Terrapin Side Project Maggies Farmhouse Ale

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Saison
Athens, Georgia USA

22oz bottle from Sam’s, Durham. Nice looking pour, a deep gold with moderate carbonation. Lots of tart apple in the nose, with some honey and spice detectable too. Thinnish body, at times almost weirdly slick. Not much of a mouthfeel, in all honesty. The flavor is like watered-down honey, with sub-par Weiss characteristics and only the mildest yeast/spice/dryness dimensions that I expect for the style. Underwhelming in every way.

Pale hazy deep yellow, slight head. Spicy aroma, reminiscent of coriander and a dash of white pepper. Flavor is pale honey accented malts, spices like what found on the nose. There is also a very faint tinge of sour acidity going on here with a citric accented finish. Nice, easy drinking saison.

Bottle 650 ml
Appearance: light haze , bright golden-amber look. Light fizz shown on top.
Nose: Citric wheat feel , mild light touch , orange peel with some sweets behind. 6+
Flavor/Palate : Mild ,s oft light wheat base. Sweet caramel on top. Lightly spiced with citric soft end. Where is the funk ? Nutty late finish.

Pours a rather typical clear straw yellow with a so-so white head, not very inspiring. Fortunately, this is the beer’s weakest aspect. Aroma is more inviting, wheaty and yeasty with a slight citrus overtone. Flavor is even better, mouth-filling, malty and yeasty with a whisper of lemon and a hint of hops. Texture is nice and smooth and fairly fizzy, leaving a tingly and slightly tart finish.

22oz. Bottle: Aroma of yeast, coriander, slight pepper, slight fruit, slight spices, and some clove. Poured yellow/gold in color with a small, white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Hazy. Slightly sparkling. Flavor is slightly sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of coriander, pepper, fruit, yeast, grains, slight clove, and some pear. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Spice, pepper, coriander, and yeast finish.

Bottle shared by emacgee. Golden with a small white lace. Nose is greassy, herbal, yeast. Flavor is more yeast, light citrus, banana, and boring. Lacks finesse or jazz or how do you say? character. Just kinda sloppily put together and it shows.

Pours a soft hazy gold with a one finger creamy white head. There is some funk on the nose from the yeast, a bit of wheat, some grassy hop character with a bit of citrus rind. The flavor is really bland, some funky yeasty character, mild isoamyl acetate. Soft carbonation on the mouth. Not too hot.

22oz bomber. Pours gold with a light cloudiness. It is very malty with a light lemony citrus character and some banana esters. Full-bodied and tasty.