3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught from the tiger. Poured an orangey color. Floral aroma. Earthy yeasty taste. Pretty well done.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750ml corked green bottle. Bottle appears to have been laid down on its side for some time as there is a large steak of yeast running down one side of the bottle. Dark orange colour with some haze. Good sized column of off white foam with large bubbles. Trace of feathery lace. Lemony aroma, some background funk, spicy. Flavour has quick hits of leathery funk at the start, orangey/citrus peel middle, yeasty-spicy end. Dry. Well carbonated, medium bodied. Well done, refreshing and quite drinkable.
3.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had this at a Saison tasting at Brian the Beer Pimp’s Love Shack! with that Chicken Lovin’ Celticbrew, the World Famous Drbayern, and Everyone’s Favorite Uncle Steve! Pours an amber color, somewhat cloudy. Gave a nice off white head. The beer had a really good maltty flavor and was veryeasy to drink! It’s a Very Good Beer!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Blue Dog. Pours a hazy deeper orange with a large foamy white head that laced. Aroma was a little musty/earthy, citrus notes, spicy and fruity saison yeast character. Flavor was very similar to aroma. Had a nice dry crispness to it. Excellent saison.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 ml bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar ($9.49). Wow, the cork blew right out once I removed the cage. Pours a dark amber with giant frothy white head and good retention. Aroma of musty yeast, crusty bready malts, light fruit. Flavor has quite a bit of fruitiness (peach, apricot, citrus), toast, light caramel. Light mouthfeel with a slighty hoppy finish. Good enough drinking, but not a stand-out in the style. (297, 366)
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks to Steve Biracree for bringing this to the 1000 Islands to share. A somewhat orange pour with a thick white head that stayed around awhile. Slightly sour orange and grapfruit aroma. Taste is light and sour with hints of grapefruit. Nice clean dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle from 16th St. Liquor in West Vancouver. Deep gold and orange in colour, very nice head lasts well. Aroma of yeast, apricot, and some breadiness, hint of sour as well. Initial bread flavour gives way to a slightly sour tinged fruitiness, mostly tangerine, and then goes into a drying, herbal finish. Alcohol is well worked in. A tasty saison and refreshingly different.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Green bottle, 75 cl, best before end 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on July 24 2010; eye: golden, clear, good effervescence, nice thick sheet of white head, average lacing; nose: yeast, light fruity, slight pepper; mouth: yeast, light fruity, slight pepper, dry finale in acridness and presence of yeast, medium body, rather carbonated, slightly sweet, slick texture; overall: ordinary
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 75 cl, meilleure avant fin 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 24 juillet 2010; œil : dorée, claire, bonne effervescence, couverture de mousse blanche épaisse, dentelle moyenne; nez : levure, léger fruité, très léger poivre; bouche : levure, léger fruité, très léger poivre, finale sèche avec une légère âcreté et présence de levure, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, très légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : ordinaire
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