Royal City Brewing Hibiscus Saison

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Pours a hazy golden colour with a big white cap from the heavy carbonation, that last a while and leaves thick foamy lace. Floral, fruity aromas with some sugars, mild spicy hops blended with the cherries and other berry notes. A little sourness in the taste, but not too strong with rusty water, and the hibiscus helping adding some fruitiness. Gets cloudy at last pour with some particles. Beautifully smelling, but not the best tasting with the wrong hops, things not well-balanced.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Bottle. Colour – hazed orange-gold colour with a small white cap, and very little lacing. Aroma – light fruits, light herbs (I’m assuming what herbed notes there were was hibiscus), and floral hops. Mouthfeel – body was on the light side and carbonation was on the high side. Sort of more of a soda pop mouthfeel than a beer mouthfeel. Flavour – very malty up front with hints of hibiscus and fruity hops in the finish. I really didn’t care for this beer.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

500ml bottle. Pours a huge foamy off-white head and has a hazy, somewhat pinkish hue for appearance. Leaves behind some decent sticky lacing. Aromas of spices, yeast and notes of grapefruit. Flavours are of the floral and citrus variety, some herbal notes. Some spices are apparent but mostly in the finish. A little bit of tartiness makes an appearanoce also much more in the finish. Medium/full bodied mouthfeel. Lively carbonation.