Pretty Things Baby Tree

4.2/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

22 ounce bottle into chalice; Batch 3 bottled Oct. 2009. Pours slightly cloudy reddish brown color with a nice 2 finger dense khaki head with great retention that reduces to a thick cap that lasts forever. Some awesome thick lacing clinging to the glass as well. Aromas of big caramel, toasted malt, bread, molasses, plums, light chocolate, and spices. Nice aromas, but weaker than I wanted them to be. Taste of big caramel, molasses, toasted malt, bread, chocolate, nuttiness, plum, other fruits, pepper, and yeast spices. Lingering notes of toasted malt, caramel, molasses, and dark fruits on the finish. Nice balance of flavors. Medium carbonation and body; with a very nice and creamy mouthfeel that drinks smoothly. No alcohol noticed other than a slight warming after the finish. Overall this is a very impressive and excellent Belgian-style quad. 2 years have been kind to this beer.

Excellent quadrupel offering from Pretty Things. Very balanced and drinkable stuff.

Pretty Things Jack D’Or

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

22 ounce bottle into wine glass, batch 25, bottled May 2011. Pours hazy golden amber color with a 1 finger foamy white head with decent retention that reduces to a small lacing ring. Some lacing on the glass as well. Aromas of lemon, grass, pepper, spice, a bit of funkiness and hay as well. Pretty nice and standard saison aromas here. Taste of big pepper, grass, spices, lemon, and a bit of funk as well. Some lingering notes of spice, lemon, and grass on the finish that linger for a bit. Medium carbonation and body. No alcohol noticed in the taste or finish. Overall, an excellent well made saison, with great drinkability and tons of flavor!

My first Pretty Things brew, and it is quite impressive. I have one other one that I bought(the Quad) and I will get to that eventually.