small nuance of saison yeast phenols hay.

Taste is malt forward sweetness balanced by a nice dry hop. There is an ever so slight touch of hay and barnyard but not much influence in the after taste.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and just kind of there. Expecting more lightness around it.

Overall the base saison nose and taste are pretty well done but kind of lacks the phenolic flavor impartation in most i have had in this style.
Apr 16, 2021
 
Rated: 4.2 by rangerred from Tennessee

Nov 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

Aug 30, 2020
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Reviewed by bret27 from California

4.14/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can courtesy of BellsRinger. 1 month old.
Inscribed “welcome relapse”. Wtf? Alcoholism is not a joke.
L: mostly clear golden with a slight haze, with a very fluffy head and lacing.
S: earthy, bananas, clove, floral. Perhaps a bit of horsey barnyard notes.
T: banana/clove, earthy, little spicy on the finish. Slightly sweet.
F: full with dry finish.
Overall: solid saison. Not crazy but checks all the boxes. Always appreciate a saison.
Aug 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by loganburgh from Michigan

Jul 22, 2020
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.79/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Golden filtered with 3 fingers of white head.

Smells of phenols, coriander and lemon.

The taste follows the nose.

Light body with moderate carbonation.

Drinking it in Redding July 19th, 2020.
Jul 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

May 11, 2020
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4.05/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a light clear golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has stone fruit, citrus zest and white peppercorn hints
The taste follows the nose with a nice stone fruit, citrus zest and white peppercorn flavor
A light bodied very well carbonated beer
A good easy drinking slightly spicy Saison
May 10, 2020
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Reviewed by bubseymour from Maryland

4.4/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Really spicy aroma and the taste is a really nice blend of the Belgian yeasty notes, hops and a really pronounced grain bill. I think they blended this beer very well. At only 6% it actually feels heavier with such robust flavors and body. Highly recommend.
Aug 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Mantooth from North Carolina

Aug 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by sd123 from Georgia

Jul 27, 2019
Blade & Sheath from Burial Beer Co.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 84 ratings