Trinity Brewing Company Oh Face Saison Provisional Saison at 6.5% ABV (C$11.99 at Oak & Vine, 375 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 27-Mar-2017, reviewed 14-Jun-2017)
Appearance: slightly hazy pale gold (because I reserved the lees) with a short, short-lived off-white head, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: leather, stone fruit, oak, floral, spices, pumpkin. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild bitter, light funky tart. (7/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, sweetish lightly funky finish. (3/5)
As far as I can tell, this is a heavily modified recipe with the same name, but a much beefier malt bill, giving 2% more ABV than the previous version. Regardless, this is like Saison the way chalk is like cheese – it’s really much more a Sour/Wild, in my opinion. Sweet and somewhat heavy-handed, but with a pleasant tartness working well with leathery brett and oak. Not bad, but a bit muddled and lacking direction. (13/20)
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