Steeped Emperor's Lemon Saison
Moody Tongue Brewing Company

Thanks Richard and Alanna!

A: medium amber, slightly hazy, with a slight white head.

S: malt and buckwheat honey. Hints of lemon and tea.

T: lemon, malt, and something earthy. Interesting, very unlike must other Saisons.

M: medium bodied, light bright with moderate carbonation, and a dry finish.

O: overall an interesting version of a Saison. I like it, but it definitely defies style.

We tried the 101 in Bryan last night and they have some offbeat beers and offbeat music. This is one of the beers.

Poured from a bottle into a Lone Star shaker pint. Murky orange yellow color with nice head and lacing. Tart lemon smell and taste. A pleasantly floral and rustic beer. Full smooth feel. Overall a beer I would drink again.

 

De Beer Republic. En copa Teku. Jugando a Fortnite. Una saison agradable, con un toque ácido algo más marcado de lo habitual pero sin desagradar. No obstante, se hecha en falta algo más de cuerpo

Poured from 12oz bottle into Chimay goblet

L: Pours a clear Amber/orange color, chill hazing appears after a minute or so, thin fine off white head

S: Slight bret-like funkiness, and a less than expected lemon hint... Very mild nose

T: And there's the lemon... More bitter than expected, but this beer is all about the lemon and it does not disappoint

F: Dry with rather fine carbonation

O: Not my style, but if Hard lemonades are your thing but you find them a bit too sweet... This is your beer. It's a good lemon saison hybrid. More lemon then saison, but the subtle notes of a farmhouse are there if you wait for the lemon forward flavors to subside. A good beer, but niche.

12oz undated bottle (first week of distribution to Indiana, hopefully fresh) poured into teku glass at fridge temp 6.3% ABV. The beer pours just slightly cloudy in a light amber color with off white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and island. No lacing. The aroma is typical saison yeast with a hint of lemon. The taste is clovey yeast up front with subtle lemon / lemongrass in the barely bitter finish. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with just above average carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, good. Well made and straightforward saison.

 

Bottled spring 2015; drank 5/23/15 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque dandelion appearance.

HUGE, fluffy eggshell head; frothy lace.

Lemon Pledge nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

This tastes exactly like Lemon Pledge smells. Straight up. Maybe a hint of pepper on the finish, but all I could think of was Pledge.

My first & last bottle.

Taste: crisp lemon citrus, white pepper, tart, yeast, bright finish. Mild lemon peel, fruit, nose. Honey/Golden hue, semi unfiltered, white head nice ring lattice of lace. Medium body. Easy to drink.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours golden-pale orange amber with a big white head; lots of lacing. The scent is slightly fresh, slightly malty, very lemony. The taste is sweet lemon, basically equal parts lemonade and beer. This is probably safe for your 10-year old to drink. There's not enough going on here to get excited about.

 

 

 

 

 

L: Poured from a bottle to a tulip glass. Had a yellow-orange color and a very cloudy consistency. There was an inch of foamy, very long-lasting head. Pretty good lacing.

S: A nice aroma of citrus fruit, Belgian yeast, the barnyard funk, malt, and spices.

T: Tasted of a fair shot of Belgian-style yeast, some spices (a little pepper, perhaps?), some of the advertised lemon (not quite enough), light malt, and the aforementioned barnyard funk. The flavor's a bit on the uneven side, but still likable. Could have used a bit more oomph with some ingredients, particularly the lemon.

F: A good amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Medium-bodied.

O: On the whole, this beer has its flaws, but still manages to be likable. Worth a look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a nice yellow-gold with a thick head. Fades rather rapidly into lacing.

The aroma is a little crackery and bready malt with with yeast phenolics. If I really look, there is the faintest hint of a lemon type aroma, but I probably wouldn't have smelled it if I wasn't looking for it. A little earthy.

The taste matches the aroma. Earthy yeast character with a little peppery spice. Lightly sweet malt character with some notes of funky and hay. A touch of fruit, but nothing distinctly lemon. It's mostly earth, dirt, and rustic character.

The mouthfeel is a little prickly due to high carbonation. It's a fairly dry beer. Goes down well.

Overall, I'm a little disappointed. It's an alright saison, but no lemon aromatics or flavor. I was also expecting even a light tartness, but there is none. Maybe I got an older bottle. The bottles are dated, but they're all too smudged to read. It looks like 4/10/1X The X could be any number from 6-9. I'm not sure if it's a bottled on or best by date. I may check and see if anything at the store is more readable the next time I'm in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a very thick head of foam, straw colored out of the bottle.resolves with an amber color.
I get a very aromatic smell to this one, as if I can taste the sour flavor from the lemon off of this one.
Tastes like a happy medium between Sierra Nevada's Otra Vez and Bells Oarsman ale, sour enough but not the main focus.
The mouth feel is a very light sting from the alcohol, and the sour flavor never pervades over the beer.
Overall I am surprised i would enjoy this considering how little I enjoy sour flavors.