Saison
Portsmouth Brewery
- From:
- Portsmouth Brewery
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 7.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 19
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 20, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2006
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
A beer made for the migrant workers, or saisonnières, during harvest season in France. A light, yet refreshing and full-flavored ale with a crisp spiciness to quench the heaviest of thirsts.
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Reviewed by ColForbinBC from New Jersey
4.05/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On-tap, served in a tulip
A hazy golden orange, almost apricot-like color, with a slightly off white cap that rose to fill the glass. Looks really pretty. The head falls slowly, clinging to the glass at every turn.
The nose is sweet and earthy. Bubble gum, banana, and clove leap out of the glass. Soft fruity esters are also present: peaches, apricots, melon, white grapefruit.
On the palate, bubble gum and banana hit you first. Spicy clove and earthy malts then take over mid-palate before a burst of fruit and a sweeping spicy dryness. A mix of sweet and earthy notes linger.
Medium bod. This has a bold mouthfeel for the style. Just plain chewy and sticky. Awesome.
A very pleasant saison. One of the more fruity saisons I have encountered, but a great balance with earthy notes and a good drying quality. Well crafted.
Jul 21, 2012A hazy golden orange, almost apricot-like color, with a slightly off white cap that rose to fill the glass. Looks really pretty. The head falls slowly, clinging to the glass at every turn.
The nose is sweet and earthy. Bubble gum, banana, and clove leap out of the glass. Soft fruity esters are also present: peaches, apricots, melon, white grapefruit.
On the palate, bubble gum and banana hit you first. Spicy clove and earthy malts then take over mid-palate before a burst of fruit and a sweeping spicy dryness. A mix of sweet and earthy notes linger.
Medium bod. This has a bold mouthfeel for the style. Just plain chewy and sticky. Awesome.
A very pleasant saison. One of the more fruity saisons I have encountered, but a great balance with earthy notes and a good drying quality. Well crafted.
Reviewed by sethmeister from New Hampshire
3.42/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Freshly filled growler pours a very cloudy golden wheat color with a finger of fizzy offwhite head which vanishes leaving not a trace.
Scent is fruity, floral and spicy. Apples and pears; coriander and cloves.
Taste is bubblegum, slightly tannic apples and pears, peppery spice - coriander, cloves. Biscuity malts. Sweet up front, spicy in the middle and dry and tart at closing. A kiss of hop bitterness at the finish.
Surprisingly weighty mouthfeel, very light carbonation.
I enjoyed it but certainly not among my favorite saisons.
Aug 20, 2011Scent is fruity, floral and spicy. Apples and pears; coriander and cloves.
Taste is bubblegum, slightly tannic apples and pears, peppery spice - coriander, cloves. Biscuity malts. Sweet up front, spicy in the middle and dry and tart at closing. A kiss of hop bitterness at the finish.
Surprisingly weighty mouthfeel, very light carbonation.
I enjoyed it but certainly not among my favorite saisons.
Reviewed by Bendurgin from Maine
3.55/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured info a tulip on tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy golden color with an orange hue. A little white head forms but vanishes leaving no lace.
Cloves and bananas are in the aroma. Seems to have a little bit of a floral hop background with a little bit of a noticeable malt body. Somewhat biscuity malts on the pallet with a little bit of a fruity finish. Bananas are noticeable with a grainy finish
The feel is good and light with soft carbonation. The flavor lingers a bit. Pretty good saison. The yeast seems a little fruity here. Wouldn't mind less of that but it's otherwise tasty.
Aug 19, 2011Cloves and bananas are in the aroma. Seems to have a little bit of a floral hop background with a little bit of a noticeable malt body. Somewhat biscuity malts on the pallet with a little bit of a fruity finish. Bananas are noticeable with a grainy finish
The feel is good and light with soft carbonation. The flavor lingers a bit. Pretty good saison. The yeast seems a little fruity here. Wouldn't mind less of that but it's otherwise tasty.
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