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Southern Tier Cherry Saison 3.17 390

Southern Tier Cherry Saison

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63
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3903.17/5.03.17/5.0Special8%23.8Tulip
Commercial Description:
Cherry saison is concurrent with the best of summer weather. The days are long and warm, and the spring blossoms have gracefully turned to plump drupes. Much in the same way, our Imperial Cherry Saison undergoes subtle but noticable changes while cruising from kettle to bright tank. Like the sun ripening fruit, a pit stop makes this beer better. Cherry Saison is aged with French Oak staves, imparting overtones of spice and balancing the natural sweetness of the cherries. Cherry Saison is the first in this series to incorporate oak aging. Enjoy it as a dessert beer, or tilt it back while sitting under a shady tree on a warm summer afternoon.
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 Ungstrup (15336), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet wtih strong notes of cherries, and light notes of malt - not me. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of straw, hops, and quite a lot of cherries, leading to a slightly acidic, dry and woody finish. Weird - I don’t think the components fits together.


 Papsoe (15084), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 27, 2008  
(Bottle 65 cl) Pours an almost clear golden with a rough, off-white head. Spicy aroma with fruit and yeast. Medium body with a sweet fruitiness, but not exactly a berry-like fruitiness. Also there isn’t really much oak character at all - perhaps a wee whiff in the nose. 190908


 yespr (12311), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 6, 2008  
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy yellow to orange with a lacing white head. Mild spiced and slight wheaty aroma. Mild fruity and wheaty base flavour. Smooth and fruity finish. Nice and mellow.


 omhper (12245), Stockholm, Sweden
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/54/102/57/20
Aug 26, 2008    Updated: Aug 27, 2008
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Hazy golden, no head. Artificial vague cherry jam aroma. Sweet and fruity with bold, hard mouthfeel - like chewing on plastic. Some marzipan and orangey hops. Medium bodied with severely sharp metallic edges and some late bitterness. Sticky, bold and clumsy with flavours that don’t go together at all and a malt structure from hell. A travesty of the saison style.


 fonefan (11737), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 24, 2009  
Bottle 650ml. @ home.
[ Trade by BDR ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy hoppy, perfume - soap, wood, coriander, fruity notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, spicy, peppery, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to lively. [20091012]


 oh6gdx (8917), Vasa, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Bottled@Oliver Twist, Stockholm (Imperial Cherry Saison). Aroma is earthcellar, cherrypips and some hops and caramel. Flavour is mild cherries, some earth, barnyard and mild yeasty notes. Good Saison.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Date: 06/21/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, fine off white head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: dry malt aroma with lots of woody spicyness,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of spicyness, light bitterness follows the spices and into a light lasting bitter finish, nice peppery character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4


 Oakes (8101), gone rambling, Cambodia
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Golden with very slight haze. Footy, fecal aroma with a hint of cherr. Some dusty, footy taste with a very minor cherry accent. Some vague spice. Succeeds neither as a saison nor a fruit beer.



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