3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Hop Leaf in Chicago. Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a thick white head. Aroma of bready/crackery malt, Belgian yeast, and floral hops. Flavor of bready malt, yeast, tons of peppery spices, lemon, and bitter hops. A very good saison.
7/4/8/4/14 [3.7/5]
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap @ Chuck’s 85th. Pours hazy light orange. Aroma is grapefruit and hops. Taste is clean grassy hops up front with funky sweet Belgian yeast on the back. A little thin, but not out of character for this style and well balanced with the ABV. A great choice if you gotta have hops but don’t want the heavier malt of an IPA. This beer introduced me to Boulevard a year or two ago and I’ve been steadily impressed by them. For a Kansas City brewery to get into the hyper-competitve Seattle beer market is no small accomplishment.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Shared from 750ml bottle. Poured a hazy yellow color with a large, foamy white head. Aroma was yeast, spice, a touch of light tart funk. Flavor was yeasty, with notes of spice, and sweet malts, with a slight tart funk note. Very tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I really liked this beer and hard to say it was a farmhouse ale. It did have the dull gold and slight cloud of many but it was wonderfully aromatic and hopped just right.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured from 750 ml bottle to tulip. Great saison aroma, with a little bit too much American hoppiness to break the spell. Beautiful color with a thick, creamy head. Taste combines two of my favorite styles, with a crisp hoppiness on the front end, and smooth Belgian style going down. Definitely something to try to get you into saisons.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Good saison that’s different from the dry saisons. A lot of pepper and funk in the taste. Good stuff from Boulevard.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle in a tulip. Pours golden with a lacy, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, and lots of light fruits, plus a nice balance with the citrusy, grapefruit hops. Flavor the same. Average texture. A pretty good beer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Quite a pale yellow color, had the banana and clove scent with a sweet taste.
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3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Classic Velgain style. Fruity. Yellow cloudy appearance. Bready malty taste.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Style et résumé: Saison belgo-américaine houblonnée à Amarillo.
Comment: Bouteille de 12oz encore une fois merci Slovak.
Description: Bière dorée éclatante avec une mousse blanche crémeuse. Le nez est citronné, il est frais. Les épices sont remarquables. La bouche est mordante, sauvage presque, la levure est bien présente. Il y a une bonne amertume en fin de bouche. J’aime cette bière.
Note: 7+/10
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap in Sellersburg, Indiana of all places. I’ve had a couple Saisons before and am trying to get into them, but I’m not quite there yet. Also I’m rating this 48 hours after the fact, so details will be limited.
Delivered in a stemmed tulip. Color is a beautiful, sunny orange with a small, light, pillowy white head. Good malt character. More hoppy than expected. Yeast character is more of the dank, barnyard variety. Overall, I definitely see the appeal of this beer, but saison yeasts still give me a little trouble. Will keep trying.
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