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RATINGS: 518   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.93   SEASONAL: Series   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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Saison-Brett, based on our very popular Tank 7, is assertively dry hopped, then bottle conditioned with various yeasts, including Brettanomyces, a wild strain that imparts a distinctive earthy quality. Though this farmhouse ale was given three months of bottle age prior to release, further cellaring will continue to enhance the “Brett” character, if that’s what you’re after.


4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
paiste2002 (174) - Saugus, USA - AUG 18, 2009
750ml corked and caged bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange with a nice white head. Aroma is spicy, earthy funkiness, lemon zest. Flavor is spicy, malty, earthy funky brett, touch of honey and grassy. Great farmhouse ale. I’d love to have a few more bottles of this one.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
jcartamdg (256) - Spring Hill, Florida, USA - MAY 21, 2012
Pours a golden hay color with lots of carbonation, two finger head an great lacing throughout. Aroma of citrus, funk and pepper. Taste follows the nose just intensified. This really showcases the Brett in the best way possible. This is so tasty and so refreshing, I would love to have the ability to drink this all the time. Saision Brett is an amazing beer!

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
DuffMan (4422) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - MAY 21, 2012
Bottle, with enormous gratitude to Savvy1982, who I know has tried this beer, I know he loved it, and I know he knows it will only get better with some cellar months/years to amp up the brett action, BUT despite all that he STILL sent it to me! That is pretty fucking generous. 2011 vintage. Exuberant cork pop, lively pour requiring several pauses to allow the head to calm down. Beautiful hazy medium orange with a floculent clingy undying head. Aroma is sweet and funky, over-ripe nectarine, honey. Rounded, soft fruity palate, strongly reminiscent of an ice wine we recently had, loads of sticky stonefruit (apricot maybe?), honey, white grapes, with beautifully integrated yeast character and an assertive funkiness. Rounded and sticky, but still tart and quenching. I could seriously drink this every day of the upcoming summer and never grow tired of it! Just superb.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
bluebetty (880) - AUSTRALIA - MAY 19, 2012
Bottle thanks to Nick. Pours a golden orange. Slightly hazy. Dense billowy brilliant white head. Earthy funking aromas, coupled with some wheat malt and a little light orange. Very clean / clear brett aromas most definately present. Great stuff. Flavours are a little sweet before a decent dry finish. Bloody good beer.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
radarsock (31) - - MAY 13, 2012
Poured a yellowish crimson-gold-tone. Smells immediately of dandelions, wheat flour, burnt plastic (but in a good way!), and white wine yeast. Tastes are very frequent in their similarity however the hops are sure and delicate yet strong and quite noticeable. Also some orange peel zest by mid-palate; sour cheese, pancake cough, resinated funk, and hay. Pretty tasty all and all. Not my favorite Saison but in all likelihood I’m probably not going to find one this good unless I trade heavily.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jeff789 (1278) - West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 9, 2012
Kinda gushed, golden huge white head nice lacing... lightly sweet quite a bit bretty, lightly spiced, yeasty... yeasty for days... belgian fruity bretty peppery not very lively medium body dry...

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Reynolds314 (760) - Connecticut, USA - APR 26, 2012
Really enjoyable saison. Great billowy head and golden color. Aroma is funky earthy citrus and funk. Taste is crisp dry and very refreshing with a lightly funky backbone. Loved it.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Ernesto987 (1500) - Connecticut, USA - APR 22, 2012
awesome beer, hoppier than i would have anticipated which is awesome, big time brett flavors, i havent had one like this in a while. Awesome beer!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
watson1977 (1252) - The dub c, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 11, 2012
09 bottle...pours a hazy orange with a huge foamy white head...great retention and lacing. Aroma has light leather and spice with faint citrus and brett notes. Flavor is musty and leathery with fading spices...nice and dry with a hint of pineyness. Mouthfeel is light and very lively with a dry spiced leather finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BigSound (149) - New York, USA - MAR 20, 2012
From notes. Popped out the cork and the bottle started to foam immediately. Poured about 5oz or so and got about four fingers of white rocky head that hung around for about five minutes until there was nothing left but a mound of head in the middle of the glass. Aroma is tart and and earthy funk with bready notes, a little citrus and a slight metallic aroma. Taste has some citrus with lots of yeasty characteristics, and a tiny bit of fruitiness. Great mouthfeel. Nice and sticky it keeps the the flavor around. Medium carbonation with a very smooth finish.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
blklab2007 (1421) - Connecticut, USA - MAR 16, 2012
2011 bottle number 22414. Opened with a big pop of the cork and poured a dark golden color with a half a glass of white foamy head. Aroma has lemon rind, brett, mild funk, some sweetness, and faint spice. mouth feel is light and there is high carbonation. Flavor has brett, light tartness, lemon, wheat, sweet fruit shines in from time to time, and there is a light spice. The nose is nice and bright but in the flavor the brett over runs some of it. Very interesting to drink and tasty.


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