Rating System

1 - don't waste valuable beer calories on me
2 - tasty, walter approves
3 - so good you should have it for breakfast

Monday, July 23, 2007

Heavy Seas - Red Sky at Night

Rating: 3

Clipper City Brewing Company

Baltimore, Maryland
Style: Saison
ABV: 7.5%
12 fl oz bottle

This was an extremely pleasant surprise (though we've had other Clipper City beers recently, and enjoyed them): a saison available as a six-pack, on a seasonal (summer) basis.

The beer pours a light golden/straw colour with a small head. It has a yeasty (even bready), fruity smell, with sweet apples especially notable. The same qualities emerge in the taste, with a slight tart/sour quality on the tongue, along with the usual saison earthiness. Red Sky at Night pairs very well with good quality cheese.

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