 WeeHeavySD (2941), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Jan 12, 2009 12oz bonus from daknole. Pours gold orange with no head. Nose is sweet and off. Taste is sweet and slightly citrussy. Ok, not great.
Tripplebrew (486), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jan 8, 2009 Pours a cloudy copper orange/amber with very little cream-colored head. Aroma is a creamy nut. Caramel sugar flavors to start and finish. Body is light/medium and creamy with high carbonation. A decent golden ale but nothing extraordinary.
beachbum25 (778), Powellville, Maryland, USA
Jan 4, 2009 12 oz bottle-Trade w/daknole-Clear golden color w/a slight off white head. Spiced wheat aroma. Sweet hop flavor of wheat, banana, spice, orange peel, & light fruits. Classic Belgian flavor, smooth & easy drinking. Alcohol was extremly well hidden, no wonder I’m having trouble typing right now!!! Long, sweet, spicy finish. Good Stuff! Thanks Dakine!!!
Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
Jan 2, 2009 Minimal head from a rather vigorous pour. Dissipates quickly. Fruity aroma with apples, pears and some white grape. Some yeasty notes with a hint of dry spice. Hazy, lifeless dark orange body. Sweet and spicy with more fruit (bananas). Nice warming as it goes down. Little zippyness in the mouth. Almost tripel like in flavor. Finishes clean and dry with some lingering spices on the tongue. An ok belgian brew. Drink a couple of these and you will be feeling no pain.
DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Dec 31, 2008 Bottle. Fruity malt aroma. Cloudy orange body, off-white head. Malty flavor with some sweetness. Not especially distinguished.
Schroppfy (1810), Ohio, USA
Dec 28, 2008 I want to support an effort like this. I really do. I recall looking at the ratings a while back and they were generally positive. So, in my desperate search for Saison Athene I pop into a store on Sanibel, and this is the best I see of local stuff. I pick up a 4 pack.
Ugh. Massively sweet and as slimchill says, way underattentuated. Thick, yet carbonated. Are there actually Saaz here? If so they are not to be found. I went in really hoping for a dryer beer.
What will I do with the remaining 3. Perhaps my wife will like them...
slimchill (773), Austin, Texas, USA
Dec 23, 2008 Bottle. Nose is sweet with butter undertones. Light spice and banana esters. Cloudy orange with a faint head. Intensely sweet flavor with lighter spice notes. Sharp caramel and candy. Way underattenuated and massively undrinkable. Cloying and sticky.
502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Dec 21, 2008 12 oz bottle into pint glass -- thanks Daknole! Nice clear golden with a fizzy white head that doesnt last very long. The aroma is pretty faint and simple with yeast and clove notes. The flavor is out of wack and all over the place: wheat, cereal, strange sweetness, cloves, and raisins. A bit grainy on the palate with a bit more carbonation than I would like. Overall: not undrinkable, but unenjoyable.
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