2nd Shift Unicorn Killer Saison

Brewed by 2nd Shift Brewing
Style: Saison
New Haven, Missouri USA

Serve in Tulip

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Sampled at the STL Hops anniversary party - Pours cloudy gold with an off-white head. The aroma is flowery, powdery and herbal along with having notes of peaches, earthiness and saison yeast. Medium / full body that is smooth and lightly stick with soft carbonation. The taste starts with the aroma traits, but has more pepper and fruitiness. The finish has lots of spice added. Really nice saison.

Bottle - big foamy head, medium straw color, Belgian spice aroma, VERY spicy flavor - almost too much at first, but mellows out a little as you keep drinking it

It poured a yellow color with a white head. The aroma was cloves, spice, a bit of hops and pepper. The taste was barnyard, spice, pepper and some citrus. A decent Saison.

759 from Bridge in St Louis. Dry and yeasty saison with nice fruit background. Well done and tasty.

Hazy light yellow pour with a thin white head. Fruity, sweet malt and marshmallow aroma. Crisp malt, light body, touch of sweetness and pepper spice in the taste. Nice brew.

Interesting name. The 750mL bottle poured hazy deep gold with thin off white head. The aroma is full of apricots, apples and yeasty saison spiciness then a sense of soft wheat and bubble gum. The taste basically follows suit with a nice load of sweet light skinned fruitiness mixing with saison yeast spiciness and then some smooth soft wheat notes. Nice.

UPDATED: MAR 2, 2012 bottle hooked up phat by phaleslu. thanks peter. pours a hazy golden with nice frothy white head. aroma of pearskin, honey, and lemongrass with a pleasant sweet dough dry cracker malt backing. taste is dry rustic earthy dough, bright freshly cut grass, a touch of lemonzest, and more dry crackers. hint of cucumbers. super clean. nice and dry. awesome beer. impressed.

Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours dishwater gold with a white creamy 4 finger head. Aroma is citrus, pale malt with earthy hints. Near full bodied. Flavor is hot spice, earthy, pale malt, citrus, maybe touch of tropical fruit. I think it’s a little confused/complex. Certainly drinks nice. Feels good in the mouth. Cries out for something spicy food wise. There’s some hope, a little malt sweetness, but overall I’d say it’s earthy. Drinks really nice.

Bottle. Pour is cloudy yellow with a small white head. Lots of little rising bubbles. Aroma is funky, with notes of orange peel, coriander, bubblegum, and notes of mint. Flavor is banana, coriander, spice, light champagne-like dryness, light malty sweetness, and faint berry notes. Certainly not a boring saison. Spicy banana is the dominant flavor. Good. The bottom of the bottle is vastly more intense than the top. I enjoy the dregs on this one a lot. Maybe a gentle roll of the bottle prior to opening would be beneficial.

Gold pour. White head. Very spice heavy aroma, yeast, fruity. Flavors of apple, yeast, floral. Good!

750ml bottle. Pours a cloudy gold with a short-lived fluffy beige head that does leave some delicate lacing on the sides. Aroma starts with some spiciness from the peppercorn and lots of Belgian yeast. Little bit of bready malts and sugary pears. Taste also has the initial peppery kick but the backbone is much sweeter than the aroma with the Belgian yeast taking on a more estery character. The finish is sweet and not as dry as most saisons. Mouthfeel is highly carbonated and light bodied, probably a little watery for my liking. Not a bad saison but nothing memorable with the peppers being the thing that sticks in my mind as well as the sugary finish.