Clipper City Heavy Seas Red Sky At Night

pours hazy golden with a large white head, nice sweet malt aroma with some spices. smooth flavor, would have never guessed 8%, sweet, great, good body, awesome brew

Red Sky At Night is a very credible domestic example of this classic Belgian beer style. While it isn’t quite up to snuff with Belgian example such as Saison Dupont, or Saison de Pipiax, I found it to be quite authentic, and and a great tribute to the style that is under done here in the US. Retailing for $6-$7 a six pack, it is also a very good buy, for such a complex and flavorful beer. Red Sky At Night pours to a beautiful, bright, deep golden color, with a bright white head that eventually fades, and a lively carbonation. The nose on this beer is complex and inviting with lots of spicy/earthy yeast aroma, paired with some grassy hop aromatics, some sweet malt, and hints of pepper. The palate is firm on the tongue but the lively carbonation lifts off the malt heft. This beer has got some sweet and crisp malt brawn, with lots of good grassy/herbal hop flavor paired with spicy yeast, and a touch of acidic sourness. Red Sky At Night finishes with more malty/slightly sour flavors up front, then ends with a spicy yeast note that lingers. I really enjoyed this beer, and found it to be a very well done domestic example of saison. There is a lot going on in this beer, it is complex, but with the with the slightly sour, and hoppy edge of this beer, it works well as a summer refresher. This beer would work well with a number of dishes, and could be paired with both hearty and light fare. At 7.5% abv, it would make the perfect beer to relax with after a hard day, and a great beer to sip and enjoy as the sky turns red.

Bottle. Off orange golden and clear. Sweet spicy clean aroma, some bananas and other lighter fruits. No funk. Moderate light malts and fruits and yeasty spice. Bananas, orange, spicy clove and corriander. I really enjoyed this beer.

Bottle. Poured an hazy orange color with an average frothy off-white head that lasted with spare lacing. Moderate sweet spice aroma. Medium body with a creamy texture. Moderate sweet spice flavor with an average finish. Good brew.

yellowish color with a big white head. smells of spice and citrus. tastes of malty orange. Would be a great beer if sitting on the beach but unfortunately it is december and freezing.

12.14.05. 12 oz. bottle. Poured into Ommegang chalice. Nice light cloudy gold color. Sweet spice aroma. Very earthy citrus/banana/clove flavors. The Heavy Seas brews seem to be pretty good all-round.

This saison pours a light gold color from a 12 oz bottle. Small white foamy head. Aroma is banana, cloves, grainy and sweet. A medium bodied saison. Malts are fruity and banana. Touches of barnyard. Lots of banana and clove esters. Light and refreshing. Smooth taste. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly sweet. Thanks to the Atlanta crew for sharing this one.

Sampled at the Pizza Port 9th Strong Ale Festival, thanks to whomever opened a bottle of this at the "ratebeer" table. Sweet banana coriander aroma and flavor, light fruity and tart. A nice departure from some of the aggresive tastes availabe at the festival. Not bad.