What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Spiced apple cider with caramel sauce (and a shot of whiskey). There’s a lot of barrel character up front, and the malt is behind that with caramel and toffee. Some raisin, moderate plum, light pear, a touch of cherry and molasses.”
Flavor: “Very, very rich. Malt and whiskey, and barrel characters with oak and moderate fruitiness of cherries, lemons, dates, and raisins. Big dark chocolate flavors complemented by moderate molasses and a light malt sweetness. The alcohol is omnipresent and amplifies every other element of this rich and luxurious beer.”
Overall: “Decadent—a perfect beer for sharing. This is a big complicated caramel, molasses, dark chocolate, malty goodness of a beer, and I’m a sucker for big and complicated beers.”
What the Brewers Say
“Our ninth anniversary ale, Saule, follows in the footsteps of our anniversary releases before it, which are loosely based on an English-style old ale, fermented with our house yeast strain, aged in bourbon barrels and blended using the solera method.”
