Benelux Grisette

Brewed by Benelux Brasserie Artisanale
Style: Saison
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Tulip

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En fût, cask. Verre de 12 oz dégusté directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Légère odeur de zestes d’oranges et de céréales. Apparence: La couleur est blonde très pâle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales avec une pointe de zestes d’orange. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement astringente. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de zestes d’orange en arrière goût. (Rating #3994)

In short: A rustic and very refreshing blond wheat ale. Very nice thirst quencher
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Cloudy yellow body topped by a medium white head with good retention
In long: Nose is like smelling a slice of lemon pie in an old country house room that hasn’t been used for a long time. Body is full and spongy providing a fun mouthfeel. Taste is very much like a lemon muffin with sesame seeds, a mild yellowed grass dryness and a nice barnyard twist. The dryness and wheat come back with an after-taste of my beloved breakfast Shredded Wheat™. Despite the low abv this beer felt nourishing but remained as refreshing and sessionnable as a light wheat-based Saison should be. Drinking a refreshing beer like this after running 50 miles made it even more enjoyable. And the fact that I ran those 50 miles over a 20 years period trying to catch busses doesn’t diminish my accomplishment.

My Bottom Line :
Spicy, herbal hops and delicate funk join banana esters, wheat crackers and citrusy angles in this smashing session Saison.

Further Personal Perceptions :
-A sheet of foam covers the cloudy blond.
-This is as intricate as it gets for a session brew. Yeast character, cereals and hops are all perfectly leveled and evocative.
-Bananas are present in the aroma and come back in the last half of the flavor profile.
-The citrusy fruitiness and light tartness, coupled with the relative dryness, make for supreme drinkability.
-If this were bottled, I’d have some at home all the time.

On tap at the brewpub.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity, light yeasty peppery. Subdued bitterness, light malty and estery. Dry, light phenolic and peppery finish.

A hazed blonde saison with a thick lacing white head. In aroma, a smooth herbaceous malt with light orange peels, grassy, a bit soapy. In mouth, a smooth crisp malt with nice herbal malt, light bubble gum, curacao, very nice. On tap at brewpub, Oct. 14 2011.

On tap at the Brew Pub. Hazy yellow / golden color with a smaller sized head. Fruity, citrus with some spices. Lighter but drinkable.

[on tab at brewpub] Nicely sour aroma that is refreshing . Hazy bronze under a white flannel blanket that is lacy. Refreshing sour wheat and brettanomyces character along with some faint caramel and faint walnut accents. Light body, medium carbonation, lasting herbal bitteness.