Stone Matt's Burning Rosids Imperial Cherry Wood Smoked Saison
Life is extraordinarily precious, joyous...and fragile. At Stone, we recently were reminded of this when we lost our dear friend and coworker, Matt Courtright. We felt that there was no better way to share with the world what an extraordinary person he was than by brewing this beer he created. Rather than a somber momento, please think of this as a celebration of Matt. We do. We can’t contemplate it any other way. Matt was by no means a shrinking violet. Quite the contrary. He was exuberant, courageous, outwardly positive, and the type of stalwart friend everybody who knew him was happy to have in their corner. Matt’s smile and voluminous laugh were infectious mainstays around the brewery. He was larger than life in every way...and he was without a doubt an incredible brewer.
Everyone at Stone recognized Matt’s prowess and passion for brewing. He loved to explore what-ifs and why-nots. He crafted the beer you hold in your hands, which he conceived with Stone friend and colleague, Brian Bishop. Burning Rosids is a Belgian-style saison incorporating a unique ingredient-cherrywood smoked malt (the name references the rosid plant family from which cherry trees hail).
Brian and Matt’s many devoting brewing comrades here at Stone were proud to hoist this mash paddles and brew this recipe for him as a symbolic gesture of how much he meant to everyone and how immensely he is missed. When you enjoy this very special beer, please join all of us in raising your glass in Matt’s memory and to everything he so passionately stood for: contributing and caring for others, passion and skill for his art, and laugther. Lots of laughter. Among the list of things he held dear was GoDesignInc.org, a charity committed to fulfilling the architectural needs of developing communities around the world, and we are proudly contributing funds earned through the sale of this beer to this worthy organization in Matt’s honor. Enjoy, and please remember that life and those we hold dear are precious gifts to be cherised every day. Consider sharing this beer, conversations on life’s passions and, again, lots of laughter, with good friends as we remember ours.
Everyone at Stone recognized Matt’s prowess and passion for brewing. He loved to explore what-ifs and why-nots. He crafted the beer you hold in your hands, which he conceived with Stone friend and colleague, Brian Bishop. Burning Rosids is a Belgian-style saison incorporating a unique ingredient-cherrywood smoked malt (the name references the rosid plant family from which cherry trees hail).
Brian and Matt’s many devoting brewing comrades here at Stone were proud to hoist this mash paddles and brew this recipe for him as a symbolic gesture of how much he meant to everyone and how immensely he is missed. When you enjoy this very special beer, please join all of us in raising your glass in Matt’s memory and to everything he so passionately stood for: contributing and caring for others, passion and skill for his art, and laugther. Lots of laughter. Among the list of things he held dear was GoDesignInc.org, a charity committed to fulfilling the architectural needs of developing communities around the world, and we are proudly contributing funds earned through the sale of this beer to this worthy organization in Matt’s honor. Enjoy, and please remember that life and those we hold dear are precious gifts to be cherised every day. Consider sharing this beer, conversations on life’s passions and, again, lots of laughter, with good friends as we remember ours.
3.5
597 reviews
Escondido, United States
Community reviews
Bottle at yespr. Hazy golden with a small white head. Fine carbonation, heavy booze, sugar, smoke helps, minerals, wood, twigs. Warming finish. Hefty stuff.
Bottle@yesprs - Orange pour with white head. Fruity and malty smoked aroma and taste, some charred burnt malts, apricot, herbal and floral hoppy action, some spices, spiced fruity close.
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, toasted malty and slight malty, caramelish. Sweet, herbaland toasted mqlty and caramelish. Bitter and slight herbal. Smoked. Dry and bitter finish.
Bottle from Biernavigatie, large sample. Almost clear golden color, medium frothy head. Aroma is spicy, flowery hops, slight smokey wood. Bit dry in taste, smokey wood, spicy, slight alcohol. Nice.
Bottle at beertemple. Aroma of cherry, malt, smoke and soft yeast. Nice taste of bacon, smoke, cherry, oak, yeast, malt and orangy fruit. Tasty rich beer.
Tap at Stone Berlin. Pours dark yellow and hazy with a small creamy white head. Fruity nose, with a nice cherry note, some citrus and a light caramel touch. Bitter sweet taste, that is well balanced with a more sweet start and nice bitter finish. Thick body with medium carbonation, smooth and creamy mouthfeel and a light warmth. Fruity flavor with cherry and citrus as well as malty, caramel and toffee notes. Leaves a light bitter aftertaste.
650 ml bottle from brewery. Pours a murky amber colour with moderat-sized cream-coloured head that leaves moderate lacing. Aroma is modestly smoky, fruity with a little leather, funkiness and booziness. Flavour is solidly smoky with fruity yeasty esters, tart cherry, orange zest, barnyard funk, leather and some woodiness. Boozy finish. Big body. Interesting beer.
Ungestüm und widerspenstig. Viel mehr holzig, weinaffines Cherrywood Saison als ein SMOKED. Hope die at last. 0,66/15€ at the CAFE DE KOFFER in Groningen. Grosse extravagant würzige Braukunst.
On tap at Copenhagen Beer and Whisky Festival. Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of malt, spice and cherry. Sweet malty flavour with fruity notes and light smoke. Very unique and tasty
25-AUG-2016, bottle @Copenhagen Beer & Whisky Festival.
Hazy golden with a low White head.
Fruit, smoke, spice. Sweet, not all that saison-like but a nice surprice with the smoke :-)
Sample form a bottle. Hazy orange colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of kalt, smoke, fruit, sweetness, alcohol and cherries.
(Stone Matt’s Burning Rosids Imperial Cherry Wood Smoked Saison) Bottle 650 ml at home, served into a shaker, ABV 10.5%
Deep orange colour on the body, clear, with a small and thin white head on top, low retention.
Aroma has smoke, sausages, burned meat, caramel malts and light alcohol.
Taste also of caramel malts, more notable now, the same with alcohol, sugars, smoke, sausages, wood.
Medium thin body, biting carbonation.
A bit too boozy but good, made me hungry too.
nice malty aroma,amber, hazy, white foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long bitter/sweet light fruit finish.
Orange coloured and unclear. Has a white head. Heavy sweet, fruity, dried fruity aroma and flavor. Mainly sweet, warming alcohol.
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malt, fruity, orange, light cherries, light smoke and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter with warming alcohol. Oily. 050816
Bottle, 10.5%. Slightly hazy golden with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, yeast, orange peel and notes of smoke. Flavour is malt, fruit, orange peel, warming, yeast, alcohol, medium sweet, notes of smoke, orange, hop and bitter.
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate malty and hoppy slightly smoked flavor. Some fruit esters aswell. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are light smoke, fruits, peppercorn, malt, hops, flowers and has a nice fruity finish.
Bomber. Pours a veiled pale golden with a short lived white head. Aroma is smoke, lemon and vanilla. Flavor is lemon, lime, pear, peach, sweet cake. Finish is smoke, oldish, dusty. Lingering fruit flavors. Medium to full body, average carbonation.
From XXXII. In Temu glasd. Shared with Carlos at delivery of Fishbones. Odd brew but much better and drinkable than expected. The smoky part is very hidden, as well as its high ABV. Would repeat if cheaper.
Bottle 65cl.
@ 32GreatPower, Seville, Spain
A: Hazy golden.
T: Malt, smoky, yeast, fruity.
Bottle shared. Hazy orange with a ring off white head. Aroma of smoke, BBQ, honey glazed bacon, woody notes and caramel. Flavour is above moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A really interesting and unique smoked character that drinks really well.
Bottle at THT thanks to MariusPoenari. Slight hazy golden with white head. Lots of apricots, smoke, bacon, honey, flowery, bitter spices. This is very unusual. Quite sweet with under medium bitterness. Bit over medium bodied with syrupy feel and soft but prickly carbonation. Smoked beers will never by a favorite of mine, and this is no exception.
66cl bottle shared at the June THT.
Thin ring white head. Very hazy light amber ppur. Nice smokey aftertaste/ Well blanaced
Sampled at THT June tasting. Amber with a thin white head. Smoked bacon, soft saison notes, caranel and honey. Bitter and syrupy, with a nice sweetness underneath.
650ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, orangey golden colour with small to average, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Fruit dominated, slightly clean if not aseptic, all in all classical Saison aroma with flavours in peach, apricot and sweet cherry direction as well as hints of mustard seed finds itself interfered by light, oaky smoky, leafy tobacco notes, which thereby redound to an oscillating effect, making it difficult to decide between complementary and incongruous aspects. Taste is rather bitter hoppy, smoky notes knock repeatedly, slightly sweet fruity notes of peach and apricot try hard to attain prevalence, involving spicy hints of mustard seed and a touch of sweet cherry; almost completely hidden alcohol - that nevertheless unfolds quite some impact. I admit to lack comprehension for the high abv - would prefer a lightly, less clinical version, sporting a more laissez-faire attitude concerning yeast action and possible defilement.
650ml bottle shared at home. Hazy golden with a medium white soapy head. Medium to full body with low to moderate carbonation. Quite sweet with subtle bitter tones. Caramel, honey, malts, smoke and spices. Nice!
Pours a crisp bright golden brown color. Aromas of peat, smoke, and vegetables. Flavor is metallic vegetable tasting.
22oz bottle thanks to my wife. Pours out a hazy gold topped with a white head. nose is smoked meat some yeast earthy notes and more of the smoke. Taste is more of the smoke cured meat a nice yeast touch and some spice.
Hazy golden-orange color with small whie head. Preiselbeeren, smoked malts, tart. Taste is cherries, preiselbeeren, jammy, a bit spicy. Could be dirtier, but still a nice dry fruity Saison.