Sante Adairius Rustic Ales Hoeybier Saison at 6% ABV (US$18.39 at Sante Adairius Rustic Ales, 750 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 21-Jun-2017, reviewed 20-Aug-2017)
Appearance: hazy medium gold with a short, short-lived white head, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: stone fruit, white wine, oak. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high tart, moderate sweet, low bitter. (9/10) Palate: medium-light body, prickly carbonation, dry tart finish. (4/5)
Very vinous and tart – not mouth-puckeringly so, but certainly much more than one would normally expect from a Saison. Fact is, I’d call this more of a Sour/Wild than anything, and it’s actually almost Gueuze-like. Regardless of what you call it, it’s very good, but at that price point I’d expect it to be. Fact is, at that price point there’s some pretty stiff competition, which slightly tempers my enthusiasm for this beer. Yes, it’s world-class, but there are better beers out there for cheaper. (16/20)
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