Anchorage Brewing Company Love Buzz – Saison at 8% ABV (C$8.82 at Collective, 375 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 9-Jan-2020, reviewed 28-Jan-2020)
Appearance: hazy pale amber with a short, short-lived off-white head, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: tart berries, oak, white grape must, orange peel, rose water, peppercorn, dry hay funk. (9/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate tart, low bitter. (9/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, short duration tart finish. (4/5)
That’s an odd one, for sure: more like a Wild or Mixed Fermentation than a Saison. There’s very little Brett character present throughout, from the short, short-lived head to the near complete absence of dry funk. That’s not to put it down: if anything, I could have come up with about a dozen more aspects to the aroma, and I’m a sucker for complexity. An enjoyable slow sipper, even if it misses the mark on just about every metric for Saison. (16/20)
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