Free Rise - Columbus Hopped
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 7.3%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 9.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 23
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 21, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2015
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 40
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Free Rise saison features locally sourced wheat from Valley Malt and expresses balanced, fermentation derived characteristics of earth and spice from the use of our farmhouse yeast blend. Light-bodied with subtle wheat malt character, delicate white pepper notes, and dry finish; Free Rise is a welcomed addition to our family of farmhouse ales.
MALT: Pilsner, Valley Wheat, Flaked Wheat, Dextrose
HOPS: Columbus
MALT: Pilsner, Valley Wheat, Flaked Wheat, Dextrose
HOPS: Columbus
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Reviewed by LeRose from Massachusetts
4.08/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Admission - I have no idea when this was bottled. No date code.
Pours golden, slightly hazy, enormous rocky head that hangs well.
The smell is probably a bit subdued, but It is yeasty, bready, and very Belgian with the usual suspects of spice and fruit. Banana, grassy, lemon. I get the wheat pretty clearly.
This stuff tastes pretty good. It is fairly typical and represents the style well, and I would say it is well-constructed. Very grainy and slightly sweet with wheat in the foreground. This is buoyed up by lemon notes, clove, white pepper, and further anchored by an earthy presence. Nice, restrained phenolic bite.
A bit short of medium bodied, amply carbonated, nice bitterness on the finish to reset the taste buds. Good brew, good representation of a style with a lot of variability.
Jul 21, 2020Pours golden, slightly hazy, enormous rocky head that hangs well.
The smell is probably a bit subdued, but It is yeasty, bready, and very Belgian with the usual suspects of spice and fruit. Banana, grassy, lemon. I get the wheat pretty clearly.
This stuff tastes pretty good. It is fairly typical and represents the style well, and I would say it is well-constructed. Very grainy and slightly sweet with wheat in the foreground. This is buoyed up by lemon notes, clove, white pepper, and further anchored by an earthy presence. Nice, restrained phenolic bite.
A bit short of medium bodied, amply carbonated, nice bitterness on the finish to reset the taste buds. Good brew, good representation of a style with a lot of variability.
Reviewed by njcraftguy from New Jersey
4.21/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a light color and tastes as you would expect a Trillium saison to. Smooth and easy to drink, nice flavor but not over powering at all. Would be nice on a hot day - very crushable. Not Trillium's best by any stretch but a solid beer.
May 02, 2017
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