Squatters Fifth Element

Brewed by Salt Lake Brewing Company / Squatters Pub
Style: Saison
Salt Lake City, Utah USA

750 ml bottle shared with Douglas88 and Footbalm at the brewpub (can’t take it out). Nose of light belgian spices, mildly funky yeastiness, oak, and citrusy hoppiness; cloudy yellow with a big, glass-lacing white head; flavor is lightly tart, lightly sweet, woody oak, and citrus; tickle your tongue carbonationm and a lightly funky finish; great stuff! A well balanced saison!

750mL bottle @ Squatters Pub. Pours a gorgeous, clear and bold honey-yellow color; thick, frothy white head with fine-bubbled lacing and retention; a beautiful pour. Loads of tart lemons, bright acidity, and touches of white pepper in the aroma; immediately brings back RR Temptation: the lemon and funkiness, the soft wooden character (strikes a balance of oak and vanilla butteriness that falls somewhere between Batch 1 and later batches); gorgeous, generous, mouthwatering aroma that would be perfect if it only lasted a touch longer; great balance of elements. Temptation clone? Medium-to-full mouthfeel: this doesn’t have the bracing acidity of the most recent RR batches, but the toasty and softly buttery / vanilla / oaky Chardonnay aspects are turned up closer to Batch 1; this strikes an ideal midpoint of both, for me; lively citrus acidity (grapefruit shows strongly), solid levels of lightly buttery Chardonnay-tinged oak and toastiness; fluffy, effervescent carbonation; a gorgeous beer, if suffering only slightly for being ever so close to something preceding it. I’m not sure if the overall complexity of this would measure up side-by-side with Temptation, but it’s very close and hits a particular note perfectly. Medium finish: tart citrus (lemons, some grapefruit), toasty oak, very slight touches of butter and crackers; nicely dry. Utah?

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.

750 ml bottle at the brewpub in downtown Salt Lake City. Pours a clear yellow color with a medium white head. The bottle has a ton of foam in it, and the brew is quite carbonated and fizzy. The aroma is very nice; an initial sourness, some strong oak aspects, a funky yeast and citrus notes also. The flavor did not disappoint; tons of dry yeasty flavors and dried apples dominated initially, some more citrus, followed by an awesome finish of funky barnyard flavors and finally a rich and mellow oak touch. The barrel aged aspect is done really well; it is noticeable, but does not dominate. The mouthfeel is fizzy and champagne like. An awesome beer, Squatters has done it again! Anyone who still thinks Utah cannot make good beer should try this. I’ve had this a few times now and it is just awesome.

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!

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!

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!

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