Pretty Things Jack D'Or

The Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.  They do not have their own brewery, rather brewing as guests at other breweries, a practice known as gypsy, or tenant, brewing.  This is 6.5% ABV saison style beer.

The beer pours a glowing, neon yellow in color.  It has fine champagne-like carbonation and a large, billowing head of white foam.  The aroma is yeasty, esters including banana, herbal and floral.  The taste is yeast, fruity, floral (marigold and geranium), tart, herbal, and very bitter.  The finish is nearly as dry and dusty as a liquid can be.  The aftertaste becomes almost like pine needles.  If you like the saison style in general, you will probably like this.  It is well done, but as you know if you read my blog a lot, very yeast forward beers just aren't to my taste.