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RATINGS: 295   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.3   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
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Our second collaboration with Brasserie St-Feuillien, Friendship Brew, is a Black Saison that blends European and American hops, Belgian yeast and a cache of secret spices. The aroma and flavors are enticing, with delicate fruitiness, subtle spice and rounded roast malt characteristics. Bottle conditioning provides lively carbonation and rich beer foam for a luscious body and a lean, dry finish.


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2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Yorker (619) - Århus, DENMARK - MAY 27, 2013
65 cl bottle @ home. Pours black wit an off-white head that leaves some lacing. Aroma is mint, spices, and liquorice. Flavour is spices, roasted malt, and herbs – with a bitter finish.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Holmen1 (1187) - NORWAY - MAY 25, 2013
Flaske delt på Gavlen med Ovesen: en ny stilart - svart saison? Rett nok brygget man med det man hadde til rådighet på grdrn, og malten var gjerne mer røykt den gangen. Et interessant øl, men for lite gjærpreg gjør at den mangler personlighet.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BenH (1376) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 24, 2013
Bottle, thanks Stu. Near black with huge tan head. Aroma of cloves, peppery, phenolic spices. Taste is slightly citrusy, peppery, spicy, mint. Quite bitter. A biy weird but quite nice.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
cgarvieuk (11109) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 24, 2013
bottle at home ... dark roast .... thin tan head ... soft funky ... zezty lemon ... light funky nose ... soft fruits malts ... zezty lemon .. soft funk ... light roast malt ... light fruit hop ... soft funk ...light spice ...

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
gowdy (550) - Erskine, SCOTLAND - MAY 24, 2013
Bottle at Craig?s house. Very black with a fairly small head. Not much gas. Skunky. Not my thing.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
yngwie (10798) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAY 16, 2013
Bottle. A big, dense, light beige head forms over a more or less black body. Spiced nose with ginger and some cardamom. Roasted, coffee-ish malts and a pleasant fruityness. Roasted malts, ginger, bubble gum, grassy hints and some bitterness in the flavor. Lightly funky, and that goes for the aroma too. Full body, nice carbonation and quite dry. Lasting roasted finish with the spices shining through. Spearmint too. Sure a nice one, but I’d like to see the saison yeast more evident. 130516

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Geokkjer (4311) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAY 16, 2013
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a big beige head. Aroma of ginger, spearmint, some funky notes, malt, some coffee and roasted grains.Flavor is sweet and funky with some subtle roasted notes, fruitiness, chocolate and nuts. Medium body, average carbonation.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Meilby (4524) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAY 16, 2013
Bottle 355ml @ Geokkjer
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of malt, pepper, yeast, ginger and mint. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with a mint and ginger spiced finish. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
thirdeye11 (5070) - Dallas, Texas, USA - MAY 15, 2013
(22oz bomber) dark brown, cloudy, soapy tan bubbles. Nose of Brett, cranberry, roasty, spices. Taste is funky, cranberry, sawdust, roasty, weird fruity and roasty combo, medium body, slick palate.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
EricTeusink (194) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - MAY 12, 2013
Rating Backlog #2. What the heck is a Black Saison? Is it, similarly to a black IPA, a saison that is kind of like a Porter. Let’s ask Mr. Owl. 1, 2, 3, <crunch>, 3. End non-sequitur. Poured dark with dark brown head. Flavor is minty with a medium body. Trappeze Pub - Athens, GA


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