Moody Ales Intrepid Matcha Saison Saison at 6.9% ABV | 35 IBU (C$9.22 at Oak & Vine, 650 ml, packaged on 17-Apr-2017, acquired 5-Jun-2017, reviewed 13-Jun-2017)
Appearance: cloudy straw with two fat fingers of fluffy white head, good retention and patchy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: dry yeasty funk, lemons, green tea. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter, light funk. (7/10) Medium body, medium carbonation, off-dry short duration, lightly funky finish. (3/5)
Not bad at all – the combination of flavours works reasonably well together: there’s a dry leathery funk, tart lemons, and green tea, with neither really dominating. For the style, it’s a little too emphatic by pretty much every metric: heavy, sweet, spicy, boozy, and fairly muddled (and certainly not clean!) but the overall experience isn’t bad. (14/20)
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