Unexpected Mutation
Cerebral Brewing
- From:
- Cerebral Brewing
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 11.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 17, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 07, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Mixed Fermentation Saison aged 15 months in Chardonnay barrels. Conditioned on Meyer lemon and Vanuatu vanilla beans.
Adaptation is a tricky thing. Genes replicate, sequences duplicate, and patterns unfold. But somewhere down the line, chaos changes the cadence and a new meter emerges. Metaphors galore and lessons to be learned, folks. Today’s limitation could be tomorrow’s liberation, and in this industry evolution is a must. So, expect the unexpected with this one. Imagine oaky California Chardonnay and toasted coconut notes followed swiftly by delightfully divergent tones of bright, clean acidity, lemon peel and white peach.
Adaptation is a tricky thing. Genes replicate, sequences duplicate, and patterns unfold. But somewhere down the line, chaos changes the cadence and a new meter emerges. Metaphors galore and lessons to be learned, folks. Today’s limitation could be tomorrow’s liberation, and in this industry evolution is a must. So, expect the unexpected with this one. Imagine oaky California Chardonnay and toasted coconut notes followed swiftly by delightfully divergent tones of bright, clean acidity, lemon peel and white peach.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
4.03/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: Saison
Glass: Great Divide 12-oz. Brussels glass
Price: n/a
From: Nick
Purchased: n/a; Received Oct. 23, 2021
Consumed: Oct. 28, 2021
Misc.: Canned on May 24, 2021
Thanks, Nick!
Was lucky enough to get this beer and a bunch of others from Nick on a recent work trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cerebral’s website called it “Mixed Fermentation Saison aged 15 months in Chardonnay barrels. Conditioned on Meyer lemon and Vanuatu vanilla beans. Adaptation is a tricky thing. Genes replicate, sequences duplicate, and patterns unfold. But somewhere down the line, chaos changes the cadence and a new meter emerges. Metaphors galore and lessons to be learned, folks. Today’s limitation could be tomorrow’s liberation, and in this industry evolution is a must. So, expect the unexpected with this one. Imagine oaky California Chardonnay and toasted coconut notes followed swiftly by delightfully divergent tones of bright, clean acidity, lemon peel and white peach.”
Poured a medium yellow clear color with three fingers of frothy white head. Lots of bubbles coming up along the sides and from the bottom of the glass. Excellent uneven foamy lacing. Excellent foamy retention. (Sight - 4.50)
Smelled Meyer lemon, lime, dish soap, herbal, Windex, vanilla, peach and Chardonnay barrel. More leathery oak and some basement aroma from the can, but not quite as good. (Smell - 4.00)
Tasted Meyer lemon, lemon candy, vanilla, lime, dish soap, herbal, peach, Chardonnay, leathery oak and basement aromas. (Taste - 4.00)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Lively carbonation. Abrupt, bitter finish. (Feel - 4.00)
Was back and forth on this one. Parts I really liked and then it got a little too much. Overall it was outstanding though. (Overall - 4.00)
4.03 | 90 | A-
Jun 17, 2024Reviewed as: Saison
Glass: Great Divide 12-oz. Brussels glass
Price: n/a
From: Nick
Purchased: n/a; Received Oct. 23, 2021
Consumed: Oct. 28, 2021
Misc.: Canned on May 24, 2021
Thanks, Nick!
Was lucky enough to get this beer and a bunch of others from Nick on a recent work trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cerebral’s website called it “Mixed Fermentation Saison aged 15 months in Chardonnay barrels. Conditioned on Meyer lemon and Vanuatu vanilla beans. Adaptation is a tricky thing. Genes replicate, sequences duplicate, and patterns unfold. But somewhere down the line, chaos changes the cadence and a new meter emerges. Metaphors galore and lessons to be learned, folks. Today’s limitation could be tomorrow’s liberation, and in this industry evolution is a must. So, expect the unexpected with this one. Imagine oaky California Chardonnay and toasted coconut notes followed swiftly by delightfully divergent tones of bright, clean acidity, lemon peel and white peach.”
Poured a medium yellow clear color with three fingers of frothy white head. Lots of bubbles coming up along the sides and from the bottom of the glass. Excellent uneven foamy lacing. Excellent foamy retention. (Sight - 4.50)
Smelled Meyer lemon, lime, dish soap, herbal, Windex, vanilla, peach and Chardonnay barrel. More leathery oak and some basement aroma from the can, but not quite as good. (Smell - 4.00)
Tasted Meyer lemon, lemon candy, vanilla, lime, dish soap, herbal, peach, Chardonnay, leathery oak and basement aromas. (Taste - 4.00)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Lively carbonation. Abrupt, bitter finish. (Feel - 4.00)
Was back and forth on this one. Parts I really liked and then it got a little too much. Overall it was outstanding though. (Overall - 4.00)
4.03 | 90 | A-
Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida
3.16/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Look: Pale, hazy yellow like apple juice. No head except a ring of bubbles around the edge, but lots of carbonation bubbles stuck to the sides of the glass.
Smell: Sour, yeasty, and practically musky. Not altogether pleasant with how striking it is, as if it's gone off.
Taste: Not puckeringly sour, but with notes of dill, vinegar, and sour apples mixed with the band-aid taste typical to wild fermentation.
Mouthfeel: Thin and highly carbonated.
Overall: This is a saison that just goes too far into the weird level. Many beer drinkers will be scared off by it, and even experienced ones may think it's too much.
Jul 07, 2019Smell: Sour, yeasty, and practically musky. Not altogether pleasant with how striking it is, as if it's gone off.
Taste: Not puckeringly sour, but with notes of dill, vinegar, and sour apples mixed with the band-aid taste typical to wild fermentation.
Mouthfeel: Thin and highly carbonated.
Overall: This is a saison that just goes too far into the weird level. Many beer drinkers will be scared off by it, and even experienced ones may think it's too much.
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