Bellwoods Brewery Farmhouse Classic Brett Saison 2017 Saison at 6.2% ABV (C$6.00 at Bellwoods Brewery, 500 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 11-Sep-2017, reviewed 14-Sep-2017)
Appearance: cloudy straw with one finger of fizzy white head diminishing rapidly to nothing, no lacing. (2/5) Aroma: horse blankety funk, lemon zest, stone fruit, leather, black pepper. (9/10) Taste: moderate-low sweet, moderate bitter, moderate-high funk. (9/10) Medium-light body, lively carbonation, short mildly funky finish. (4/5)
An instant gusher upon decapping (hi, Brett!) but the fizzy head is short-lived and leaves nothing behind. Really, a red-headed stepchild level of unfortunate-looking beer. But the smell? All the big barnyardy funk you could ever hope for, and in fact were promised by the volcanic decapping. Not everybody’s going to get this beer, and that’s fine by me – but for those who appreciate funk, this is one to savour. I bought two of these, hoping that there would be cellaring potential, and based on what I’m seeing fresh, that should be the case. The second will now go down for an extended period (probably two years at least) to really let the Brett dig in. Stay tuned… (17/20)
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