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North Coast Le Merle

North Coast Le Merle

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A Saison brewed by
North Coast Brewing Company

Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
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3803.59/5.03.59/5.07.3%77.6Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A rustic ale, pale in color, inspired by the rich brewing traditions of the Flanders region. Abundant hops and a Belgian yeast strain contribute exotic aromas af tropical fruit.

Editor's Note: previously known as Whole Foods Silver Jubilee.


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 hophead_hans (583), Bay Area, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20

May 12, 2008  
Tap at Brewery. Pours with a huge head with good retention. Aromas of tart fruit and lemon. The flavors are not as funly as a sasion should be however they get better when the beer warms. It has a nice breadiness to it, togther with some lemon notes and a bit of clove. perhaps more a Belgian blonde though than a saison but still good.

 EricE (261), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Very hazy yellow-orange pour. Fluffy thick white head. Looks like a glass of champagne. Fruity malt aroma. Very wine like with grape and apple. Slightly sour fruit flavor with citrus and berries. Bitter hoppy finish. Very easy to drink. I really enjoyed this.


 mgermani (621), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Pours a lightly hazy golden-blonde with a loose but enormous head with decent retention, which leaves a lot of lacing when it eventually subsides. Aroma is dry rubbing alcohol with a hint of sweet mango. Apple cider taste with sharp, sweet malting takes on a spicier aftertaste with a light hop bite. Reasonable carbonation and a crisp body. I could have gone with a bit more funk for this style, and a bit less apple. Reminds me a bit too much of a blonde ale, but still excellently executed and very quaffable.


 darn1207 (335), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 3, 2008  
bottle. hazy light orange pour with a big bubbly white head that never fully goes away - and spotty lacing. aroma of spices (pepper and clove), lemon and general sourness. pale malts, bread and spice in the taste. finishes a quick dry bitter. tight and crisp. good, but not quite great. K-7.5


 FishManLA (182), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Foggy brass colored pour with a medium sized foamy and fizzy head with moderate persistence. Medium lacing. Nose of yeast with traces of citrus. Initial taste impression is a sharp tartness, like an apple. Notes of citrus and bread in the taste as well. Initial tartness rather quickly and abruptly segues into a classic hop bitterness that lingers to form the finish. A nice, if not outstanding, saison.


TheKeg (10), Louisiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 23, 2008  
Pours bright yellow-gold color with a thick white head. Moderately cloudy, with citrus and spice notes.



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