Back Road La Porte Saison

Brewed by Back Road Brewery
Style: Saison
LaPorte, Indiana USA

12oz bottle, courtesy of BBB63. Thanks, Mike! Pours a hazy, autumn-orange color; textured off-white head with perfect retention and lacing. Pleasant, yeast and white pepper aroma, almost like a tripel, with some oranges and candied fruit. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: fluffy texture, chewy belgian sugars and yeast, with plenty of oranges / candied fruit; somewhat sweet for a saison and underattenuated. Medium, doughy and candy sugar finish.

Name: Saison
Date: 06/21/2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, Pre-RBSG

opaque orange, fine head, drops of lace, big sweet fruity aroma with an array of spicy quality, creamy body, lots of fruity malt flavor, lots of spicy character morphs into a long bitter finish, nice bitter orange shows after a while,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Courtesy of BBB63

Bottle:The aroma consists of yeast, apple, and spice. It pours a hazy orange with a small white head. The flavor starts with yeast and apple and finishes with a big floral bitterness with faint spiciness.

Sample at Indiana Microbrewers Festival - Aroma is bubblegum yeast and a touch of lemon. Pours cloudy gold with a small head. Flavor is the bubblegum yeast with some white pepper and lemon. Palate is sour and smooth. Very drinkable and refreshing after an early afternoon of some heavyweight brews.

Ala BBB63. Lightly hazed golden color with a smaller white head. Aromas of dough and light spice. White pepper, dry herbs, lemongrass and touch of attic all in the mix. Light wheat sweetness mixes with mild light fruit. Lightly acidic to help keep it from getting too sweet. Finishes with light cloves and pepper. A nice domestic saison. Thanks Mike for sharing.

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a tulip. This saison poured a hazy golden/amber color with a mimimal white head that dissappeared almost immediately. The aroma was made up of apricot, strong yeast, some cinnamon, and also a bit of pepper. The flavor was a bit sweet and sour, with a nice peppery finish. I can’t believe there weren’t any spices used. You can really taste some clove, cinnamon, and pepper. The mouthfeel is medium to full-bodied, with a good hit of carbonation. Very crisp and refreshing. I didn’t quite know what to think of this beer the first time I tried it at the 10th anniversary, but now it has really started to grow on me. Can’t wait to see what lies ahead for Back Road Brewery.

Growler shared by BBB63: Poured a cloudy gold with a tiny white head. Aroma, funky, some lemon, yeast. Flavor, yeasty with a light funkiness, some spice, and fruits. Pretty solid.

Growler thanks to BBB63! Poured hazy medium orange with a short-lived white head. Aroma picked up sweet light fruity notes with heavy white pepper and cloves.. bit of an aged hop aspect to it (which Mike confirmed!). Peppery spices led the flavor department.. sweet apricots in there as well.. nice spicy finish. Very good balance to it, and the old hops worked wonders. Thanks Mike!