20 oz. Bottle
The story behind this beer is fantastic: it's actually Stone's way of honoring the memory of one their brewers that passed away recently due to a brewery accident. This was one of Matt Courtright's last creations, a very unique creation in my mind: an imperial cherrywood-smoked saison.
If you get a chance, you can check out a bit of the story behind this beer here.
Matt's Burning Rosids pours a beautiful halfway between gold and amber, with very little head - there is a tiny bit caused by some tiny and fine carbonation that is very visible. Off the top, you get some nice fruity flavors, particularly some white grape and cherry, mixed it with some sweet smoke (or perhaps the fruit creates the sweetness in this smoke). Really nice on the nose.
This beer really delivers on the smoke and the cherry flavor - they're the two flavors that hit you up front. Finishes with a smokey bitterness - this lingers longer than the sweetness. There's some nice spice in here as well, which is typical of Saison style (or "farmhouse ale"); this spice adds well to the finish of the beer and balances out the sweetness well, as does the tiniest bit of sour from the cherry. This beer is very crisp - a lot of flavor up front, but a nice, dry finish with that smokey bitterness. A really nice imperial Saison overall. Alcohol presence is minimal for this 10.5%; carbonation is present, with really fine small bubbles that add to the nice crisp finish.
If you enjoy smoked beers, you won't be disappointed by this one. The fruit and smoke really blend well with this farmhouse ale. The balance here is magnificent.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
The story behind this beer is fantastic: it's actually Stone's way of honoring the memory of one their brewers that passed away recently due to a brewery accident. This was one of Matt Courtright's last creations, a very unique creation in my mind: an imperial cherrywood-smoked saison.
If you get a chance, you can check out a bit of the story behind this beer here.
Matt's Burning Rosids pours a beautiful halfway between gold and amber, with very little head - there is a tiny bit caused by some tiny and fine carbonation that is very visible. Off the top, you get some nice fruity flavors, particularly some white grape and cherry, mixed it with some sweet smoke (or perhaps the fruit creates the sweetness in this smoke). Really nice on the nose.
This beer really delivers on the smoke and the cherry flavor - they're the two flavors that hit you up front. Finishes with a smokey bitterness - this lingers longer than the sweetness. There's some nice spice in here as well, which is typical of Saison style (or "farmhouse ale"); this spice adds well to the finish of the beer and balances out the sweetness well, as does the tiniest bit of sour from the cherry. This beer is very crisp - a lot of flavor up front, but a nice, dry finish with that smokey bitterness. A really nice imperial Saison overall. Alcohol presence is minimal for this 10.5%; carbonation is present, with really fine small bubbles that add to the nice crisp finish.
If you enjoy smoked beers, you won't be disappointed by this one. The fruit and smoke really blend well with this farmhouse ale. The balance here is magnificent.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
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