 Vac (2231), San Diego, California, USA
May 15, 2008
On tap at O’brien’s. This great summer beer pours with a golden-orange body topped by a medium thick to thick head with lots of lacing. It’s sweet and malty with a nice grassy note, some clove and a light fruitiness. Light bodied, smooth and a touch dry. A very nice beer to commemerate the late, great Dave Levonian. You will be missed.
Dogbrick (2209), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sample at San Diego Brewing Company. This beer is the same recipe as San Diego’s Summer Lover. The beer is a clear golden color with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. Thin rings of lacing. The aroma is sweet bananas, spices and yeast. Light-bodied with a soft and sweet mouthfeel. Fruity and spicy with notes of bananas and clove, as well as some yeast and malt. The finish is fruity with a lingering spice aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
bluemeow76 (685), Lewis Center, Ohio, USA
Jul 4, 2008 On draft at San Diego Brewery. Nice banana and citrus aroma and flavor. A well balanced saison, good flavor.
hapjydeuce (558), Carlsbad, California, USA
Jul 1, 2008 On tap at the San Diego County Fair Craft Beer Festival. I showed up a bit late, so I may have had the last runnings of this beer. Overall, not a totally pleasing experience. Hazy yellow color that emitted little carbonation and no head formation. Aroma was caustic cleaning fluid with lemon and orange citrus. Flavor has a malty base like a tripel, but I failed to recognize any good Saison character here. Metallic tang with a bit of vegetable in the background. Yeasty biscuit notes hang on the palate. Maybe it wasn’t fresh, I’ll have to try it again sometime.
paytoplay (32), , California, USA
Jun 25, 2008 Best Saison I’ve ever had. After hearing the touching story about the man who came up with the recipe it just added to the greatness this beer is. Stunning complexity and elegance. Saisons can being very strait and narrow, this one wonders but you always have a feel like it’s on course. It’s worth seaking out if you can find it on tap.
AmEricanbrew (907), Left Coast, Louisiana, USA
Jun 10, 2008 Clear amber with a frothy head. Grainy wheat malt/ spicy aroma. Medium body. Flavor mirrors the aroma with tart wheat meshed nicely with a Saison spice lineup. Not too bad. Draft @ O’ Brians SD.
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