Glazen Toren Saison dErpe-Mere

Brewed by Kleinbrouwerij De Glazen Toren
Style: Saison
Erpe-Mere, Belgium

Bottle@Saint Bock. Aroma is a fruity spice, yeast and light citrus notes,hazy yellow, pours a short lived white head. Flavour begins with a hit of yeast, then malt, orange, white grapefruit and soft spicing. Light bodied, really well balanced, refreshing and certainly easy to drink. Great! Thanks for this treat Dave Steen!

(tap at Redlight Redlight in Orlando FL)

hzy-straw, wh-moldy-head, med-light-body, med-high-co2.

aroma: cidery.

flavor: ^sharp ^cidery grassy lemon-zest/rind, did not detect much malt character.

i’ve not tried a lot of saisons, but i liked the few french ones i’ve had much better. to me, saison is about sweet vs sour, rather than sweet vs bitter. i think this one needs a little more sweetness to anchor the tartness and sharp, funky flavors.

Draft at redlight redlight. Tart, funky and full of lemons with a nice hop kick in the finish.

Tap at Birreria Paradiso. Bath water, biting hops. Ultra dry, like a watery czech pilsener. Soapy. No lace. Minimal head. Poor.

Draft at redlight redlight. Pours a clody gold with a white head. Some citrus in the nose along with strong notes of basement. The flavor is tart up front and very earthy in the finish. Very funky throughout. This is a pretty solid quintessential saison.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, produced on 02 JUNI 2009, best before 02 JUIN 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on December 20 2009; eye: golden, hazy, nice effervescence, voluminous white head that turns into a sheet, no lacing; nose: spices, light hops, malt, light orange, light yeast, light peach; mouth: spices, light hops, malt, caramel, light orange, light citrus, light yeast, light peach, finale in spices with presence of malt, medium body, quite carbonated, lightly bitter, foamy and somewhat “spicy” texture, mildly sweet; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, produite le 02 JUNI 2007, meilleure avant 02 JUIN 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 20 décembre 2009; œil : dorée, trouble, belle effervescence, mousse blanche abondante qui se transforme en une couverture, pas de dentelle; nez : épices, léger houblon, malt, léger orange, léger levure, léger pêche; bouche : épices, léger houblon, malt, caramel, léger orange, léger citron, léger levure, léger pêche, finale en épices avec présence de malt, corps moyen, pas mal carbonatée, légèrement amère, texture mousseuse et légèrement piquante, moyennement sucrée; en résumé : bien

Bottle:   Pale golden, minor haze, lively carbonation, large white frothy head, nice lacing.   Fruity nose, big grape juice component.   Wow, Welchs Grape Juice sums this one up.   Otherwise faint woody and barnish notes.   Not very floral.   Flavorwise, pale fruitiness.   Hmmm, doesn’t even come across as a Saison.   Has a musty unflavored pixie stix like quality. Minor chalkiness on the backside.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Odd duck.

citrussy aroma, faint yeast, very belgian, also very balanced. cloudy orange, smooth white head. flavor is delicate fruity, faint yeasty, spices, good hoppy bitterness as a balance. very tasty.