Sun Kissed Tea Saison
Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers

Sun Kissed Tea SaisonSun Kissed Tea Saison
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From:
Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
Saison
ABV:
5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 11.02%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
18
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 17, 2017
Added:
Nov 02, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  6
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Ratings by Boozecamel:
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Rated by Boozecamel from Canada (BC)

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

Jun 05, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.93 by Niceroad77 from Canada (BC)

May 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Momon from Philippines

Feb 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by Tehned from Canada (AB)

Jun 22, 2016
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Reviewed by AmeriCanadian from Tennessee

4.24/5  rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very enjoyable and unique saison shared from a bomber in a Guinness gravity pint glass. Look is hazy gold, a little more orange-tinged than the typical straw-yellow farmhouse ale. Bright carbonation with minimal white head and lacing. Smell is fresh, floral, and fruity, with a very noticeable (and to me, appealing) sweet herbal tea aroma. Flavor is a very harmonious, enjoyable, and mild combination of grass, yeast, pepper, citrus, sweet green tea, honey wheat, and bitter hops. Different and memorable without being off the reservation, and very bright and tasty, especially on a warm, sunny afternoon. Feel is medium and sticky for a saison, but still somehow crisp and bubbly. Greatly enjoyed this one.
Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

Nov 22, 2015
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.87/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
650ml bottle - a pretty summery sounding sort of brew to hit our local shelves in early November, but I guess that's part and parcel of a new listing.

This beer pours a hazy, medium golden yellow colour, with three fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and well-bubbly off-white head, which leaves a bit of chunky sea monster profile lace around the glass as things quickly dissolve.

It smells of fresh orchard fruit straight off (apple, pear, peach and mango) - which is a vestige of the particular infused tea, yeah, but very nice all the same - gently spicy yeast, a grainy and slightly bready pale maltiness, and equally prominent leafy, floral, and softly perfumed hop esters. The taste is gritty bready and crackery pale malt, a rather robust green tea fruitiness (mostly inline with that of the aroma, but perhaps a smidge more tart), sanguine yeast, a muddled table top pepper mill dustiness, and further floral, leafy, and earthy hop bitters.

The carbonation is adequate in its plainly supportive frothiness, the body a sturdy middleweight for the style, and more or less smooth, the aforementioned easy-going yeast barely making a dent here. It finishes well off-dry, the fruity sweetness going the extra mile in keeping my tastebuds engaged and unquestioning.

Overall, a pleasant enough saison, one, um, 'kissed' by the addition of some pretty fruity Rooibos tea, which does a lot of damage to the potential intricacies of the base saison, but after a while, my palate just doesn't care. Too bad my deck is probably going to have snow on it later today, otherwise, I'd be taking this out there, just out of principle.
Nov 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.58 by adamlloyd from Canada (BC)

Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by imfinished from Canada (BC)

Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by constantine_272 from Oregon

3.91/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Really drinkable lighter saison. I thoroughly enjoyed the floral fresh taste with jasmine, rose and cherry blossom notes that complimented the mild bread yeast. So many saisons are so yeast forward, but this one balanced the yeast with the floral addition. Finishes mildly tart and mildly salty with a longer mild biscuit finish. I really liked how this took a saison in a new direction; where everybody is adding pepper, coriander and other spicy things to their saisons, this goes the other direction making a smoother well rounded version. Worth a try if you're a saison drinker.
Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zaximus from Colorado

Jul 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Ericbeech_87 from Canada (BC)

Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Derek from Canada (BC)

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by bumchilly25 from Canada (BC)

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by chickenm from Canada (BC)

May 02, 2014
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Reviewed by EspressoGuy from Canada (BC)

2.94/5  rDev -21%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
A: very low carbonation, almost flat.
S: mild: white peach, red apple, papaya
T: simple, mild, a little tart, not much fruit
M:practically flat
O: not really that bad but there are so many saisons that are better that it would be pretty tough to choose this one again.
Dec 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.86 by ZachT from Canada (BC)

Nov 02, 2013
Sun Kissed Tea Saison from Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 18 ratings