 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 20, 2006 Pours a hazy orange color with a gorgeous fluffy white head that eventually sits on top of the beer like a dollop of whipped cream. Extremely hoppy nose, almost IPA like with hints of citrus along with the usual Fantome funkiness that we all love. Flavor is heavily bitter at the start before giving way to a creamier earthy finish. Absolutely spectacular.
stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 14, 2006 Bottle sampled with beerded one. Pours hazy orange gold with a decent off-white head. Aroma of citrus, spices, fruit, some floral and sour notes. Flavor is carbonated, spicey, citrusy, fruit, smooth, floral. Good body, good brew.
CapFlu (3480), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 9, 2006 (750ml bottle) Purchased through the Bieropholie/SAQ private imports. As good as this brewer is (and I love his wild ways) I cannot say that I particularly enjoy this recipe. The nose is great - the usual crazy spiced yeast and funk yet many of his beers are "peculiar" by design. Brise-BonsBons is overly tart and sour with orange flavour and weak on his strongest feature - his crazy, funky yeast. The spices do not pull this beer out of the mud, its too tart and acidic to be enjoyable. Its like a grannysmith sour apple with lemon juice.
rian (4), Portland, Oregon, USA
does not count  Jun 25, 2006 A very interesting variation on the Belgian schtick, though I’m not too experienced with saisons. It’s bitter, but not in a hoppy way as much as a mineraly/herby way. The body is full though a bit foamy from the bottle. A real nice beer for something unusual, but the bite is kind of harsh, though not as dramatic as I think they’d make it out to be. The bitterness is abrupt against a estery honey full mouthfeel.
Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 18, 2006 Pour is dark hazy amber with a thin dense lasting tan head...smell is wet leaves, funk, straw, maybe some bacon.,,,taste is funky and sour, then turningg quite bitter...interesting indeed...
bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Jun 14, 2006 "Not a typical saison. Not near as much of the barnyard funk to it. Poured a dark golden color nice lacing and some sedimentation. Aroma was peppery with some funk to it. Flavor was of pepper wheat and hops. FUll mouthfeel."
eaglefan538 (2355), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Jun 11, 2006 Lot 086/477044: Not as much funk and barnyard as I was expecting, this one poured with a golden-amber cloudy appearance with a nice large head and lots of sedimentation. Lacing was good. The aroma was slightly funky, but lots of pepper. The flavor was nice smooth wheaty base with some hopping, lots of pepper hopping. The bitterness was welcomed, as this was a very fine Belgian Saison. I loved the interpretation on style with high hopping. Mouthfeel was full and hearty. Great stuff.
luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Jun 10, 2006 750 bottle. Beer is a clear bright gold color with a huge, off-white, mostly lasting frothy head. The aroma is malty with a trace of toasted grain; Hoppy with bright moderate notes of lemon, straw and herb; Yeasty with light notes of soap, light-to-moderate notes of dank basement; Moderate miscellaneous notes of orange zest, lemon zest, white pepper, coriander. Aroma doesn’t brace you for the bitter grip in the flavor. Flavor is moderately acidic, moderately bitter, lightly sweet with a long, grippy, moderaterately bitter, trace sweet finish. The body is medium, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively. Refreshing.
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