4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I heard about this beer for years and the hype is real. It’s one of the very best brews I’ve ever had. Nose is wild but does not do the flavor justice; it was explosive citrus sourness, unlike anything I’ve ever tried before. I don’t even know what to say. It’s an ultra violent, totally ridiculous, perfectly detailed bruiser concoction that I would drink literally every day if it weren’t for the rough price tag. Unreal.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: DEC 29, 2010 Bottle. 25.4 oz. Pours a beautiful rosy golden with a tall, thick white head. Aroma of lavender, peaches, blueberries, cherries, barley, malts, and slight hop notes. Sediment galore. Insane amounts of strawberries. Fuller bodied for a saison with a laid back, easy, yet tight mouthfeel. Finishes with a tart, warm bite. Excellent saison.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 8, 2010 Bottle, very generously shared by piscator34, thanks again Kris! Nose is dusty, very champagne-like, tart winter apples, rye bread, a suggestion of the sourness to come. Palate is dry, but not aggressively so, manages to be juicy despite the tart dryness, white peaches, yeast, lovely pervasive acidity, and a grippy minerality. Wonderful stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
75 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, via Chicago, with Jim, Whitney, Isabella and Kaarin. Cloudy, grapefruit juice colour with very little head. Cilantro and lime aroma; very carbonated and champagne-like. Bitter citrus flavor. Light finish, bread and pepper.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at the January Metro Detroit tasting. Thanks to whoever brought this! Poured a hazy orange with a red tint and a light brown head. Aroma was quite complex with a touch of tartness, and notes of floral and fruit. Flavor was tart at the beginning, but the finish was more fruity and earthy.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle that shawnm213 picked up for me at City-Wide in South Bend- thanks, Shawn! Pours somewhat cloudy yellow-orange-gold with an eggshell white head. Aroma of straw, barnyard, Belgian yeast, candi sugar, grass, biscuity malts, and spices. Flavor of tart citrus, spices, grassy hops, bread, malts, honey, peach, and spices. The nose and flavor are both great, but totally different from one another. Very interesting beer. Medium bodied, with average carbonation and a dry finish. Great saison, refreshing, and fun to drink.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Large green bottle. Pour is hazy light golden with very little head. Aroma is light hay, grass, lemon, subtle malt, and a lightly sour kick. Flavor is lightly spicy and grassy up front with hints of hay. Then a large tart kick dominates. The tartness is very nice and smooth. The finish is a little barnyard and tartness with a touch of malt and yeast. Wonderful flavor, maybe a little light in the body but a wonderful beer overall.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate hoppy and slightly sour aroma. Very acetic flavor. Average moderate sour finish. Oily palate. Disapointing and not my kind of saison. Lacks spices.
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