
Well, you can taste the lavender in this beer. Pipeworks out of Chicago, Illinois put together a saison with lavender smoked malts, peaches, lemons, and lavender, and named it Gentle Breeze. And I can confirm that the lavender comes through. And the lemons. But the smoke? No. This is an interesting beer. I’m currently trying to decide if I like it or not (which is a bad sign). I once had a lavender flavored donut from one of those places that sells $6 donuts and I realized that if you pack enough sugar into just about anything, you can make it taste good. You know, like zucchini bread. And theres not much sugar in this beer. And just now I detected some smoke, but not enough to warrant a thumbs up on this one. I’m going with marginally dislike this beer. Still searching for a Pipeworks beer that works for the Ministry, while Pipeworks searches for itself. Final Score = 3 out of 7 smokestacks of happiness.
Brewer | Pipeworks Brewing |
Name | Gentle Breeze |
Brewer’s Description | I found this description on the internet, but not the section of the internet that Pipeworks controls, so who knows if this is the brewers description or not: Gentle Breeze is a celebration of warmer days! We brewed a crisp saison with malt that has been gentle smoked over lavender from Sugar Creek Malt Co. and added pureed ripe peaches, lemons, and fresh lavender. Gentle Breeze is a complex and culinary saison – though smoked malt was added it only serves to compliment the natural peppery characteristics of the saison yeast. Each sip is joyous – like opening the windows for the first time in the season. |
Food Pairings | Chicken wings |
Brewer Location | Chicago, IL |
Alcohol content by volume | 6.7% |
IBU | no clue |
Beer opacity rate 1 – 7 (light – dark) | 2 |
Smell smoke? 1 – 7 (No – George Burns) | 1.25 |
Smokepower taste: 1 – 7 Smokestacks | 1 |
Sausage detection? Y or N | N, No sausage detected. |
Beer thickness, 1-7 (water – used motor oil) | 3 |
Overall Happiness Rating: 1-7 (low – high) | 3 |
The bros always call it pdubs. I don’t know the real name. Where have we been going? I just say pdubs like my bros.