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Squatters Fifth Element

Squatters Fifth Element - Saison

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Brewed by Salt Lake Brewing Company / Squatters Pub
Style: Saison

Salt Lake City, Utah USA

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144.06/5.03.66/5.0Special6.75%88.9Tulip

Commercial Description:
Fifth Element was brewed December 2007 and laid down to age in oak barrels January 2008. It has light peach/fruit notes and a beautiful golden hue. High carbonation created during bottle conditioning gives it a champagne like texture on the pallet. It finishes slightly tart and cleansing.
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 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Opaque, banana yellow pour. Cheesy, pungent aroma of sharp blue and a musty, sweet bit of pineapple; funky in a way thats really much like a sauv blanc. And a bit tropical too, and still in a white wine kind of way.

Sweet, and soft, lightly funky flavor; carefully spiced with a pleasing nectarine and peach dominant flavor. It has a sharp muscat grape tartness and a tropical, creamy sweetness that softens that nicely; it softens even more after swallowing, on a feathery, sweet texture; still a bit funky, but so velvety and warm. Seems i can taste ever white and golden fruit here or there; golden kiwis, pears, yellow apples; calm and collected, not scattered.

Smooth and acidic texture; funkiness lingers distantly in the very long finish. Extremely classy stuff. Thanks so much Eric!


 drewbeerme (2224), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 4, 2009  
750ml bottle. thanks to Kan for sharing! pours hazed straw color with white head. nose is funky, hay, lemon. flavors of hay, funk, cheese, very dry biscuity, slightly sour. wow really nice beer.


 masonjer (555), Holt, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Huge thanks to Pantanap for cracking this open, and thanks to eric for "securing" the bottle. Poured pale yellow with a big white head. Aroma was nice funk, lemon and tart. Taste was funky, a nice dryness throughout and on the finish, really reminded me of a lemon drop overall. Earthy hops added to the round and full flavor. Very nice, and having been to a squatters in Utah, I was surprised to see this. Great effort.


 pantanap (1322), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 27, 2008  
750ml bottle. huge thanks to eric!.... pours a cloudy murky golden yellow soft orange with a thin white head.... funky nose, musty, light cheese, and lemon accents. really superb farmhouse aspects to it.... crisp dry flavors of tart citrus notes and a sweeter aftertaste but ends almost completely dry with a little residual sweetness... 9/4/8/4/16


 Guerde (693), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 30, 2008  
(bottle, shared by tytoanderso via footbalm, thanks Tyler and Eric!) Pours out a hazy light yellow, with a light white head ringing the glass. Aroma is bretty, with some pineapple, peach skin, and becoming funkier as it warms a bit. The taste is light, but everything blends together nicely. There are fruit flavors of sweet pear, tart peach skin, and maybe just a subtle vanilla and oak character as well. The finish is quite dry, but the carbonation is very spritzy, which does remind me of champagne. A well done beer, and from Utah of all places!


 beastiefan2k (1590), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/517/20
Oct 29, 2008    Updated: Oct 30, 2008
Bottle shared by tytoanderso originally from footbalm, thanks everyone. Pours a very hazy, lightly still looking, slick yellow color with a halo lacing. Aroma is very similar to Cuvee de Castleton. Its lemon-y bretty cobwebs, funky, some light grapefruit juice as well. There is a light cereal graininess behind all that to round it off. Tasting the beer starts off with a spritz-y, tingling mouthfeel. This actually gets in the way a bit because the flavor is very delicate. Taste has light lemon bursts within a delicate Belgian ale that’s lightly floral. Flavor is nice but does not have live up to the aroma. Really nice brew from Utah, that’s right UTAH!


 tytoanderso (1381), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 25, 2008  
750ml bottle. with a HUGE THANKS to Eric! Puncy, tart and lightly sour on the nose. Musty, peach skin and pear meat. Nice mix of dusty, dry yeast, malt and barrel. Pours a beautiful bright gold with a very thin ring of white around the edge of the glass. Flavor is quite tart and dry. Plenty of funk. Apple skin, lively, funky yeast, barrel tannin, lemon zest. Wine like... buttery California chardonnay... but not nearly as flabby. Really reminiscent of a RR brew. Medium bodied... lively carbonation that compliments the barrel tannin quite well. Finishes rather acidic with a but of earthy funk. Wow... Utah beer doesn’t suck. Thanks a ton for this one Eric!


 Wasatch (270), Layton, Utah, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/514/20
Oct 25, 2008    Updated: Oct 21, 2009
750ml Bottle Caged/Corked Poured into a small tulip a nice cloudy pale yellow color, very nice carbonation, nice one-finger white head, which leaves some nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, yeasty, with a slight oak scent, with some spices. The taste is malty/yeasty, nice little notes of oak, with a touch of spices. Medium body. Very drinkable, this is a very nice brew, but not worth the $15 a bottle, worth checking out though.



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