Chevre Noir Black Saison

 

Review Date 3/23/2018  By John Staradumsky

           

Yay! It was my birthday, and the wife sprung a great little present on me. Knowing my love for pub crawls but aversion to drinking and driving (everyone should have an aversion to drinking and driving), my Beloved Barbara™ gave me a $100 gift card for a pub crawl and another $100 Lyft gift card to get there and back again (just like the book by Bilbo Baggins).

Where to go first? That was an easy decision: Abbey of the Holy Goats in Roswell. There were a few reasons for this:

·         First brewery in Georgia established entirely by   women

·         Specializing in Belgian style ales

·         I had sampled one of their beers a week before at a beer fest

·         Abbey of the Holy Goats is a totally cool name

So There you go. That was easy! Abbey of the Holy Goats is located in an office complex in Roswell about 17 miles from my home. They open at 2PM on Saturday, and the fare on Lyft at the time was about $20 (I added a $5 tip). Upon arrival and entry, I ordered a sampler of four of their beers. Flights of four 5-ounce samples ran $8, and pints would cost you $6.

One of the beers in my flight was Chevre Noir Black Saison. Abbey of the Holy Goats describes the beer as having “Notes of date, fig, & stonefruit.” The beer has an alcohol content of 7% by volume. I enjoyed it seated on the long bench in the center of the tasting room, alongside other beer enthusiasts who flowed in steadily during my visit. You can buy beer to go here as well, though I did not because I was pub crawling. I’ll be back to do just that, though.

You might think the name means black goat cheese, but it means black goat. Chevre is the name of a goat cheese but it is French for goat, dontcha know.

My glass of Chevre Noir Black Saison arrived jet black in color with a light head of foam and dark fruity figs and roast and subtle spice in the nose. There’s a harsh roastiness in the palate with dates and figs and spicy pepper and clove and a roasty finish with drying spice.

A tasty enough brew I think and I liked it hedonistically, but a black saison should not be so roasty as it occludes the spice and fruit. This one needs work and to be honest I would not buy it again. Fear not, though, as the rest of the beers were far better. More reviews to come.

Glad I tried it?  T

Would I rebuy it??

 

*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.

(B)=Bottled, Canned

(D)=Draft

 



 

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