Rustic Sunday
Birds Fly South Ale Project

16 oz. can. Cloudy orange with a brief white head. Smells of Brett, stone fruit, strong funky yeast. Tastes of stone fruit cut quickly by earthy brett. The yeast is lightly tart but extremely funky. Like a little too funky and weird. Hard to put my finger on it. White grape lingers in the finish. Medium body. It's ok, but the yeast is a little much for me.

 

A fingers worth of lumpy chunky off white colored froth with limited retention... Tons of carbonation cling to the side of the glass... Color is a vibrant peachy gold... Musky grapes, white wine notes and hay on the nose... The white wine notes dominate the palate and everything else lingers beneath the surface... Feel is medium bodied with prickly carbonation and a dry finish... Enjoyable well rounded beer...

 

Picked up a 16oz can from TW-Greenville SC 7-19-21 for $8.99. No canning date; consumed 9-5-21.

Beer poured golden with a beautiful white head that has some great hang time.

Nose is a nice array, green grapes, must, and barnyard funk are front and center, very nice.

Taste is outstanding! Spicy rye malt base combines nicely with the brett yeast lending a funky rustic barnyard flavor to the base beer with the near perfect complement with the hallertau blanc grapes that beautifully balance the brew out. Finishes with the white wine dryness.

Mouthfeel is superb, light bodied and refreshing with every sip. So smooth too!

Overall it has to be one of the best Saison's i have had from an American brewer and i love Boulevard Saisons!

Very nice example of the rustic saison very good earthy funkiness in both smell and taste. The rye gives a smooth effect to the tartness. Overall, a very pleasant beer to drink.

Poured from a bottle purchased at the brewery into a tulip glass. Bright cloudy yellow color with good initial head and nice curtain lacing. The rustic tartness plays very well with this beer. Wish I had purchased more!

 

500 ml green bottle poured into HF wine stem. huge yeast cake at the bottle of this beer.

Appearance: semi translucent straw pale / golden yellow bodied beer with massive bone white head.

Smell: Minerals & well water. Straw / hay with clover honey in malt profile. Over-ripened fruity yeast. with a hint of pepper spice and a hint of clove. Hint of light and tart citrus.

Taste: Slightly sweet malt profile consisting of honey and straw. Light barnyard funk and lightly tart lemons and white wine. Clean and crisp well water with a heavy mineral presence. Light pepper note with a near perfect rye note that just adds a lovely complexity to the beer. Fruity yeast with a hint of pepper. So much complexity found in this saison.

Mouthfeel: light bodied saison with moderate carbonation levels. Has a light dry finish. Its crisp. Its refreshing. Its clean. Highly drinkable. You would not believe this is a 7% saison; it drinks like a table beer.

Overall: This is what Saison Dupont would taste like if it was brewed with rye. This is very nice. How can an American brewery craft a truly authentic Belgian saison? It hits all the right notes. Its authentic as a Belgian saison gets. The rye is on point and blends well with all the saison flavors. Anyone who enjoys a well done saison needs to try this beer its highly impressive example that would make any saison aficionado very happy with just a sip.

 

amazing beer, huge thanks to my buddy for shipping this one out, along with a bunch of other goodies from these guys and this part of the world. its a blended rye saison dry hopped liberally with hallertau blanc, funky and definitely rustic, but not particularly sour, exactly the type of saison i like to drink, and just a wonderful example of it. its lightly colored, straw toned and just lightly hazy at the bottom of the bottle, expressive white head rising up and fading slowly, gorgeous and delicate looking. aroma is white grape, green gooseberries, and subtle ripe pear, some mouthwatering citrus too. the fermentation profile is stunning here, smelling a little more sour than it tastes, more bretty and wild to me, well developed but with a fresh fruitiness, and with some familiar old world saison character too, a mixed fermentation thing i would think, i love the farmhouse character this has. the hops make it kind of modern in the taste, juicy in a mellow way, herbal and vinous, light melon notes, lemongrass, and gentle oak tannins pushing through. the rye can be tasted and appreciated too, earthy and grounding, this has great balance between the malt, the hops, and the yeasts. its shockingly flavorful but also as drinkable as they come, each sip explodes with carbonation, fresh hop character, and mature musty funky yeast, its the best of both worlds, and the overall quality is wonderful. this is special beer, one i wish i could drink every day. dry and lively, fermentation forward, old worldy but distinct with these hops, warms up well, and is a joy to drink. massive thanks to my homie for shipping this out west for me, its amazing!

 

 

Sample at the Sour Beer fest in Boston on 6/15/2019
Fruity earthy some cereal grainy maltiness tart.