3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had this a few times first time rating. Aroma is musty, light pepper, not much else. Flavor much the same, residuel sweetness, not much else. On a good note, carbonation/mouthfeel is nice. Nothing special.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Wow, waited so long to procure one! Thanks sour Pete! The aroma is awesome - sweet and funky from the yeast style so pleasant in the nose. The appearance is perfect for a saison, golden orange and thick with a beautiful creamy head. The flavor is funky, sweet, and smooth settling on the palate for a while so nicely.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle. Pours bright yellow orange with some fine particles of sediment, and a big fluffy white head. Aroma of freshly baked bread, yeast, subtle clove, white grapes. Mouth-feel is lively but not as carbonated as expected, smooth with a dry finish. Flavor of white grapes, apple, and pear, french baguette, light spices. As it warms a little the finish becomes less dry and more sweet. This saison was a great way to start out the evening, glad I got it.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle bought in Evanston
Appearance: Pours cloudy orange with a nice white head and good lacing in the glass
Aroma: Citrus, orange peel and pepper
Taste: Sweet malts, yeast, coriander, bitter orange and spices
Nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 ml bottle shared by sledutah- thanks Craig. Pours a cloudy gold color with a large foamy white head. The aroma is rich citrus, malty and lots of yeast. A very nice mix of citrus, dry yeast and malts, funky and a fluffy mouthfeel. Very damn good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from a trade with phaleslu. Pours slightly hazy golden color with white head. Bready and fruity aroma with some spices. Lots of dough flavor with some spices, fruity esters and a hint of sweetnessand some lemon tartness. light to medium body with modeate carbonation. Light and refreshing. A really nice saison. Thanks Peter.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A: snifter. pours a really opaque vibrant straw yellow in color with a solid bright white head. outstanding head retention level and really nice lacing.
S: wonderful sour aromas mixed in with some citrus, mostly lemon. very yeasty aromas as well.
T: great sour flavors, mostly like a tart lemon or some sour lemonade. big yeasty saison bite all over this. wonderful saison flavors, a lot of spices in this.
M: big, bold saison. I love the chewiness of this saison. big carbonation level and a big sour level.
D: wonderful brew, well worth getting. My second Smokestack Series beer from Boulevard and it is really good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml. bottle from the QFC in Renton, Washington. Retired? I’m not sure about that. It has the exact same label on the bottle as it shows on the screen, so I don’t know why the QFC just had this sitting around. Anyways. Yellow/gold haze appearance. Given the aforementioned information, one could glean that this beer is translucent. Somewhat of a fluffy head that seems to be staying around. Looks like a nice saison. Slightly spicy aroma i.e., it’s a bit peppery. There’s some fruit aroma kicking in there as well. Light sugar, yeast, and dough kicking in; this isn’t the most pungent saison that I’ve tried. It tastes much better than it smells. Nice fruit flavor, followed by a nice spicy, dry, lightly bitter bite. It has a nice texture. I’m trying to determine which fruit flavor this represents best. My best guess for fruit would be grapes. This is a fairly good saison.
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