Haandbryggeriet Ardenne Blond

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Saison
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Tulip

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Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 1     Still(1)->Volcanic Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 3   Dough : XX   Esters : 2   Phenols : XX   Dusty : XX   Spicy : 3   Apple : XX   Banana : 2   Tropical Fruits : 2   Brett : XX   Barnyard : XX   Leather : XX   Wood : XX   Vinous : XX   Cheese : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 2   Pilsner : 4   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Toasty : XX   Hay : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 3   Wheat : 2
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Perfume : XX   Orange : 2   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Piney : XX
Notes : Pepper : 2   Cloves : XX   Coriander : 3   Ginger : XX   Orange : 2   Earth : XX   Vanilla : XX   Oxidation : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 1   Acetic : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 2   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX

Comments: A cleaner type of saison with a belgianesque yeastiness, but little farmy character and the small amount of coriander in there already feels like too much, mostly because the beer is not too dry. It is actually fairly sweet for what aims at being refreshing and the spice just furthermore detracts from that assumed objective.

500ml bottle. Hazy orange beer with a thin white head. Aroma is sweet notes of yeast and alcohol. Flavor yeasty with notes of apricot. Moderate carbonation.

Draft. Hazy yellow color, massive white head, solid lacing. Aroma of grass, peach, slightly sour apricot. Taste is slightly sour straw bubblegum. Interesting and unique.

Drunk from bottle at Buddy in Drammen Light golden color, slightly hazy Aromoas of banana Medium body and complexicty Outside in the sun, it was a nice start to the day

Tap @ Cardina, Stavanger. Pours hazy light golden with a small head with little retention. Fruity and alcoholic aromas. A nice saison, but not the best I’ve had. Nice bitterness for the style.

IMHO very very underated at 3.26. Very intense and power for a saison with forceful spice, dark fruits, turkish delight, and rounded out with some confectionary fruits around the edges. Notwithstanding the intensity never dumb, clumsy or heavy. Probably the best Saison I’ve every had, or at least in living memory.

Bottle. Hazy deep golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, yeast, orange peel, hops, little citrus and spices. Flavour is malt, yeast, spices, orange peel, hops, little citrus and fresh.

500mL bottle. Explodes out of the bottle a clear straw with small white head. Earthy, fruity and vinous aroma. Mild bitterness, low sweetness, some malt and a bit of yeast. Light-medium body, average carbonation, fairly creamy with a lasting dry finish.

Bottle, bb 10/12. Gusher. Cloudy gold, modest white head. Aroma of dough, ornages, tart apples, coriander, white pepper. Taste is sweet and sour, with oranges, wheaty sourness, dough, vanilla, quite sharp coriander. Dry finish. Alcohol not noticeable. Refreshing for how yeasty it is. Quite rustic.

From Voldby, DK. Bottled, 211211. Amber with white head. Aroma of yeast and spices. Flavor with wheat, coriander seed and fruit

A me è piaciuta un sacco! Non sarà tra le migliori saison, è un po’ dolcetta, ma a me è piaciuta proprio!