Sante Adairius Saison Bernice
Saison Bernice is an exquisitely fermented farmhouse ale. Dry and refreshing Bernice is made of the freshest on-hand and locally available ingredients. She saw multiple yeast additions including Brettanomyces and further bottle aging. Drink now or cellar properly. Saison Bernice will endure. The beer in this bottle is alive. So is the yeast. Grow it, keep it, use it. We encourage you to brew your own.
4.1
287 reviews
Capitola, United States
Community reviews
15-MAR-2019, bottle @Ulkløbben meeting, @Mads.
Hazy yellow with a lasting, lacing, white head.
Spice, yeast, malt. Slightly tart, very creamy. Great!
Alluring tart aroma in a light gold pour. Similarly tart taste with just a hint of zesty spiciness in the body is both laid back and spot on. A deserved benchmark of the style.
Hapi 2019. Pours a light gold with strong white head. Tart nose with lots of yellow fruits. Very tart front with the same ripe fruits and drying mouthfeel. Likely my favourite from the event.
Pours a pale cloudy yellow color with a lasting white head. Aroma is floral, some bready notes and Belgian yeast, is taste is floral with some bread and a tart finish.
750 ml bottle purchased at the brewery!
Aroma 7/10: yeast,funk,hay
Appearance 4 /5: golden yellow, slightly hazy, white bubbly head
Palate 5/5: full bodied for a saison. Just a tad tart but not puckering, dry finish
Taste 9/10: floral and citrus notes, funk is subtle - cheese, straw. Surprisingly a tad bitter, almost herbal finish.
Overall 19/20: Soft, subtle wild beer. Lovely.
Final: 4.4
750 ml bottle poured into a teku. The beer is a clear yellow with a white head of foam. Grassy and bready aroma with a sour earthy character. Floral and sweet, with a moderate sour bite. Medium body and medium carbonation.
Bottle shared by “hannont”. Colour...pale straw with no head. Nose...Sweetarts, Smarties and tropical Jolly Ranchers. Palate...bright, tangy, tight, sharp and filled with tart/tangy candy treats. The mid palate is a titch dry and the finish is long, lightly sweet and major gleek fest in a glass.
Bottle shared at Andrew's b-day bash. Pours a clearish gold with a finger of foam that lingers. Peach and pear aromas with oak and a muscat character as it warms. Some underlying acidity, wheat or spelt notes and funky wet hay on the palate. Crisp and clean with a relatively dry finish. Very nice.
Aromat to pomieszanie brzoskwini, cytryny i brettów, w smaku mamy dokładnie to samo z lekką ziołową goryczką. Pyszny i orzeźwiający saison.
Aroma of peach, fruity brett, white wine. Taste of lychee, white wine, peach, light oak, very bubbly.
Refrigerated 75 cL brown bottle poured into a glass. Cloudy golden with small white head. Aroma is yeasty, medium body, medium/light carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is slightly tart citrus, funky Brett, and little yeast.
Bottle at home. Pours hazy orange with a medium, frothy white head, long retention. Fragrant citrus, lactic sourness, funky and farmhouse Brettanomyces, light grainy malt and a dry finish. Light body and moderate carbonation.
Bottle from Willow Market in Menlo Park, CA (share with @bapzaroni). Aroma is lemon, bitter almond, mild funk. Taste is slightly soap (not in a bad way), lactic sour, lemon yogurt. Extremely refreshing and unique, all the things I want in a Saison.
Bottle Share: pours hazy orange with white head. Aroma is funky and a bit fruity. Taste is funky, not quite sour, fruity, earthy. All sorts of stuff. Quite good.
Pours an unclear yellow golden colour with a lasting white head. Aroma has citrus all over, flowery yeast, nothing super funky here but overall very inviting nose. Taste continues with citrus flavours, light yeasty undertones, lightly grassy, slight lactic sensation. High quaffability factor, mouthwatering citrus, sour saison. Light but fairly creamy mouthfeel, long aftertaste.
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Tart and citrus aroma with yeast. Tart and light sour flavor with lemon and yeast. Medium bodied. Tart and light sourness lingers with lemon, yeast, light summer fruit, and light herbal notes.
Bottle about 3 years old I picked up at the brewery after running the Big Sur marathon. Hazy straw gold with moderate lacing and good carbonation. Nose is light lemon, slate, wheat. Taste is dry and lightly tart with flavors of light lemon zest and rind, limestone, funky Brett. Awesome. Intend to harvest the dregs for some homebrew.
Bottle. Pours a lightly hazed gold with a medium sized white head. Soft musk and a bit of citrus. Tangy and delightful.
Bottle shared by Yaniv/Levi. Pours a hazy earthy light yellow with a white head that dissipates very quickly to the edges. Aroma has a grassy funk with light fruits and a bit of grains underlying. Flavor has light fruits and a bit of funk with grass and a bit of grains supporting.
Bomber shared by Yanif, thanks! Light yellow pour. Aroma is funky lemon sour. Taste is subtle, sour, citrus, light, clean. Amazing!
Bottle shared by a friend. Pours clear gold with a thick white head. Aroma of malt, sour lemon, funk and slight herbs. Malty and funky flavor with slight herbal accents before a sour lemon finish.
Draught at the taproom. Hazy yellow color, white head. Sour taste with citrus, ripe fruits, yeast, white currant, a bit of vinegar, hops and toast. Sour finish with citrus, ripe fruits, white currant, a bit of vinegar, wheat, toast and grass. Exquisite sour saison.
750 mL bottle poured. A massive thanks to Mike for sending me this one. What a treat! An amazing saison this is, covering everything I love about the style right here. Hazy and bright golden orange pour. A good balance of tart, funk, and fruity nose. Flavor is a cool and fresh orange and citrus, with a solid brett funk to compliment. A solid pils grain background. Creamy. Juicy. An absolute standout of a saison here. Love it.
September 2017 - Keg at Beavertown Extravaganza. As 'Sante Adairius Saison Bernice'. Golden orange, hazy, still, foamy white head leaves full lacing. Aroma is crackers, mixed fruits, touch of thin vinaigrette. Body is smooth with soft carbonation. Taste is peachy, soft cracker-like malts, sugary, straw with a slight tartness. Very nice. (8-4-7-4-16=3.9)
On tap. Golden colour with white head. Yeast, citric aroma. Yeast, floral, citric tste. Medium body.
Draught @ MBCC '17 [ Blue Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2017, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark.
[ As Sante Adairius Saison Bernice ].
Unclear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate yeasty, saison yeast, fruity yeast, herbs, plastic notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light acidic with a average duration, herbs, saison yeast, floral, citric, tart fruit notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170512]
7-3-7-3-14
Dry, bitter wood, citrus fruits, saison flavours. Hazy gold, small, creamy, white head. Medium bitter. More bitter citrus fruits, lime, lemon peel, soft carbonation medium bodied. Decent Saison, rich and well-balanced. Keg at Beavertown Extravaganza 2017, Canada Water.
Gulbrun tåkete med fingerhøyt hvitt skum. Lukter fjøs, noe trevirke, papp og lett sitrus og tropisk. Middels- fylde. Syrlig lett sødme i smak, epler, korn og noe floralsk. (Beaverex17)
Taste and aroma of farmhouse funk,lemon and apricot, mellow yeast , peach, light brett, very nice.
750 ml bottle to snifter (shared with the Mrs.). Looks good; a cloudy golden orange with eggshell head and lively carbonation. Smells and tastes of yeast, oak, fruit, and funk with a pleasantly tart medium-bodied mouthfeel that finishes semi-dry. Tasty.