 madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 30, 2006 Pours cloudy gold with a fizzy, medium sized white head. The aroma is fantastic, spicy, cloves, yeasty, banana, fruity. Taste of pear, apple, yeasty, not as much as I would’ve expected from the aroma. Some spice comes in at the end. Medium body, carbonated. Slighty dry and spicy finish. Very good.
UnsofistaCat (222), Garden City, Michigan, USA
Aug 28, 2006 Have you ever opened a bottle of beer and then realized you’re too tired to drink it? This is what happened with this one. Kind of wasted this, as I didn’t even finish it. I will have to rate again sometime. I didn’t find it to be as complex as I thought it was going to be. From what I understand, this beer is actually different depending on the season. No idea which season I was drinking. Huge white head to the point of being annoying. Tiny haze with a spicy nose. Had slight taste of lemon-lime Gatorade with a little sweet malt and spice. Alcohol was masked well.
drfabulous (1212), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Aug 28, 2006 Really interesting taste...not exactly like other saisons. Fruity. Not real sweet. Little sour mixed in. For weeks I eyed the row of Fantomes at the store, and when I finally decided to buy one, all that was left was the saison. Not at all disappointed.
greenhorn1 (458), Mission Viejo, California, USA
Aug 25, 2006 I attempted trying two bottles of Printemps and both were absolutely skunked. So I ended up getting the Saison. Not a bad beer, poured a cloudy golden with high carbonation. After I popped the cork, I instantly could smell the sweet aroma of mild spices and fruit, especially pear. I usually do not drink Saison’s, so I forget how complex the flavors can be. I really enjoy the citrus and fruity bite of pears and grapefruit. Great beer.
joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aug 21, 2006 Bottle.
Clear golden coloured with a white head.
Aroma of fruits, berries and spices.
Flavour of fruits, berries and spices.
TaktikMTL (2739), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
Aug 21, 2006 Bouteille verte de 750 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’épices et d’agrumes. Apparence: La couleur est blonde voilée avec une forte densité de bulle. Présence d’un énorme col mousseux, d’un dépôt et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes, de poivre et de gingembre. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de pomme en arrière goût. (Rating #594)
omhper (12147), Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 20, 2006 [Bottled] Hazy golden. Striking aroma of pear and winegum. Medium sweet with wonderful, elastic mouthfeel. Juicy and intense, an ultraperfect world classic in it’s own style.
pfhyde (38), Davis, California, USA
Aug 16, 2006 Either (a) I got a "dud"--there were no signs of this, as far as I could tell--(b) this beer isn’t up to par for its style, or (c) I can’t appreciate the "intentional sapidness" of this white, sharp styled saison. I’ll sample it one more time, per Svesse’s recommendation (below), but I truly doubt my bottle was tainted. On to the usual stuff: ostensible amounts of caked sediment, undistributed; color-wise, pours like a pilsner, with a faint white head (I always pour at extreme angles to avoid dampening the effervescence with rough pouring); has a pungent, citrice, "saison" smell, but the taste--unlike the Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux--is dulsome and blasé (for a Belgium ale, that is). Green bottle, capped and corked, 1 pt 9.4 Fl. OZ, 8% abv.
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