Wednesday, May 18, 2011

POWERHOUSE SAISON

Powerhouse Spring Saison, a Saison by Powerhouse Restaurant & Brewery.

Served on tap in a Unibroue tulip glass.

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I love a good saison. The Powerhouse delivers a good saison.

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This saison arrives with an opaque yellow body, tinted with orange. The head is a thin, brilliant white.

The nose is spicy. I smell cloves and cardamom and wet paper pulp.

The tongue is likewise spicy. I taste cardamom and cloves and pepper. Lurking behind these primary flavors is a sweet grass and what I can only describe as raw egg white. Wrapped around all of these flavors is a yeast that has a hint of and old leather jacket.

This is an enjoyable ale.

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There is almost an antiseptic tone in both aroma and flavor that increases as it warms. I think of it as similar to the smell of Sea Breeze Astringent face cleaner, only milder and smoother and more pleasant. This quality intrigues me.

When I arrive home, it is time to raid The Wife's spice cabinet and see if I can "recreate" some of the aromas and flavors. The "Sea Breeze" is definitely the cardamom and cloves.

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As per the beer board over the Powerhouse bar, this saison highlights cardamom and black pepper flavors, has an alcohol by volume content of 7.2%, and and original gravity of 1.062.

Good stuff. Highly recommended.

1 comment:

Darren said...

Agreed. A very good beer. Got a whole growler to bring home to the wife and she likes it too. Certainly go back for more if I can!