Jandrain-Jandrenouille V Cense

Brewed by Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
Style: Saison
Jandrain-Jandrenouille, Belgium

Serve in Tulip

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750ml bottle from Bierkonig-amsterdam. Pour is hazy brown with a tallish white head. What is it with brown saisons these days - two in a row here in Holland. Not ugly, just unexpected. Nose is first some erathy, muddy yeast, then bubble gum, fresh flowers and a little hint of spices. Flavor is first slightly fruity/malty - tangerines, biscuit, with the slight pine and peppery basil hops showing lightly. Then, an interesting dose of herbs and spices - certainly the basil from the nose, but also a very ’chai tea’ thing going on (cardamom, cinnamon, anise, clove) - really interesting . Finish is quite dry with some bitterness and a slight earthy tartness. Never shows the ’classic’ saison funkiness, but has that ’certain something; that most well-crafted saisons share. High carbonation and a prickly mouthfeel. All in all, this reminded me of a Fantome-esque beer . Weird but good with some really unique stuff that seemed out of place at first but ended up working pretty well.

Keg at North Bar, Leeds. Pours a reddish brown, no head. Aroma is caramel, some dark fruits but with an apricot thing as well, hint of booze. Taste is surprisingly different, with caramely malt up front, a hint of eater, with some bitterness and a nice tart touch as well. A bit thin bodied. Really rather nice, subtle.

Keg at North Bar. Slightly hazy reddish brown, thin white head. Nice dry, funky nose - rye, Madeira cake, raisin, figs even? Nicely soft and juicy, some earthy woody notes, dried fruits, hints at caramel malts and even a slight tartness. Finishes dry and woody, and just slightly bitter. Nice and complex.

750mL bottle. Definitely not what I was expecting. Kinda more sour than I was expecting. Spicy and sourish, not too and.

This might be my favorite beer ever. Cloudy amber color. AMAZING aroma, what is it???? Flavor is hoppy and full and delicious. 7% ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Clear amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of mandarins, citrus peel, light chocolate, light madeira, light caramel. Malty, light sweet flavour, light bitter, quite dry, light cloying. Dry but cloying, dry bitter finish.
Nice name, lovely aromas. A well made, complex beer.
(Draught @ ZBF ’12)

Pours a very hazy brown with little head. Aromas of citrus and caramel. Sour lemon flavor. Tart and crisp.

Tap at Moeder Fontainas. Amber brown in colour, this is quite an unexpected beer. Dry, with reddish malts and a good bitter finish. Not sure saison is the most helpful description of this beer - more like the dry and hoppy red/amber ales the craft guys make here in England. Looked at this way was a bit of a poor return on 7%.

Oranges and chocolate aromas. Malt and oranges in its flavour. Flat texture.

Moeder Lambic, Brussels, B. Tap, 200312. Light amber with white head. Aroma of yeast and malt. Flavour with spices and esters.

Bottle from Knightly Spirits. Reddish-brown color with an off-white head that settles as a very thin layer. Big whiffs of cranberry here. Reminds me of cranberry sauce. That’s followed by some orange juice, pomegranate, and a little alcohol fumes. Fruit punch and cocktail flavors. Again, cranberry seems to lead the way. Nuts, plums, raisins, figs, chocolate, and a little funky yeast, all noted as well. It’s an interesting concoction. While I really liked the other two I tried from this brewer, I can’t say I really liked this one. Plenty drinkable, though. Just not really what I look for in a Saison.