Saint Somewhere Pays du Soleil

Tap at Barcade 5th Anniversary party. Amber pour with no head. The nose is fairly loaded with acetone but there is a solid tropical yeasty fruitiness behind that. The flavour is also fairly fruity with a lot of apple and pear esters along with a bit of light tartness. There is a kiss of oak as well. The beer has a kiss of lactic tartness as well as a fairly assertive balsamic character on the back. It’s got a nice light sweetness that gives an impression of honey. Soft and sweet with a nice fruitiness on the back. I like this although I think there is a lot of room for improvement.

On draft. Pours a hazy orange. Nose is floral, acetone, green apple, spices. This was really hard to drink. Medicinal, acetone, way too flowery, tart apple, plastic, nail polish remover. Awful. Don’t jusdge this brewery on this beer. Everything else from them is amazing. This was very disappointing.

Tap at Barcade 5th Anniversary Party. At first I liked this but the more I sat on it the more vile it became. At first a clean, dryish, floral saison, this becomes a vat of nail polish, apple juice, and cheap cider vinegar. Blech! A total mess. These guys can do better.

Tap at Barcade’s 5th Anniversary Party: Hazy light ruby with hardly any head. Vinous tart aroma- some cranberry- like tart notes, currant and red wine tannins. Slick body with a similar flavor, yet there’s an acetone presence. I’ve noticed this is other barrel aged offerings from them- is it one of their yeast strains, or a pour barrel characteristic? The vinousness is there and it’s close to being a balanced and elegant- yet that acetone is a put off.

Draft @ Capones: Poured a dark copper with a small head. The aroma was dark fruits, berries, flowers and herbs. The flavor was dry, tart, sweet, dark fruits, berries, spice and flowers. Overall, this was a really good beer.

Chelsea Cask Festival: At first I must admit I thought this beer was something awful, but it grew on me. It was like a sour, sugary candy drink, unrefined and downright nasty. I was finally able to break down the beer: sour, tart, green fruits, early spring, warming esters... almost like an after dinner drink.

22 ounce handbottle ??? from Bierkraft in NYC by way of goryskewych. Thanks George! Pours a dark hazy copper color with a medium head. Fair head retention and lacing. Tart, fruity aroma with notes of peach, plum, berries, apple, banana, spicy herbal and floral notes. Earthy with toffee malts in the finish and a bit of alcohol warmth. Taste is full of dry, tart berry notes. Almost cassis like, though I assume that is the palmetto. Also notes of apple, peach and herbal/floral notes. Dry and tart throughout. Slight alcohol warmth. Smooth, med-full bodied. Very nice beer.

On tap at Mr. Dunderbaks (Tampa, FL). Pours a hazy yellow to amber with one finger foamy white head. Aroma is citrus, pepper, yeast, honey. Flavor is very light initially then some notes of pepper, yeast, honey, light citrus, funk. Light to medium body with a very dry finish. Interesting ale.