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Free State Bumper Crop Saison

Free State Bumper Crop Saison

Rated 2.975 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Free State Brewing Company

Lawrence, KS, United States

Style:  Saison

7% Alcohol by Volume

12 International Bittering Units

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The appropriately named Saison style originates from Wallonia, the French speaking region of Belgium. Meaning "season" in French, Saisons were once brewed in the autumn in farmhouses to be set aside to refresh farm workers during harvest season the following year. Today, Saisons are brewed year-round and given to a broad range of interpretations. Our latest interpretation pays homage to the style’s farmhouse origins with wishes of an exceptional harvest. A "bumper" in the 17th century was the name for a large glass of beer or wine filled to the brim, hence the term "bumper crop" being an indicator of a particularly bountiful harvest. Our Bumper Crop Saison comes from a blend of three malts and is hopped with lemony Simcoe hops. This spicy version of Saison is the result not only of the spicy Belgian yeast, but a substantial spice addition as well. Tart rose hips (the fruit of the rose plant), citrusy lemon peel, and slightly warming Tellicherry black pepper contribute to the overall spicy character, resulting in a complex amalgam of cloves, tropical fruit, lemon, black pepper, and, appropriate to the style’s origins, hay. The resulting beer is at once perplexing and refreshing in spite of its relative heft. O.G. - 15.0ºP/1.060 Hops - 12 IBUs

ID: 45217 Last updated 1 month ago Added to database 13 years ago

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Overall Rank47512
Overall Percentile15.3
Style Rank1268 of 1313
Style Percentile3.4
Lowest Score2.9
Highest Score2.9
Average Score2.900
Weighted Score2.975
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • SUDSMCDUFF 3781 reviews
    rated 2.9 13 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    Quite excited to see a brewpub saison on the board .. . pours out hazy yellow, good head, light lacing .. . light bitterness, hay and light light yeast .. . very simple and lackluster .. . i wanted more .. . Old people don’t need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.

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