pours opaque, nice carbonation, good head. smells like a real lambic (though honestly i don’t smell much fruit, much less figs). i’m new to "real" lambics, and thought i disliked them, but this one is drinkable

Pours hazy light amber with white head. Bready aroma with what I guess are figs. Lightly tart and sweet flavor with some spiciness. Lots of apple, pear, grape and citrus flavors also. Light to medium body with effervescent carbonation. Very much like a saison. Good stuff.

Bottled. Pours out in a hazy amber colour with low creamy white foam. Yeast, wet wood, figs, mild blackberries and spices in the aroma. Medium-bodied with notes of imature berries, figs, wood, yeast and herbs. Spicy finish of yeast, figs, herbal hops, black currant and mild spices. Concentrated mouthfeel.

I split this beer, the last of those that I brought back from Belgium in my wooden leg, with SurlySober. I was initially dismayed by what I would characterize as a large amount of sediment at the bottom of the bottle, but with careful pouring what ended up in my glass was pretty attractive - golden and lightly effervescent. Aroma was floral and a touch spicy, and reinforced my initial champagne-like impression. Flavor was very malty for a Belgian ale with lots of baking bread notes and yeastiness. Mouthfeel was quite light and pleasant. I thought it to be quite good. I would recommend this - just pour carefully. I bought this bottle at Beer Mania in Brussels.

Bottle, from Noel Cuveliers, Abele. Copper orange pour with a thick layer of butter colored head. Very strange (for beer) and slightly too sweet raisin/fig aroma, some clove spice, but under that is a beautiful salt sea air quality. The two together are sort of strange. Green fruity grapeskin flavor, dry and peppery with a dry lemon finish. A distinctly old-fashioned sort of beer, unexpectedly rustic even for a saison, and even for Blauges. And yet, it’s really nice. Components are odd considered separately. But as a whole, it comes together really well.