Saison with Chamomile & Elderflower
Field House Brewing Co.
- From:
- Field House Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Specialty Saison
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 18, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
3.63/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From notes
Appearance: A thumb of head that shows a cloudy yellow and orange body that laced well and retained it's head decently.
Smell: Took quite a bit of warming to get into gear, as floral notes, honey, chamomile and some biscuit malt in the back. Really needed some time to reach a decent potency.
Taste: Slight bitter tea note to start that seems to go silent and is then followed by biscuit notes with a hint of fruity yeast and rounded off by expected saison earthy notes evened out with a flowery end. No citrus to be found in this offering.
Mouthfeel: The carbonation is good, and has a sudsy, soapy quality to it, but the transitioning needs work as that silent note between the tea and the biscuit note that leaves a peculiar dryness, as well as some odd timing between the earth notes and the floral notes at the end. Aftertaste is predominantly the saison earthiness that the floral notes can't carry in the aftertaste.
Drinkability: Medium bodied, which is about where I'd expect the style to be, and settles down well enough. The problem is I think that that dryness does the beer a bit of a disservice.
Final Thoughts: This is an interesting offering that I guess serves one specific niche, a classy nightcap. The flower and tea offering something to ease into at the end of the day, and the slight dry note serves it decently as your wrap up before bed. I ran from my hotel room to the brewery to pick this stuff up (my flight having been delayed) and I'd say, yeah it was worth it but only just barely. This is something I could see enjoying far more on tap locally.
Apr 18, 2022Appearance: A thumb of head that shows a cloudy yellow and orange body that laced well and retained it's head decently.
Smell: Took quite a bit of warming to get into gear, as floral notes, honey, chamomile and some biscuit malt in the back. Really needed some time to reach a decent potency.
Taste: Slight bitter tea note to start that seems to go silent and is then followed by biscuit notes with a hint of fruity yeast and rounded off by expected saison earthy notes evened out with a flowery end. No citrus to be found in this offering.
Mouthfeel: The carbonation is good, and has a sudsy, soapy quality to it, but the transitioning needs work as that silent note between the tea and the biscuit note that leaves a peculiar dryness, as well as some odd timing between the earth notes and the floral notes at the end. Aftertaste is predominantly the saison earthiness that the floral notes can't carry in the aftertaste.
Drinkability: Medium bodied, which is about where I'd expect the style to be, and settles down well enough. The problem is I think that that dryness does the beer a bit of a disservice.
Final Thoughts: This is an interesting offering that I guess serves one specific niche, a classy nightcap. The flower and tea offering something to ease into at the end of the day, and the slight dry note serves it decently as your wrap up before bed. I ran from my hotel room to the brewery to pick this stuff up (my flight having been delayed) and I'd say, yeah it was worth it but only just barely. This is something I could see enjoying far more on tap locally.
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