The Bruery Or Xata

Well, while I try to find my notes for my Brett Trois IPA that I brewed, I figured I might as well get this beer up here.  Last year I joined The Bruery's Preservation Society club for a short time (moved on to the Reserve Society now), and as a result I got this beer.  For friends who know me, I have a bad habit of frequenting the Mexican restaurant across the street from my apartment to grab 32 oz. horchatas and consequently drinking them until I am sick.  I am really going places in life.

The Bruery Or Xata 

Appearance- Golden and slightly orange in color.  Bubbly egg shell white head that becomes patchy fairly quickly.  Slight lacing on the glass.

Smell- A lot of spice comes across first with the cinnamon unsurprisingly leading the charge.  A rich vanilla emerges the cinnamon that is subsequently complimented by a slight pepper character.  Overall sweet smell.

Taste- A lot of cinnamon to begin with, although the pepper character plays a more prominent role.  Towards the middle is a milky vanilla taste.  However, the flavor becomes more medicinal than I enjoy out of a saison.  Some very slight bitterness in the finish.

Mouthfeel- Medium-light in body with moderate-low carbonation.  A fairly dry finish.

Overall and Notes- Interesting beer, but as someone who loves horchata, it is not there quite yet.  Not sure if there is a better way of getting a more rounded out horchata taste though, and I suspect the problem might lie in the base beers that could even be used in such a replication.