Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Saison Style Ale

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Petaluma, California USA

22 oz bottle from bevmo. By the way this bottle label looked i would have never guessed this was distributed by Lagunitas. The appearance was a solid gold with a firm short lived head. A normal nose that was decked with a strain of Belgian yeast and average spicing. The flavor was average without any real stand out uniqueness other than the light spice and metallic finish. Nothing special and I doubt I’d purchase this again.

bomber courtesy of Saarlander. pale yellow pour with a short lived white head. aroma and flavor is lightly spicy with a Belgian undertone. very light and refreshing.

Nearly clear orange, moderate head with good lacing and retention. Aroma is orange, basement, yeast funk, grass. Medium to light body, watery texture. Fairly standard example, nothing really interesting here.

I’m not a big fan of Saisons, but I do enjoy Trippels. This tasted a lot like a Trippel, so that’s probably why I enjoyed this beer. Hazy gold with a dense white head. Banana, yeast, straw, and apples in the nose. Smooth, sweet bubblegum and banana in the flavor with honey, wheat, spice, and yeast. Slightly musty, but in a good way.

Bomber. In 103 degree weather without having a beer for awhile, this tastes rather refreshing! Pours little head, very clear. Tastes has some yeast, some bananna and almost a lemon twang. I don’t know this style very well so I’m not sure how it compares. I would buy it and drink it again no problem.

Draft at Tyler’s, Durham. Enjoyed with my pal durhambeer. Funny, I thought this was basically a very dry, lightly yeasty American pale. It’s got enough spice, I suppose, to merit the designation but certainly not very much character. Too thin in the body, and a kind of indistinct sweetness in there too. Okay.

Poured dark yellow color like a good saison. Aroma is malty and not much hops. Flavor is good for a saison, though its a litle skunky, which is part of the saison. Definitly a heavy grain beer and overal has a good feel. Well crafted.

tap @ papago...bright yellow pour almost looks fake. aromas of yeast, earth and citrus. flavor is yeasty with some apple/apricot sweetness and some herbal hints. finishes with clove and paradise grains that numb the tip of my tongue. decent brew and a nice change...6/3/7/3/15/3.4

tap rating... extremely floral, lemon, orange candy aroma and flavor. dry spicy finish. medium to full bodied and rather sweet 6/3/6/4/14/3.3