Le Perfectionniste
Only Child Brewing Company

Poured from an undated can into 10oz snifter. Hazy straw to golden blonde color with a lot of effervescence. Excellent head retention and lacing. Straw aroma with mild funk notes you would anticipate from a saison. Light and bubbly on the tongue with a softer saison taste. Refreshing at 5.7% - will revisit.

 

 

Tasted in a tulip from draft at Only Child Brewing on May 7, 2016.

Serving: On tap in a sampler
Served: 30 December 2015

Appearance: Pours a hazy yellow with a creamy white head. Some lacing in the sampler glass.

Smell: Bright, biscuity malts with a pinch of the Belgian banana yeast characteristics and a touch of herbal hoppiness.

Taste: Much like the nose, but with a more assertive yeast characteristic. Not quite to a hefeweizen level, but relatively close. The yeast notes are really nice though. Lots of grassy notes- biscuity malts, hay, fresh cut grass from the hops. Another reviewer said this one was "heavy on the farmhouse" and I'd agree, but unlike other reviewers I really digged it.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with high carbonation. Very drinkable.

Overall: A really enjoyable saison and one I'd definitely pick up if you're not opposed to the yeast notes and farmhouse funk!

 

 

 

(Served in a tulip)
A- This beer pour a slight hazy apricot body with a murky second pour and a quick carbonation supporting a rocky white head.

S- The smell of cereal grains and musty yeast character turns to a club soda aroma and DMS field corn note that disappears after the first few sips. there is a soft iodine note that comes through as the beer opens up.

T- There is a dry salty character to the hops flavor with a hop spice note in the finish and some more club soda character in the finish. The aftertaste has some cereal grains and pungent hop flavors that blend together. There is a slight sweetness in the finish that grows a touch as it opens.

M- This beer has a light mouthfeel with a full scrubbing fizz in the finish.
O- This beer is pretty clean with some notes of hops and saison yeast but the big carbonation really scrubs away much of the character.

 

 

 

Served from tap in a tumbler at Firkin.

My first Only Child beer. Finally. It pours a lightly hazy goldenrod topped by a finger of lightly off-white foam. The nose comprises mild lemon zest, Belgian yeast, grassy hay, light cobweb, light orange zest, and a touch of cardamom. The taste brings in more of the same, the farmhouse character really coming through in a strong way, particularly manifesting itself in the form of cobweb, hay, grass, and yeast. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, a nice saison, heavy on the farmhouse. I look forward to trying more from these folks.