Sephiroth (65), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Feb 25, 2008
This beer is a cloudy yellow after the final pour into my tulip. An inch of white foam is on top. It smells refreshing. Notes of citrus, spices, and yeast abound.
The taste is quite refreshing. Lemon and lime, with yeasty spices. This pairs well with a variety of foods in my experience. Mouthfeel is light and highly carbonated. The drinkability is high. With the low( for me) ABV and refreshing flavor, this would be a nice poolside sipper.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 08-24-2005 02:08:18
 FatPhil (2350), Espoo, Finland
Sep 18, 2008 650ml bottle - thanks oh6gdx!<br />
Very orange, small head. Initial aroma was coconut, but quickly became pumpkin - so sweet. Pumpkin pie taste, tons of coconut too, and loads of booze. Coconut. Pumpkin. Pumpkin. More pumpkin. Booze. Oh God! This is not a saison, this is a disaster!
oh6gdx (6331), Vaasa, Finland
Sep 16, 2008 Bottled@FatPhil&oh6gdx EBF-warmup cruise. Slightly hazy golden colour with small white head. Aroma is pumpkin, coconut and lots of other spices/herbs. Flavour is pumpkin, spices, coconut and also quite evident notes of alcoholic sweetness. A rather sweet pumpkin pie-like brew.
fiver29 (325), Strongsville, Ohio, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Bottle pours a cloudy hazy amber color with a off white head. Has an aroma of spice and slight earth. Taste is mostly earth, spice, and some interesting citrus flavors on the finish that are very mellow. Overall a nice brew.
Glouglouburp (1997), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Aug 10, 2008 In short: A perfumy and spicy Saison with a strong countryside character. An acquired taste
How: Bottle, Probably over 2 years when I drank it. Received in a trade, probably as a bonus, I wish I remembered from whom, please bm me.
The look: Partly cloudy golden body topped by a very small white head.
In long: Nose is very Saison and also very perfumy. Not funky-Saison but very countryside-Saison. Taste had citrus skin, orange peels, rose water, wild yeasty notes and perfume, lavender, pineapples, some dried tropical fruits and camomile. The beer is also very herbal and spicy. It might be a yeast by-product but in this case I would think that the beer is actually spiced. I suspect some pils malts and saaz hops in there cause it definitely had a little Pilsner thing going. Dry herbal finish with a perfumed lady soap after-taste. I didn’t care that much for the perfumy/soapy side of the beer but the wild yeast and its countryside personality were really coming out strong and that’s what important to me in a Saison. I think that this one of those rare small beer that can age a few more years gracefully. To most this probably won’t be a very good beer but when it comes to wild Saison I’m as positive as the top of a fully charged Duracell battery.
beachbum25 (602), Powellville, Maryland, USA
Aug 5, 2008 22 oz bomber-Poured a hazy orange color w/a medium off white head. Floral hop aroma. Flavors of yeast, colander, figs, raisens, apricots, & cane sugar. Thought this beer wandered a bit & lost its direction, like they weren’t quite sure what they wanted to do with it. Wasn’t bad, but it just had too much going on & failed to stand out in any one area; doesn’t grab your attention. Solid, but could have been a lot more.
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