Baladin Wayan

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Saison
Piozzo, Italy

Serve in Tulip

Bottle. Hazy yellow body with a pillowy white head. Spicy aroma with notes of toasted grain, herbs, grass and some earthiness. The flavor was moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finished lightly sweet , moderately bitter and dry. Medium body with a watery, but very smooth texture and lively carbonation. Peppery flavor with a hint of nutmeg ride atop the malts which take a backseat to everything else going on. This saison is very comfortable on the tongue, yet finishes with a bite. Excellent in its complexity and sophistication.

Hazy amber with big head. Taste is a fuzzy mix of light malt and lots of spices that are hard to put your finger on. A little vanilla, lemongrass, and floral hops. Thin. Just kind of odd....not awful, but not mind blowing.

75 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is mild spiced, caramel/biscuit and light yeasty fruity. Spiced to floral flavoured with a mild sweetness and vague yeast touch. Floral from back of the nose into the finish. Medium dry to slight sweet finish.

Hazy summer sunrise topped with a frothy, fluffy, hop-pocked head. Nose immediately filled with floral hops with piquant spices titillating the furtherst olfactory reaches. Perhaps nutmeg/allspice, which lends a prick of chai. Dusted malt hits a back note. Deliciously mysterious. The first flavorful impressions consist of tangerine hop and tea leaf with a minty and citrus finish. Melanoidin, dusted malt ball on the follow through pitch. A minty finish leaves the palate clean and refreshed. A fascinating medley of deep malt, fruity and floral hops, and piquant spices make this a truly World Class saison. You will continue to uncover new nuances and depth of characeterstics throughout the entire 750 ml experience. In fact, I would describe this as, like a truly authentic saison, this is not just a beer, but an experience.

pours with an orange-gold body topped by a medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s slightly sweet and floral with light grassy hop notes. Light to medium bodied and smooth.

UPDATED: APR 16, 2009 Bevuta in piena estate per questo particolarmente piacevole e di nuovo in questi giorni.Dolce sapore fruttato e floreale con un’aggiunta speziata,estremamente godibile,

Bottiglia da 75cl prima da Pietrino, poi a casa da me; entrambe condivise con due amici birrai. Una grande complessità e una splendida leggerezza ne fanno una bevanda di grande classe da potersi concedere in ogni momento e che piace a grandi e piccini. E al Cavalier Piccinini (il nuovo Beatle).

Big ol’ bouteille. Furit citrus yeast with large head that diminishes as the bottle sits there. Light, fruity, spicy and delicious.