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Weyerbacher Muse 3.01 250

Weyerbacher Muse

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2503.01/5.03.01/5.0Summer6.2%11.3Tulip
Commercial Description:
Our latest creation, MUSE, is a Farmhouse Ale with a distinctive Weyerbacher signature. Farmhouse Ales, by tradition, were used as restoratives for workers during the warmer months under the hot midday sun. Typically made with barley, sometimes wheat and oats as well, a Farmhouse Ale could be light golden to amber in color, but always with a dry, slightly tart finish, thus being a great thirst quencher.
Weyerbacher MUSE is light amber in color, brewed with barley and a healthy dose of raw wheat and raw oats as per tradition, to give it a mouthfeel that’s both silky and light at the same time. The wheat and oats add a bit of cloudiness to the beer as well, so don’t be afraid, sometimes cloudy is good! A very special Belgian yeast strain was used to ferment this particular brew, and it was done at downright “hot” temperatures, 78 F, in order for the yeast to develop its spicy profile that is expected for a Farmhouse Ale. No spices were added to this brew, its all from the yeast.
MUSE is hopped with Styrian Goldings for bitter, and Saaz for aroma, both just adding even more to the dryness of the brew. Putting it all together, you have a slightly spicy palate, with pleasant aromas and very dry, mildly bitter finish. At 6.2%, you’ll want another one so you can ponder this intriguing taste profile, and you may find yourself wondering why you haven’t explored Farmhouse Ales before!
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 Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Bomber: Cloudy dark orange with a medium white head, aroma has oranges, lemon, apples, hay and light spices. Light bodied, medium carbonation, starts and ends lightly sweet with a dry ending.


 hoplover406 (204), Crofton, Maryland, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/513/20
Mar 9, 2008    Updated: Mar 11, 2008
Bomber. Pours honey-amber with lots of carbonation but not much of a head that dissapates quickly. Smells OK, some funky sour notes with spice. Good lively mouthfeel. Mostly spice and malt with no real funky kick at all...bummer.


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Cloudy golden colour with a white head. malty, light sweet aroma with herbal notes. malty, spicy and light sweet flavor Light dry, herbal finish.


 bma4573 (136), Mechanicsville, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/513/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Pours a cloudy golden color, with a little bit of a white head.A bit of a sour smell. Immediately taste hints of grass, not a big fan of this one.


 badlizard (2385), Berkeley, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Hazy yellow with a fizzy white head. Wet hay and petting zoo aroma. Tangy sweet fruity taste with a yeasty finish.


 Rastacouere (5564), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/511/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Excellent looks. A tall white head working out abundant lacing. Cloudy golden authentic body. Well well well. The nose is a surprise. For a Weyerbacher, this is far from overdone. Everything is under control and in subtletly. Bready, slightly acidic, slightly spicy from the yeast (oregano?), herbal. The sad thing in the end is that it feels really dull. There’s not much flavour depth at all and this is not something I want in a saison. The hops are very shy, the malts are nondescript and the carbonation is more biting than expansive. Overall, dull. I like beers in subtlety, but I still need something to attach myself to, crispiness, brilliant extraction, something...


 SpringsLicker (2043), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Pours out a clear medium orange body with a fleeting, thin white head. Doesn’t quite lace the glass, yet it tries. Peppery honey malt nose. Starts sweet then dries out some and finishes with a peppery kick. Nice. Looks like I got the odd "good" bottle.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Pours a clouded amber orange with white head. Nose is pure saison; yeasty funk. Flavor is funky too, yes. But I feel like it lacks a maturity that the Belgian saisons tend to give so easily. Perhaps it’s a bit too vibrant. Or let’s say it is too "bright". Strong yeast flavors with an odd bite that I want to say is alcohol, but don’t really think it is. Feel is good. Smooth on liquid and decent on bubble. Overall, an okay saison. It certainly wouldn’t hold up to a Belgian saison or any of the worlds greatest, but it is good enough I suppose.



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