Benelux Semuta

Brewed by Benelux Brasserie Artisanale
Style: Saison
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Tulip

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Objectively speaking: Darker than their previous takes on the style, this is apparently brewed by the new assistant brewer.
I like: Different flavours than their previous juicy saisons. Drier as well. Appealing toasty, almost earthy nuances complement the tropical, citrusy hoppiness. Fairly high bitterness.
I dislike: Less estery and powerful in the aroma department than their other Saisons. The head does not last too long. Not very refreshing.

Un anneau de mousse sur un liquide à la robe ambrée et voilée. Une dentelle qui décore le verre. Un nez de bonbon et de gomme balloune avec des fleurs sucrées et des notes fruitées complexes. Des saveurs savonneuses et citriques. Des notes grillées et des notes de blé à la «wheat wine». Un corps moyen somme tout bien aéré par les bulles. Une texture trop collante. Une finale légèrement amère dans laquelle surgit des notes de bananes sucrées. Une étrange petite bête qui a le mérite d’être différente.

On tap at Bénélux. The color is amber with a thin beige head. The aroma is of hops and oranges. The taste also of hops plus yeast spicies and oranges a good mix from a pleasing saison.Another great beer from Bénélux.

On tap at Benelux. (Listed at 6.5%). Not their best beer. Amber with a thin, off-white head. Mild nose of tart fruit. Largely fruit in the taste, but it’s not dry enough. More hops than usual for the style. Lightly carbonated. A little disappointing.

On tap at the brewery. An odd beer, like a IPA meets a spicy Saison. Pours a dark copper color with a medium white head. A sweet fruity nose, I thought this was a Belgian IPA, some sweet fruity malts. The flavor is much the same; pine and fruity hops, rich sweet malts, Belgian yeast. Nice. Spicy.

Draft. Pours a hazy amber body with a mostly white head and good head retention. Apricots, pear, and banana fruit toned esters. Spicy and floral with a yeast drying body. Dry with a banana sweetness. ok.

Slight cloudy amber-copper hue, with a creamy beige head, yeasty, fruity, raw grainy toasted malt nose with some ripe apple, lemon peel, faint dried sultana raisin esters, with a mild floral hop leafy, citrusy note in the aroma follows through on am edium-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity, peachy, apricot, earthy, grainy, malty character, with a flowery hop, spicy leafy, grassy, cirtusy reminiscent of a nice saison type of beer, leading towards a fruity, citrusy, lingering leafy, grassy, hop bitterness finish.

bright hoppy aroma, with some malty grains, and a touch of funk. Flavor was a touch metallic, with a citric hoppy finish, and a touch of funk. a nice saison.

Mondial de la bière Montréal 2010
Aroma good hop aroma, citric hints with light malt notes. 6-.
Appearance amber brown , mid light creamy top. Mid light carbonation. 3-
Flavour and Palate Mid light bodied. Citric hop , fairly bland , thin malt and not much beyond that.

Sampled at the Mondial de la bière 2010. Hazy amber with a thin beige head with average retention. Aroma is citrus, honey, lots of citrusy hops, floral and spicy notes with banana syrup. Flavor is oily citrusy hops, toasted malt, yeast, cereals and spices with a creamy mouthfeel. Good.

Tap at Brewpub. Pours a medium hazed amber with a nice slight foamy off beige head- some lace. Aroma is hoppy- fruity, spicy phenolics, bubblegum and light clove, grassy earthy hops, slight paper and light cara sweetness- hint of plastic as it warms. Flavor is lightly sweet some caramel some toffee, with lots of leather earthy and slightly burnt toast notes- grassy hops with some fruity bubblegum hops and phenolics mixing- mostly clean and somewhat dry finish- and a slight soapiness in the end as it warms.