Saison Violette
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 12.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 30, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Lucular:
Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
3.24/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
16 oz can split with my wife, poured into a snifter. Pours a cloudy straw yellow with a purplish tinge. Not very pretty IMO. Aroma is wheat, vanilla, and hints of citrus, blueberry, and spice. Flavor is similar but too much sweet vanilla. Kind of weird how much vanilla I'm getting, honestly. Mouthfeel is soft and slightly prickly. Not very saison-like. Overall the vanilla sinks this beer but it's still interesting.
Sep 17, 2020More User Ratings:
Reviewed by gooddaydiablo from Texas
4.04/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: bright light red, beautiful color, foam and carbonation is huge
smell: berry
taste: berry, tart, a little milk,
feel: easily chugable
overall: a nice fruity beer, only I think it's not quite like a traditional saison
Mar 04, 2021smell: berry
taste: berry, tart, a little milk,
feel: easily chugable
overall: a nice fruity beer, only I think it's not quite like a traditional saison
Reviewed by Gajo74 from New York
4.09/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours an interesting looking hazy and raspberry color. A pinkish moderate head retains well.
The nose opens tartly with notes of blueberry, lemon and lime. Sweet malt aromas and evoke aromas of honey, cracker and wheat bread.
Like the aroma, the taste opens tartly with the blueberry really shining through and accompanied by notes of lemon and lime. Yet, the tartness is not too mouth puckering and allows the base style to come through. Doughy, bready and cracker malts come through and impart some sweetness. They support yeasty and peppery spices as well as grassy hops that impart a clean bitterness. The palate is dry overall with a fine balance, while the blueberry adjuncts compliment rather than overwhelm.
Medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. The mouth full is smooth, slightly doughy, yet semi crisp. The finish is dry.
This is a really good example of a Saison. While the blueberry adds a nice touch, the base style is evident and the results are very tasty.
Feb 03, 2021The nose opens tartly with notes of blueberry, lemon and lime. Sweet malt aromas and evoke aromas of honey, cracker and wheat bread.
Like the aroma, the taste opens tartly with the blueberry really shining through and accompanied by notes of lemon and lime. Yet, the tartness is not too mouth puckering and allows the base style to come through. Doughy, bready and cracker malts come through and impart some sweetness. They support yeasty and peppery spices as well as grassy hops that impart a clean bitterness. The palate is dry overall with a fine balance, while the blueberry adjuncts compliment rather than overwhelm.
Medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. The mouth full is smooth, slightly doughy, yet semi crisp. The finish is dry.
This is a really good example of a Saison. While the blueberry adds a nice touch, the base style is evident and the results are very tasty.
Rated by BMBCLT from South Carolina
1.86/5 rDev -51.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.86/5 rDev -51.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Drain-pour!
Dec 21, 2020
Rated by BilleGibbons from Pennsylvania
3.82/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Amber with slight purple color. Refreshing for early spring day. Very carbonated
Nov 01, 2020
Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Spiegelau saison glass from a one pint can on October 16, 2020.
Oct 19, 2020
Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
9th review. works for me. Very original and among the top fruit-infused saisons. Allagash does Blueberries and Belgian well.
a) A real and lasting head and lace in a field beer - great.
s) Perhaps its the name but reminds me of violet gum my mom used to fancy.
t) Everything I want in a 6% Fruit Saison. Harvest leaves, orchard, tea, wet grass and only the suggestion of blueberry.
f) Plenty of heft, but light and well carbed.
o) Needs to be test tasted against other fruit-field saisons.
Oct 16, 2020a) A real and lasting head and lace in a field beer - great.
s) Perhaps its the name but reminds me of violet gum my mom used to fancy.
t) Everything I want in a 6% Fruit Saison. Harvest leaves, orchard, tea, wet grass and only the suggestion of blueberry.
f) Plenty of heft, but light and well carbed.
o) Needs to be test tasted against other fruit-field saisons.
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.43/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
pours slightly purple - hint of blueberries smooth beer
Oct 07, 2020Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.72/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours dark pinkish and hazy. It has a pink head. Head retention is good.
Smell: There is a strong doughy and earthly aroma up front. There is a low level of blueberry notes.
Taste: It has a doughy flavor with earth and blueberry. There is a slight tartness in the flavor as well. There is a bit of floral and herb in the background.
Feel: It has a medium body with a dry and slightly tart finish.
Overall, the doughy flavor is a little much for me. I do like the slight tartness with the blueberry and hops.
Oct 02, 2020Smell: There is a strong doughy and earthly aroma up front. There is a low level of blueberry notes.
Taste: It has a doughy flavor with earth and blueberry. There is a slight tartness in the flavor as well. There is a bit of floral and herb in the background.
Feel: It has a medium body with a dry and slightly tart finish.
Overall, the doughy flavor is a little much for me. I do like the slight tartness with the blueberry and hops.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.7/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can with a 7/7/2020 canning date stamp on the bottom.
Pours with clear, dark, bluish orange body with an excellent bone colored head that has great retention.
Aroma. A mix of yeasty farmhouse notes, blueberries and floral notes.
Flavor. The farmhouse elements are more prominent and nearly over power the blueberries.
Feel. Soft but lively carbonation in a medium body.
Aug 30, 2020Pours with clear, dark, bluish orange body with an excellent bone colored head that has great retention.
Aroma. A mix of yeasty farmhouse notes, blueberries and floral notes.
Flavor. The farmhouse elements are more prominent and nearly over power the blueberries.
Feel. Soft but lively carbonation in a medium body.
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