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Black Oak Summer Saison

Percentile
83
overall
Brewed by Black Oak Brewing
Style: Saison

Etobicoke, Canada

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943.45/5.03.41/5.0Summer4.5%56.1Tulip
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 JorisPPattyn (5168), Antwerpen, Belgium
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/57/20
Jan 21, 2007  
Ochre to pale amber beer with a small, bigger-bubbled white head. First pineapple, some bleak farmyard odours, faintly spicey (coriander, gingerpowder?), and then, unmistakably, diacetyl and celeri taking over. More diacetyl - and more faults in the mouth, leading to a fiery, aggressive MF, despite a rather light body and buttery slickness, with flavours of stale cookies, burnt sesame oil and the inevitable coriander. Oops. Very seasonal, I should hope.


 TURDFERGUSON (1601), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 16, 2007  
Bottle from HogtownHarry. Thanks. Pours a cloudy, almost opaque orange with a small white head that fades. Aromas of oranges, honey, and yeasty spiciness. Flavor mimics nose, with a nice balance of tastes. Medium bodied with quite a bit of character for its low alcohol content. Not as funky as many of the saison I’ve had, but still a solid and very drinkable saison. Well done.


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 27, 2006  
Bottle from Blankboy - thanks. Pours out an orange color without much of a head. Smell is some orange, and spice. Taste is sweet and pretty smooth. Perhaps not really what I was expecting from a saison, but it does the trick. A pretty good session beer really.


 Boutip (2350), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/515/20
Nov 14, 2006  
Bottle courtesy of Hogtownharry: Poured a deep golden orange color ale with a big foamy head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of funky east with some orange and other spices. Taste is dry with some floral malt and a long yeasty finish with layer of complexity. Body is a bit light but it doesn’t hurt the beer too much overall. I got too admit that I wasn’t expecting so much from this one and was pleasantly surprised.


 StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Nov 6, 2006    Updated: Jan 4, 2007
341ml bottle - pours hazy golden orange with a thick, pure white head. Citrusy, spicy aroma, very crisp and welcoming. The flavour is beautiful and much more complex than I would have expected - initial light fruity punch of orange, clove and yeast, followed by an earthy, peppery hit that is quickly followed and finished by a subtle hoppy, refreshing bitterness. This is a beautiful, flavourful Saison that I drank quite a lot of this past summer. Black Oak is a gem, one of our best Ontario brewers.

Update, January 2007 - Just did a back-to-back comparison between this and the Saison Dupont, and this blew it out of the water in terms of robust flavour and aroma. Definitely fruitier and hoppier, and more to my taste than the famous Belgian farmhouse ale. I love this beer!


 Quevillon (1524), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/516/20
Oct 28, 2006  
Bouteille de 341 ml par HogTownHarry. Jaune foncée et mi-brumeuse, bon collet assé épais avec de la dentaile. Bon arome de blé avec de l’agrume et un peu d’épice. Goût de blé assé bien, un peu d’herbe et d’épice qui suit.


 kwoeltje (1317), Manchester, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 11, 2006  
(draught at Volo) medium amber with small off white head. Mild spice aroma. Flavor is some malt and hops, lots of spice, especially clove, some pepper, and yeast.


kipdynamite (11), Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 25, 2006  
A very tasty and refreshing saison on tap (Volo) and in the bottle (purchased at the brewery). Great aroma and a well balanced flavour. Another high quality product from this brewing company.



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