 islay (401), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
May 29, 2008
Small sample at OSLO and Guerde’s tasting on Friday, 5-23-08. Bottle #53, 2007 vintage. Thanks to Skyview for sharing. Pours a hazy blonde. Very dry, vegetal, sharp aroma with pepper and a touch of honey. Nice, dry taste that resembles the aroma. Good, long, dry aftertaste. Very pleasant. Medium body. Frothy in the palate.
kyzr (909), Bozeman, Montana, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Hazy gold pour with nice sized white head. Floral and spice on the nose. Coriander and citrus hit first on the flavor then hints of yeast and pepper towards the back. Nice mouth feel with a creamy texture. Very nice beer on a warm summer day.
JK (2392), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Jun 15, 2008 Thanks to Skyview for this one. Cloudy gold color. Impressive, but unnecessary packaging that I’m sure raised the price. Coriander and wheat in the aroma. Flavor is a little sour with Belgian yeast, light spice including more coriander, and wheat. I like this.
OSLO (606), Minnesota, USA
Jun 3, 2008 [Bottle, thanks for sharing, Skyview!] Pours hazy gold with a small white head. Aroma is citrus, coriander and a decent amount of yeast. Taste is lightly bitter with coriander showing through strongly, but also the yeast and some other spiciness in there. Medium mouthfeel with a pretty good finish. Overall it is a pretty good saison, but it really didn’t do anything to set itself apart from others that I have tried.
Guerde (462), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
May 29, 2008 (bottle, thanks to Skyview for bringing this in) Pours light gold with a white head. Aroma has smells of coriander, orange peel, and a little deer sausage-like smell as well. The aroma becomes more sweet as it warms. The taste is decent for a saison, with a lot of yeast, light funkiness, and spice as well. Medium mouthfeel, with a dry finish.
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