Hopfenstark Saison Du Repos

Brewed by Hopfenstark
Style: Saison
L’Assomption, Canada

Serve in Tulip

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Nice lightly tart saison with lightly fruity yeast. Amber malts with a watery mouth feel and soft carbonation. Interesting beer to try.

On draft at propig, lightly tart and bretty Saison, very rich malts here, they are the dominant flavor

On tap at the 20th Vermont Brewers Festival. Hazy light amber with a biege head. Liked the saison and farmhouse aroma - bit sour and tart, some spice, grains, citrus, wheat. Full body, moderate to low carbonation, great mouthfeel, long pleasant and fresh finish. Worth seeking out.

Sample on tap at Bières et saveurs (Chambly). Pours hazy golden with tiny white head. Aroma: fruits, mlat, apple acidity, tart, brett (?). Nice sourness. Excellent saison.

Hazy tan. Phenolic and slightly fruity aroma, with maybe some barrel influence. Tart and sweet, oaky and fruity. Finishes a little bit tart. Fun, new world interpretation of saison.

Draft: Poured a dirty beige color ale with a medium size foamy had with OK retention. Aroma consists of rustic malt with floral and herbal notes. Taste is a complex mix between some rustic malt notes with some floral undertones and light herbal notes. Body is full with limited filtration and good carbonation. Nice mix between complexity and drinkability. I would love to have this beer available to me on a more regular basis.

Sampled at Max’s in Baltimore. Pours a hazy, bright gold with a fizzy, white head. Sour nose, fruity, a little horsey, a little herbal. Flavor is sweet, sour, a little spicy, candy sugar, honey. Medium bodied, sweet, honey finish. Interesting.

on tap at brewpub. clear golden, nice white head, retention/lacing. vinousness, greatly malted, acidity, pepper. soft carbonation, medium body.

Draught at Volo. Pours a murky orange-copper with a small diminishing creamy/frothy white head. Nice sour fruity aroma, also yeasty and with light spices -- more sour then I would expect from a Saison but it’s quite nice. Flavour follows the aroma with sour fruit, some citrus tartness, yeast and light spices. Average to medium bodied. Another great beer from Hopfenstark.

A pint on draught. Cloudy orange with a thin head. Stange sour nose. A bit thin on the mouth with a solid tartness and some sourness. No hop flavour. A nice session beer. I think the sample at Le Grillon was a bit old. I will resample from another bar.