Pi day Cherry Pi Saison, Sawdust City

# 221 Cherry Pi Saison
Collaboration

Sawdust City Brewing Company
Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

Block 3 Brewing Company
St. Jacob's, Ontario

Independent Microbreweries
Flavoured Saison/ Farmhouse
3.14 % ABV 20 oz Draft (591 ml.)
$6.50 (Canadian) At the brewery

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Happy Pi Day Sports Fans!!!

Just a quick tasting tonight of the Sawdust City Brewery and Block 3 Brewery Collaboration. It's a belgian style Farmhouse saison flavoured with locally grown Niagara cherries.

Onto the Tasting...


Pours an orange tinted reddish brown with a thin white head made of small bubbles. Aroma is very wheaty with the barest hint of cherries. First sip gives us a very wheat forward  brew with some tart fruit and a touch of sourness. The cherries seem more like background noise and are very subtle. Body is very light. Aeration gives us a slight more fruit and the barest hint of banana.
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 

Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 3/6 SO-SO
Beer Style: 5/6 PASS
Re-Order:  3/6 SO-SO
Experience:  3/6 SO-SO


Final Thoughts:

I did not enjoy this beer sadly. I was so excited to try it but the cherry was just not there. I was looking forward to it as well. I was hoping for a nice refreshing sessionable saison with big bursting cherries, and it just didn't happen. The colour was washed out, and the beer just felt rushed. Try it if you like farmhouse ales, but don't expect a lot of cherry.

Cheers

CJT


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