Style: Saison/Farmhouse (Mixed Culture & Brett)

ABV: 5.4

94/100

Aroma:	12
Appearance:	3
Flavor:	18
Mouthfeel:	5

Fair Isle Brewing Season 1 Batch E

What the brewers say

Oak-aged saison with larch tips.

What our panel thought

Spicy, herbal aroma with sweeter notes of lemon wedges crushed for lemonade. Tart, lemony flavor with wheaty and spicy notes, riding on a lively mouthfeel to a dry, bitter, slightly harsh finish. Pleasant acidity but a bit one-note. Nicely quenching.

What our editors thought

Nose evokes the petrichor of impending rain, earthy and refreshing; a hint of lime adds an edge. In the sip, rooibos tea–like spice and a hard-kombucha hit bring a kinetic feeling of motion. Rhythmically pulses with waves of herbal energy.

Review printed in: Beyond Beer: Hard Seltzer, Hard Kombucha, and More (Apr-May 2021) (View All Issues)

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“Pepper, citrus notes dominate the nose. Hints of earthiness. Vanilla in the flavor, imparts sweetness to balance the acidity, bitterness. Pleasant dose of funk. Fnishes dry but not aggressively bitter.”

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“Light bread, lemon on the nose. Hint of black pepper. Lively berry and lychee. More citric acid than lactic sourness. Hint of barnyard. Effervescent mouthfeel.”

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Earthy, leathery Brett in the nose, with a confusing blend of roses, banana, cherry, and peach/apricot. Flavor slingshots between floral, fruity, and funky, never quite settling; gardenias and roses wrestle with berries, peaches, and leathery Brett. Earthy bitterness. Never forms a cohesive whole.

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