Clipper City Heavy Seas Red Sky At Night

Brewed by Clipper City Brewing Co.
Style: Saison
Baltimore, Maryland USA

12oz bottle. Pours a brilliant, deep yellow with gold highlights and a thick, though short-lived, white head that consists of very fine/small bubbles. The aroma is fruity and spicy with some perfume and grassiness, pilsner malt, and a little banana, too. The flavor is very nice and much more complex than the aroma - a rich, light malt base with touches of soft fruit, cinnamon sugar, flowers, hibiscus, cloves, and honey. At mid-palate, a soft, flowery bitterness emerges, strengthened by the flavor of ethanol. There is also a nice bit biscuity malt and spices towards the back. The finish is somewhat dry with a doughy, yeasty maltiness, ginger, spices, hints of anise, and alcohol. The mouthfeel is quite full in body and slippery, but suitably lightened by vigorous carbonation so as to feel a little lighter and more refreshing. Overall, a very tasty beer - but not quite dry enough or grassy/hoppy enough for a saison of this strength; more like tripel.

cheapo coriander sugar typical aroma. not so red beer - pale yucky urinary yellow with scato bubbles. Typical flavor slightly sour-sweet rotted vegetables and typical spices. better-metal-cardboard finish.

A wonderful saison, thick and creamy head, immense body with lots of malty spicy flavor. Appearance was a translucent sunset orange, although it may have been a little brighter than that, as I was judging the color using candlelight...hmm. Flavor: Quite spicy in fact, a great drink to pair with flavorful foods, such as fennel sausage, I found it great.

Couleur blonde allant vers le dorée, pas de présence de mousse. Curieux arômes, passablement levuré, dégageant les algues, les minéraux et un houblon ne semblant pas être à sa place. Relativement simple en bouche, des flaveurs de levure, de grains et même de maïs exposent à leur tour une touche de beurre et de coriandre. La texture semble plutôt huileuse. La finale est légèrement alcoolique et rappelle le poivre. Étrange bière de type saison ne semblant pas posséder les caractères habituels de ce style.

Poured hazy yellow, aroma of malts, biscuits and yeast. Flavor is full, sharp lemons, yeast, and a bit malty. Tastes lovely, Clipper City makes awesome beers, this is another fine brew from Baltimore.

Bottle, has a clear medium gold pour with a touch of orange and some darker gold in the brew (I saw some floaties in the brew), gives a white head and has medium effervescence, leaves some lacing on the glass, aromas of faint peach & orange, light malt, spicy citrus aroma appears to be the most dominant fragrance in this brew, there is fruit & sugar sweetness on the nose, maybe a hint of floral and funkiness in this beer, flavors of sour-citrus fruit, orange, medium banana flavor which reminds me of a German Hefeweizen, there are lemon-orange citrus, low hop bitterness, not much tartness in this drink, and this has some pepper at the finish, mouth feel is around medium with a nice creaminess, I thought the carbonation was low for a Saison Beer, no alcohol noticed on the nose or the palate, an ok drink.

Unlike typical offerings of the style, this one came in a six pack of 12 oz. bottles. Hazy pale yellow color with a ton of streamers and a large egg shell head made this look the part of a classic Saison. The aroma was more hoppy than anticipated, with a spicy, citric smell, more typical of an IPA, than a Belgian style. There was also a background of perfumey, alcoholic, earthy smells. The taste was light, spicy, and citric, and dry, but not quite as dry as other Saisons. Very delicious and quenching, and a good approachable take on the style.

12 oz bottle: Aroma is nicely floral, yeast, nice spicey hops, fresh apples, orange, and almost a graham cracker scent to it. Appearance is a slightly cloudy orangish/golden color with a medium sized white head that diminishes into a soapy white film. Taste is nicely light fruity, yeast, orange, sugary, and a light hop bittereness on the back end. Palate has a lightly carbonated mouth feel with a lingering yeast and floral notes in the aftertaste. Overall, nice drinker. I personally really like this saison. Cheers!