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8 Hour Commute
Central State Brewing
- From:
- Central State Brewing
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 9.78%
- Reviews:
- 3
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 27, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
Collaboration with Penrose Brewing Company
Farmhouse Ale with Boysenberries — This is the second collab we've brewed with Penrose, both times one of us ended up spending an obscene amount of time in traffic driving between Geneva, IL and Indianapolis, IN. However we feel like the drive is worth it to get to brew such delicious beers together.
Malt Bill: Flaked Corn & Barley, Indiana Pilsner Malt
Hops: Styrian Wolf
Yeast: CSB House Wild Yeast
Serving Temperature(F): 40-45
Glassware: Tulip or snifter
Farmhouse Ale with Boysenberries — This is the second collab we've brewed with Penrose, both times one of us ended up spending an obscene amount of time in traffic driving between Geneva, IL and Indianapolis, IN. However we feel like the drive is worth it to get to brew such delicious beers together.
Malt Bill: Flaked Corn & Barley, Indiana Pilsner Malt
Hops: Styrian Wolf
Yeast: CSB House Wild Yeast
Serving Temperature(F): 40-45
Glassware: Tulip or snifter
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
3.62/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the tall boy can in a snifter via a friend from work---cheers Justin!
This odd little brew pours a beautiful muddled deep ruby purplish color
with a nice head of pink foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin light pool,
and displays some very nice sudsy lacing. Nose of salt and berry notes with
cracker and tart white grapes. Flavors follow the nose with a lightly
salted tart white grape note with emphasis on the skins awash in cracker
and a subtle berry note akin to blackberry and a hint of blueberry. Perfect
mouth feel for this style with medium effervescent carbonation, medium
light body, and a tart finish that is dry.
Overall, while not my cup of ale it is unique and interesting. They could
easily do a collaboration with Streetside in Cincinnati considering
the styles that they do.
Cheers
Oct 26, 2018This odd little brew pours a beautiful muddled deep ruby purplish color
with a nice head of pink foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin light pool,
and displays some very nice sudsy lacing. Nose of salt and berry notes with
cracker and tart white grapes. Flavors follow the nose with a lightly
salted tart white grape note with emphasis on the skins awash in cracker
and a subtle berry note akin to blackberry and a hint of blueberry. Perfect
mouth feel for this style with medium effervescent carbonation, medium
light body, and a tart finish that is dry.
Overall, while not my cup of ale it is unique and interesting. They could
easily do a collaboration with Streetside in Cincinnati considering
the styles that they do.
Cheers
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours moderately hazy deep ruby red, light pink/purple color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart/tangy boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seeds, plum, melon, red apple, pear, red grape, peppercorn, light clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of berries, fruity/spicy yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of juicy/lightly tart/tangy boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seeds, plum, melon, red apple, pear, red grape, peppercorn, light clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness; light herbal/grassy bitterness and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of berries, fruit skin/seeds, plum, melon, red apple, pear, red grape, peppercorn, light clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of berries, fruity/spicy yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt//bitter/spiciness balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is a delicious fruited saison! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of berries, fruity/spicy yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink for the ABV; with the modestly spicy/drying finish. Great balance between berries and saison yeast complexity; with a solid pale/wheat malt backbone, and minimal residual sweetness. The fruit does not feel jammy in any way, which was fine; because it still feels like a saison, instead of a fruit beer as a result. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Jun 02, 2018Reviewed by 71CrazyOtto from Michigan
2.71/5 rDev -26.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.71/5 rDev -26.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
A nice looking beer when poured but as for the taste, meh. Metallic taste and almost unnoticeable berry flavor. This is not a Saison / Farmhouse Ale but rather a fruit beer and weak one at that.
May 19, 2018
8 Hour Commute from Central State Brewing
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
10 ratings
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