3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20Received as an extra from a trading partner on BA. Thanks a bunch Phil! Pours a cloudy light brown/nickel in color with a finger and a halfs worth of off-white head. Some light, gentle lacing as I drink. Nose is typical saison yeast, dry, grassy, and some very light tartness. I like the flavor a lot more than the nose. The flavor starts of light and airy, nice tartness, and then moves to some light malt typical in an amber. Light mouthfeel, moderate carbonation, light tartness, and a moderate finish. Nice saison, can definitely tell the hill farmstead influence here.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ Farmhouse tasting, Mikkeller&Friends. Pours clear orange/amber with a lasting and good lacing diminishing beige small head. Aroma is spicy, lactic (fruit yogurt), citric, hay, toasted malt, almost wooden, brett. and apple. Taste is light sweet, bitter and light+ sour. Body is light, texture is oily, carbonation is moderate. Finishes dry and tart.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ Bruce’s. The pour’s hazy amber with a big eggy white head. The nose is cinnamon, some orchard fruits. light fart, farmhouse yeast. Orange peel. The taste is quite tart, a bit of brett. Some cinnamon spice, red berry. Light body, fine carbonation. Overall, OK.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Thanks to adnielsen for sharing. Pours a hazy amber orange color with white head. Citrus, caramel, toast aromas. Toast, tangy, peppery, spicy flavors.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle in KC @ JetsonFest III. Thanks to a generous trader. Pours a bit hazy dark reddish orange appearance with a cream colored head. Orange citrusy, lightly toasted malty, cracker, a bit spicy, lightly peppery aroma. Slightly tart, tangy, tangerine, lemony, slightly acidic, slight nutmeg spicy flavor. Definitely tasty but not my favorite of Shaun’s Saisons.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Bruce’s, thanks to Leighton. It pours murky amber with a massive off-white head. The nose is earthy, mouldy wood, wet leaf, tang, touch of sweetness and faint blue cheese. The taste is initially tart, sherbet, lemon, tart green apple, caramel, earth, light acidity, cheap white wine and spice with a dry, somewhat tart finish. Medium body and high, spritzy carbonation. I’m not a huge fan of the aroma, but it is rather tasty.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Sample @ Nørrebro Bryghus Tasting; Bottle says "August 2013; 1,600 bottles") Pours a cloudy amber with medium, white head. Good lace. Aroma is saison yeast with pepper notes and hints of malt and straw. Slightly watery texture, light-bodied, medium carbonation and a short, slightly tart finish. Flavour is slightly tart with a malty edge.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours clear tea/amber with stable off-white head. Clear aroma of hops with notes of malt and dried fruit. Vinous onset, giving way to pronounced, hoppy notes with sweet touches of malt and fruit. Very interesting.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle share courtesy of Adam Jackson. Chalice shows a brown dirty color. Brett and sour cherries on the nose. Funky oak, tart lemons, funky yeast notes. Serious level of lactic acid. Has a level of complexity at this point in its life. Lots of funky sour and tart notes. Palate gives a nice pucker factor in the back of the glands. Dry texture. Nice; damn nice.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750ML purchased at Harvest Fest last year in a big plastic 20 ounce Dodgers cup that glows in the dark
A - Amber, Michelob Ultra appearance, huge soft ice-cream like creamy head that fades to some very gorgeous lacing
S - Huge cherry tartness on the nose, big oak response, sort of a kumquat nose...tart juicy and bright.
T - Wow. Okay, tart, funky, some shoe-string and cherry. Nice peachiness, grape skin, some lactic acid and horsey brett L.
M - big pillow like mouth feel, medium body
O - seriously, great job Shaun...I’m not sure if I feel good about not opening this until June or if I should have opened it sooner.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Bruce’s, London - picked up from the Bottle Shop. Pours lightly hazy amber with a huge, lasting white foam head. Nose has grass, some pee, a bit of tangy funk, saddle leathery, touches of citrus. Light sweet flavor, some moderate grassy bitterness, bits of leather, hints of ripe citrus, some funky sweat. Light bodied with lively, massaging carbonation. Clean finish, good bretty funk, leather, farmhouse, some tangy tangerine, citrus rind. Lovely beer.
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