Moderate dry-bodied farmhouse ale in a can utilizes ‘assertive’ cardamom pod spicing to placate sour citrus entry and herb-roasted follow-up. White-peppered lemon verbena, yellow grapefruit and banana bread illusions settle alongside ginger-rooted green and black tea nuances. On further inspection, herbaceous chamomile, basil and peppermint notions pick up steam.
On tap at NJ Beer Expo ’13, traditional dry-bodied farmhouse ale offers approachable sour-fruited candied citrus whimsy. Lemon-curried honeydew, melon and banana dot Belgian fungi yeast to grassy hay bottom. Salty black peppered snip perks up yellow-fruited misting.
Defying timid golden ale designation and much better defined as a fruitier saison, action-packed full body tosses peppery herbal-hopped briskness and honeyed rye graining at sleek citric-spiced persuasion. Lemon zest, naval orange, pink grapefruit, honeydew, peach, nectarine and banana illusions caress crystal-sugared malts. Mild sage, rosemary and woodruff seasoning brings musty twilight setting to lovely all-around fruiting.
Frustratingly chaotic, yet stylistically ubiquitous, limited edition (2012) saison places cluttered fruit lacquering above salty white-peppered hop bite. Cloying raspberry rasp picks up ancillary orange-bruised apple, peach cobbler and banana illusions as well as vanilla pastry sugaring. Buttered rum spicing adds alcohol luster.
Headily herbaceous chartreuse-hazed barnyard ale retains weedy citric pungency as black tea-like bittering ascends above lemon-rotted orange compote and soured grape esters. White-peppered sage-thyme seasoning and musty cellar-like Belgian yeast funk addle dry horse blanket parch.
