What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Hibiscus comes across as a mix of raspberry and cranberry. There’s some orange peel and a fair amount of herbal, faintly soapy, and grassy-like wet hay.”
Flavor: “The base beer brings some light malt body to play off of the esters from the hibiscus. Great fruity tartness up front, but some mild oxidation, and a slight smoky phenol.”
Overall: “Fruity, funky, and dry. Some might find the saison fermentation character is a bit over the top and that it detracts from the rest of the beer, but there are some great tart notes from the hibiscus.”
What the Brewers Say
“A lemon to berry-like flavor from the generous use of dried hibiscus flowers in the kettle and in the fermentor, which gives the beer a pink to ruby red appearance. A subtle citrus character is produced from the hops to offset the slight bitter and spicy note that refreshes the palate.”
