Motueka
Simple Things Fermentations
- From:
- Simple Things Fermentations
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 13, 2025
- Added:
- May 13, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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from UnTappd and, I presume, the nano's website--
A classic farmhouse-style Saison brewed with Pilsner malt, wheat and spelt. Plenty of whole cone Celeia hops go into the kettle and we generously dry hop with Motueka, a Saaz descendant grown in New Zealand that works spectacularly well in this beer.
Crisp, clean, sweet and fruity with big bubblegum flavours that develop and evolve into the constituent parts: citrus, banana and tropical fruit balanced with gentle pepper and clove spice.
Light and easy drinking, full flavoured and beautifully balanced; hazy yellow gold with tight white foam lacing the glass. A modest kick of bitterness precedes a long, tingling, lusciously fruity finish. Saison meets IPA vibes.
A classic farmhouse-style Saison brewed with Pilsner malt, wheat and spelt. Plenty of whole cone Celeia hops go into the kettle and we generously dry hop with Motueka, a Saaz descendant grown in New Zealand that works spectacularly well in this beer.
Crisp, clean, sweet and fruity with big bubblegum flavours that develop and evolve into the constituent parts: citrus, banana and tropical fruit balanced with gentle pepper and clove spice.
Light and easy drinking, full flavoured and beautifully balanced; hazy yellow gold with tight white foam lacing the glass. A modest kick of bitterness precedes a long, tingling, lusciously fruity finish. Saison meets IPA vibes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Only my 3rd from Simple Things, I project that this nano is going to become a very accomplished brewer. This is a fine saison. Full of subtleties and life. I wish I had bought two cans so I could be sure that a case would be a better purchase.
While Motueka Looks above average (could have a more lively foam) and Smells largely as described below (I don't get the bubblegum part), its Tastes set this saison apart. Well balanced fruit and spicing; particularly the Peppa injected by the yeast which, I've found after drinking over 450 different saisons, is rarely accomplished outside of a few French-speaking areas of Belgium. The Motueka also is close to a masterstroke.
But rather than critique this saison more, let me finish critiquing their description below... since I added it.
It is close to truth in advertising. I mentioned the bubblegum being overplayed. The foam is good, but not that good. And I'd leave out the part "Saison meets IPA." The saison is my favourite beverage and I don't appreciate the confusion.
Explaining my very good Overall hugs, I obviously like these guys and look forward to more of the same.
May 13, 2025While Motueka Looks above average (could have a more lively foam) and Smells largely as described below (I don't get the bubblegum part), its Tastes set this saison apart. Well balanced fruit and spicing; particularly the Peppa injected by the yeast which, I've found after drinking over 450 different saisons, is rarely accomplished outside of a few French-speaking areas of Belgium. The Motueka also is close to a masterstroke.
But rather than critique this saison more, let me finish critiquing their description below... since I added it.
It is close to truth in advertising. I mentioned the bubblegum being overplayed. The foam is good, but not that good. And I'd leave out the part "Saison meets IPA." The saison is my favourite beverage and I don't appreciate the confusion.
Explaining my very good Overall hugs, I obviously like these guys and look forward to more of the same.
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