Beers – 2014 to 31/12/2017
Boatrocker – Saison du Bateau Farmhouse Ale, 2017, 6.4ABV, 330ml bottle.
Drank on 15/12/2017, from I.B.S.
Appearance: 2.5 – Light amber, nice head on pour, light lacing.
Smell/Aroma: 2.5 – Slight bready, yeasty, dry, steely.
Taste: 2.5 – Bready malts, slightly sweet, white wine, good saison yeasty character, spice, slightly fruity.
Mouthfeel/Palate: 2 – Rounded, rather full, still a nice fizz.
Overall: 3 – This is a nice saison, on the easier end of saisons.
Boatrocker – Miss Pinky Raspberry Berliner Weisse , 2017, 3.3%ABV, 330ml bottle.
Drank on 15/12/2017, from I.B.S.
Appearance: 2.5 – Pink like grapefruit juice, cloudy but translucent.
Smell/Aroma: 2.5 – A little sweet, raspberry, fruity, minerally, a little lactic funk.
Taste: 3 – Tart, more a fruit tartness than a hard lacto tartness. not very acidic, minerally.
Mouthfeel/Palate: 2.5 – Dry, fizzy.
Over all: 3.5 – This is a nice easy drinking sour.