Casey Brewing & Blending Saison

**Aroma:** “Pear, apricot, and lemon esters with a hint of some sort of burnt phenolic character. Slight toasty bready malt. Apricot and red grape. A bit of wet-dog _Brett_ funk. Stone fruit, earthy. Light matchstick note with a medium-tart note.” **Flavor:** “Ripe peach, apricot, and lemon up front with a nice lactic tartness that rounds out the fruit character. Finishes mostly dry with a slightly lingering tartness. Apricot up front with red grape and toasty biscuit malt. Finish is very dry with slight peach notes and heavy _Brett._” **Overall:** “Nice complexity and excellent balance between _Brett_ character and tartness/acidity. Well-balanced, very approachable with a surprising amount of complexity. Quite sour with an interesting apricot and grape character. A fair amount of toasty malt character. Nice fruity notes, but the sourness is a bit overpowering. A milky lacto consistency with a sharp sourness and what I would describe as roast in the middle of the sip.”

**Aroma:** “Subtle aroma of lemon and _Brett_ funk with a slight vegetal note. Light spiciness and lots of phenols—smoky, white pepper. A bit of overripe peach and a bit of toasty malt.” **Flavor:** “Starts a bit sweet and becomes moderately acidic with a finish that’s sweet, sour, and bitter. Lemon and stone fruit with a hint of tartness. Finishes semidry with a slight tart note. Lots of pineapple, peach, and spicy, smoky phenols—almost a BBQ sauce. Some horse blanket but just a touch of _Brett_ with a few woody notes. High carbonation pushes into a light, dry finish.” **Overall:** “Odd beer to taste: sweet, tart, and bitter all at once. Lots of unusual smoky phenols, lots of peach. Moderate tart notes with grapefruit and light peach notes. Light funk note and a slight astringency toward the end of the sip. Light body and funky spicy complexity were enjoyable. No major flaws but the flavor is outside of the canon and tough to wrap your head around. ”

**Aroma:** An interestingly funky aroma, with very fruity flavors emerging not typically associated with _Brett_; blueberry, strawberry, and light eucalyptus. Strong _Brett_-funk earthiness. Some lemon and orange sweetness with some honey-like sweetness on the back. **Flavor:** Ripe stone fruit, tropical, tangerine, and a bit of _Brett_. Very citrus-forward and tart (verging on sour) throughout, but the acidity is soft and not harsh or abrasive. Some strong lemon and unripe strawberry notes. Very dry and high carbonation. This beer is full of flavor. **Overall:** Very juicy citrus and tropical notes with a touch of funk. The acidity plays nicely into the juicy character. Even though the acidity level is high, it's not harsh. A wonderfully unique aroma that's coupled with a very complex and funky flavor. This beer is layered with complex flavors, but the flavors came together well. Balanced acidity, nice tartness, with some complexity in the fruit sweetness made this a really nice beer.