 BlueDevil0206 (122), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 4, 2005
750 mL bottle. Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small, effervescent head that lasts only shortly. Aroma was of bready malt and esters of banana and tangerine. Hops are present but not as upfront as I was expecting: floral and earthy. Flavor was sweet and big on grainy malt and slight caramel. Esters of banana, citrus, figs, and raisons. Hops are spicy, earthy and citrusy all at the same time: an unusal mix of American, UK and Noble hops....interesting. Finishs dry and only moderately bitter. To be claiming to be a hoppy Saison, this has failed I have to say. Also, the pleasant sourness that the other two Heavyweight saisons have is not present which puts this beer a bit out of balance and loses its refreshing character. Body is moderate and well carbonation. Good but not great.
Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 31, 2008 Bottle. Pours a hazy brown body with a tan head. Sweet and malty with floral notes. Much of the hop character has disappeared with time as this is 2 years post closing. Slightly oxidized with ripe fruit apple cider and some oak.
WeeHeavySD (2034), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Oct 21, 2008 750ml bonus via trade with BrianK. Thanks Brian, also got a bottle recently from TheRealBastard. Pours cloudy light brown with a tan head. Nose is sweet and floral with a bit of a syrupy quality. Taste is sweet, bitter and interestingly flavorful will clear hops that are probably a bit old but stil its tasty, there is a underlying heat thats interesting and a little strange. Overall a tasty interesting saison.
Glouglouburp (2113), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 20, 2008 <b>In short: </b>A extra-rustic but past due-date oxidized Saison.<br />
<b>How: </b>Bottle 750ml. Vintage, probably 2 years old or so. Received from BrianK, thanks a lot Brian.<br />
<b>The look: </b>Cloudy light brown body with almost no head<br />
<b>In long: </b>Nose is very rustic, an old rusty chariot in an old dirty barn. Body is rather dead which I suspected from the lack of “pssh” when taking the lid off. Toasted hay, roasted nuts, strongly oxidized, mellow toffee, extra-ripe fruits. I really enjoyed the strong rustic character but everything else about this beer is dead. Hard to believe I had the Saison De La Soeur Golden a few weeks ago (about the same age) that was still a masterpiece while this bottle was totally dead. Drinkable because there was enough of it left that I could imagine what it once was. Oh well, at least I got to try the Saison De La Soeur NotHoppyAnymore.
Beerlando (1460), Orlando, Florida, USA
Oct 20, 2008 Aged over 2 years. Pours a lightly hazy, dark amber color. A foamy, off-white head settles to a thin film. Skinny, jagged lines and micro spots of lace cling to the glass. The aroma is complex and fruity, a lightly sweet, pale malt background being complimented with everything from chardonnay grapes and currants to pears and red cherries. There is a faded, herbal, earthy hop profile that clearly isn’t as potent as it once was. Flavors feature the chardonnay grape prominently, along with oak, sweet golden raisons, and a hint of butter crust. The hops mostly provide a spicy bite at this point. Medium bodied and smooth, the fine carbonation leads into a semi-dry finish. Not bad at all. Hard to believe this has held up as well as it has.
GodOfThunder (160), Orlando, Florida, USA
Oct 16, 2008 Thanks Beerlando! A yellowish-orange color with a nice pillow of a white head. Aroma is slightly vinegar, with some herbs and a little mint. Taste has a lot of cherry in it with sour notes and more vinegar.
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