Blush Rosé Saison
Steel & Oak Brewing Co.

Hazy orange-red; well within the range of rosé wines. Exuberant foaming on the pour but it dropped down very quickly; the head is more like a soft drink. Left a couple of spots of lace on the glass. High flux of mixed size bubbles rising from the bottom and on the side of the glass.

Smells slightly musty with a little fruit. Swirling the glass kicked up a little more fruit so it smelled a bit like a rosé wine. Very faint scents.

Really not a lot of flavor to start. Starts out a tiny bit sweet. Mildly bitter tannins take over with a little berry fruit. A typical funky sour taste of a saison shows up late. The aftertaste is like a typical saison sour funk with a bit of fruit and tannins added. The flavor builds up after drinking half a glass.

Starts with high carbonation, but flattens out after half a glass. Very frothy. High tannins give it a fuzzy velvet feel, just like a young red wine.

Very interesting experiment. The saison base blends well with the fruit and tannins coming from the grape skins. The end result is much closer to a very sparkling rosé wine than a beer. I tried this at about 12-13 degrees C. This might be more appropriate served a bit colder, although the very slight scent will be even milder when colder.