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Recipe: 5 lb 2-row pale malt 2 lb wheat malt 1 lb flaked rye 7 AAU Apollo (11g @ 17.8% AA) @ 60 7 AAU Apollo (11g @ 17.8% AA) @ 20 20 AAU Amarillo (58g @ 9.6% AA) @ 5 Wyeast 3711 - French Saison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 3 December 2016, 187 days after kegging. Dispensed from kegerator into a dimpled mug. Appearance: light golden hue with minimal haze and a light effervescence. Head poured a finger of frothy white foam that leaves a good lace on the glass. This is darn nice! (4) Smell: lightly sweet and spicy saison aroma. Hops are kind of light and grassy. It's not overly complicated, but it doesn't have that too-piquant saison aroma that 3711 can sometimes generate. I think it turned out pretty well. (3.75) Taste: there's definitely a little spicy saison character here; it's very middle-of-the-road from a flavor profile standpoint. There might be a little complexity from the rye, but for the most part it is a pretty standard saison. (3.75) Mouthfeel: medium-light body, which is to be expected given the low OG and ABV. Carbonation is pretty good, though. (3.5) Drinkability: it's a session saison, so as per its design it is a flavorful beer that I could really drink a lot of. From this standpoint, this beer is quite a success. (4) Overall score 3.8 (B+). I'd say this was a successful brew, given the goal behind a session saison. It's not perfect, but it's definitely a refreshing, quaffable beer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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