2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap @ Bend, brewpub. I wasn’t going to rate this because it was so bad, but decided to warn people. Way over spiced, band-aid and a foul yeast character made this pretty much undrinkable. How could a place like this serve something this bad? Yuk!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On draft at the brew pub in Bend. Pours golden with a light white head. Aroma is yeasty, spicy and a bit of brett. Flavor is spicy, a little sour and grassy. An alright beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at the Bend brewpub. A big surprise coming from these guys. I don’t even know If I’ve had a Belgian style beer from them before, and this was quite good. Poured a lightly hazy gold with a lasting, creamy white head. Big tropical fruit notes in the aroma with pineapple, guava, passion, and some lavender and chamomile as well. Lots of fruit juice flavors and some light pale malt, accented by some soft herb flavors. The finish is tangy and dry. Light bodied and clean on the palate with higher carbonation. Really nice bright fruity notes, and very well attenuated.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
5 ounce sample on tap at the Pub in Portland, OR. Scant spiciness in the nose with some doughiness and faint esters. The aroma is rather tame. Slightly hazy golden body with a creamy white head. Fruity estery start with some metallic hints in the middle. Tame banana-yeast esters later on. Light and watery, lacking body and complexity. Not really any horseblanket or any other significant saison flavors.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught. Poured gold with thin white head. Moderate lacing. Spicy aroma with a little hop. Full earthy flavour, some herb, some spice and some sweetness. Lasting finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Stone Sourfest 09. Pours a yellow body. Fruity nose, brett.Flavor is dust, spicy herbs, thyme and a nice funk.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Draught at Deschutes Brewery and Public House in Portland.
Fruity Belgian yeast aroma, cereals, honey, and something not right. Strange medicinal flavor. This misses the mark by a lot. Don’t know what they’re getting at.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the stone sour ale fest 09. Gold pour, white head. earthy malt, light sweetness and acidic vinegar, funky brett, and flowers. Pretty sour for a saison.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Stone Sourfest. Pours with a light golden body and a tan head. Aroma of grass, brett and jasmine. Taste is quite sour and very acidic, especially for a saison, with vinegar, florals and jasmine. Quite nice.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Draught) Pours a golden body with a small white head. Aroma of florals, sweet tarts, yeast, citrus, and coriander. Flavor of citrus, apple cider vinegar, candi sugar, and florals. Not quite digging this one.
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