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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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 JorisPPattyn (5171), Antwerpen, Belgium
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Good yellowish head, dense and slightly irregular over unclear orange beer. Nose of... well,...old slippers; a bit dusty, a bit sweaty, a bit cheesy, and, in a way, quite spicy... Old peanuts, shifting peanut butter, fatty acids to the fore. Dry it is, no doubt, but also quite aggressive in MF. Part of the flavours might well be the oats, seem to recognise it from porters. Point of acidity, the malt sweetness gone or completely concealed. Light to medium bodied. Again one of those weird yeasts by an USAlab, as well as the idea of high mashing temperatures. I wonder about their veracity. I’m still very grateful for it to whomever bestowed it on me...


 FROTHINGSLOSH (2001), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Dec 14, 2007  
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy golden-amber color with a small white head. The aroma was dry and musty with a hint of citrus. The flavor was bitter, dry, musty, slightly earthy and had a hint of citrus. A bit bland.


 yespr (12135), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Dec 14, 2007  
From bottle, no 13 at Papsoes blindtasting. Pours hazy orange with lacing white head. Spiced aroma, complex. Flavour holds a herbal and vegetable flavour with a subdued sweetness. Has a strange soapy and herbal finish. Strange and undefineable.


 Grovlam (3809), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/512/20
Dec 5, 2007  
#13 [Blind tasting session @ Papsoe 30-11-2007] Small fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Cloudy golden color. Spice, herbal, grain, fruit, citrus and hint of other sour notes. Thought this was some kind of spicy/herbal/vegetable beer. Medium bodied with a light alcoholic texture and an average carbonation. Light sweet flavor with a hint of acidic. Sweet and spicy finish.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Bottle. A hazy orange beer with a off-white head. The aroma and taste is malty, fruity and spicy. Medium body with a light dry finish.


 joergen (8597), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 3, 2007  
Bottle. Hazy amber coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of spices, vanilla and caramel. Sweet flavour of spices, caramel, fruits, vanilla and hops. Hoppy finish.


 faroeviking (6042), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/59/20
Dec 2, 2007  
Bottle. Nice hazy deep orange colour. Herby and sweet spiced aroma. The flavour is sweet, hoppy and herby, spiced with vegetables, some yeast and caramel.


 Papsoe (14996), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/514/20
Dec 1, 2007  
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of sliffy. Cloudy, muddy, amber golden with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma of yeast and spices. Fairly light in body with a vague, fruity sweetness, a little yeast and diacetyl and then a somewhat astringent quinine-like fruitiness without being overly bitter. A strange brew - as many American Saisons are. 301107



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