3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle pours a clear golden color. Average white head that lingers and laces the glass a little bit.
Aroma is floral, sweet, herbal. Saison/Belgian type aromas. I can’t really find any one smell to pick up on.
The taste has plenty of interesting flavors coming and going. The Cascade and Chinook hops are definitely present, not overwhelming but they are present throughout. The hops also add to a slightly bitter finish. Floral and piney notes from the hops go along with the sweetness of the honey. I would also say it does remind me of Saison du Buff, although with not as much spice. There’s plenty flavor to savor but it all blends together a little weird. It’s like a hoppy belgian style saison. Not horrible but I don’t love it. It’s an interesting offering from the local brewery.
Medium light body. Soft on the palate with a slight bitter finish. Cool label though too.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Picked this up at Beers and Cheers in Germantown, MD. Flying Dog was there doing a tasting and I could not pass it up. The color is a bright golden amber with a nice whitish head. Lacing follows the beer down the inside of the glass. The aroma has a Belgian aspect but it’s more mellow. There are also some pine notes. The flavor is sweet and the mouthfeel is pillowy. Finishes clean.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
A bit of a conflict between what tastes like Belgian abbey yeast, piney West Coast hops, sweet melons, sour lemons, and a touch of hot phenols. Billed as a saison, this one poured to some applause. Was a bit bummed by the kitchen sinky array of flavor though. There are a lot of slow, interesting directions to take the Dupont yeast. I so wanted to see that here.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours golden with a thick, foamy white head...decent lacing and retention. Aroma is very herbal...a little odd...earthy and wheaty but smells a bit like armpit funk. Flavor is also herbal..definitely wheaty and spicy and for certain...tastes like armpit sweat smells! Mouthfeel is light and lively with a dry herbal finish...needs some citrusy hops!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Pour is golden with small white head. Aromas are floral, herbal, and some hay. Taste is very herbal and floral with some nice hop bitterness throw in. There is some spiciness as well, but the finish is dry and herbal. Palate is light to medium with average carbonation and lacing left on the glass.
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