4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20UPDATED: MAR 5, 2011 On tap at Monk’s. Pour is cloudy straw yellow pour with a decent amount of thick head, which sticks around for a while and laces well. Yeast up front, touch of barnyard with some banana, clove, coriander. Taste is immediately a slight bitter and citrusy hope note, followed by some hay malt and the yeast flavors, as well as some clove. Lightly bitter, astringent finish with a hint of the alcohol.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle 37.5cl @home. pours slightly hazy light golden, small white head. belgian yeast, wheat, spices in the aroma. spices, wheat flavor, some sweetness. a bit of alcohol bite.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Quest tap in O’Connors, Uppsala. Pours hazy amber with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is very fruity and spicy, especially fresh apple and citrus feature. Taste is crisp, spicy and fruity; classic Belgian farmhouse theme with a perfect balance between different elements. Medium body, average carbonation. This is surprisingly strong for a saison but alcohol is skillfully hidden. Overall an excellent ale, both rich and balanced.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
0.75l corked bottle from Etre. This is a lovely looking almost glowing light cloudy one, packed with particles floating around in the glass and a medium size off-white top. Smells amazing. Subtle lemony, lots of Saison yeast, wet autumn leafs, strawberries. The subtle lemon suits it perfectly. Soft to average on the carbonation with a really slick mouthfeel. Tastes like autumn this. Lots of just lovely saison flavors, dry grapes, acidic strawberries, wheat, yeast, so many tiny subtle fruity flavors that its hard to tear apart. Shared this bottle, but I’d really like to have it for myself. 29.03.2013
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pour is a clear straw/yellow, lots of yeast, and a huge bubbly white head. Slightly grassy nose, little spice, alcohol, citrus and wet hay. Citrusy and grassy taste, floral spice, and a touch of alcohol. Medium bodied, active carbonation and really well balanced. One of my favorite saisons.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Refreshing and dry. Fruity, citrusy and peppery aroma and taste. Good carbination. The best super saison I have tasted so far.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma of non descript berries. Also slight funk spice and baked bread. Tastes about as pungently of Belgian yeast as possible. Also apple cider and bubblegum notes with the slight acidity. Seriously boozy. Near still carb. Great briny buttery umnami mouthfeel.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cloudy orange colour. Floral yeasty aroma. Spicy yeasty taste with farmhouse funkiness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Memphis. Pours a cloudy orange with thin off-white head and lace. Nose of hay, coriander, citrus, roasted malt spice. Somewhat sweet, well carbonated with a slight hop bite.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy straw/gold color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of yeast, rich floral, fruit, & spice; Flavor of slight sweet malt, yeast, floral hops, citrus, fruit, some coriander, and pepper; Dry finish; Fairly high carbonation; Overall, a little mellow - but well done.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pale yellow, with sediment in bottle. Nose is quite dry - hay, light oranges, old hops, wheaty pale malts. And a bit of robust maltyness, probably due to the high abv. Body is very nice. Full, a bit of malty alcoholic sweetness, hay, wheat. Dried-up hops, Almost overpowering flavours. This is an imperial saison of sorts; the right, good, saisonny flavours are there, in good proportions, but everything is just a bit more intense. Interesting & worth another try!
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