3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 aspidites (1273) - manteca, California, USA - APR 14, 2005
Spicy and tart nose with a bit of wheat and bread. Dry and herbal with notes of banana, cloves, cardamom, pears and prunes. Slightly sour and grassy with a lingering herbal finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20 omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 7, 2005
Bottled. Cloudy golden with rich head and lots of sediment. Fruity,lightly raisiny aroma. Sweetish with pleasant malt and yeast character. The body is however a bit thin, an the character of the fig juice and hardly noticable. Subtle, and a bit lacking in body.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Hairofthedog (419) - San Diego, California, USA - MAR 29, 2005
This beer poured a cloudy orange color w/ thin head and lacing. The aroma had soury fermented fruit, lemons, and flowers. The flavor had crisp citrus, flowers, caramel, and light fermented fruit. The mouthfeel was light and slightly carbonated.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Sickboy282 (1109) - San Diego, California, USA - MAR 20, 2005
Pours a cloudy orange hue with a small white head. Aroams of oranges, spice, and a light yeast funk. Mouthfeel is light bodied with flavors of spice, honey, pears, and a hint of caramel.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 lachesis (758) - St Idesbald, BELGIUM - MAR 13, 2005
Light hazy orange-amber with faint greenisch skim in it. Nice fluffy white-yellow head with a light fizzy carracter. Discreet nose with touches of fresh yeast, spring-flowers, faint citrus, cookies, light honeyed but overall dry and refreshing aroma’s. The taste of this beer is dry, light fruity, flowery, peppery-spicy, touches of corn-bread, nuts and a very fine well hidden minty-citrussy accent. Overall a very fine and refreshing beer with an original and refreshing afthertaste.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 ukoolaid (572) - Amherst, Massachusetts, USA - MAR 9, 2005
Bottle. Very hazy orange color with different sized particles. Head is big and foamy with yeast specks. Aroma is earthy and a yeasty. Has a nice juicy pear mouth feel which finishes sour with a little floral hops. Very interesting, very good. (where’s the fig?)
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20 mkobes (2123) - paramus, New Jersey, USA - FEB 15, 2005
750 ml bottle. Hazy golden in color with a nice thick white head. Typical saison aroma. Fig, clove and banana notes. Malty and smooth flavor. Nice beer. Slightly sour on the palate. Enjoyale.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20 MaiBockAddict (1498) - Good Beer Bar Deprived, New Jersey, USA - FEB 15, 2005
750 ml bottle. Hazy golden with a thick white head. Aroma is typical of a saison, with notes of fig, banana, clove, and maybe even barnyard. Smooth and malty flavor with a nice bit of funk. Slightly sour on the palate. Some dryness. Maybe the fig character comes through, but I am not sure that I know what that is. Very refreshing drink.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 robertsreality (2460) - Minnesota, USA - NOV 8, 2004
Hazy Orange Coloring. White Frothy Head. Carbonated....Spice..Coriander/Saffron? Yeasty.. Some Fruit as Well.. Different But Certainly Not a Bad Brew to Try.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20 obisbeer (558) - Barcelona, SPAIN - NOV 6, 2004
Bright yellow w/thick huge head. Vanilla, and sour citrus on the nose. Med weight w.creamy dry finish. Citrus, vanilla, some fruit, and a faint mustiness present themselves on the palate. Light delicate adn ethereal.
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