 jhumphries69 (656), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
Apr 11, 2008
On tap at Taco Mac. Poured clear and yellow/gold with a thin, white head (Taco Mac always pours drafts with no head and too cold...). The aroma is spicy with some banana notes - quite floral, too. The phenolics and noble hops remind me of a potpourri - almost like chamomile and lavendar... There is also a slight pepperiness in there. The flavor is nice - bready with a little residual malt sweetness, lots of fruity esters (subtle banana note), yeast (accentuates the breadiness), and delicate backup of floral/perfumy hops. The middle of the tongue picks up more esters, and the beer finishes a bit full (probably too full compared to Belgian Saisons) with a nice, balancing bitterness. The mouthfeel is crisply carbonated and medium in body. Overall, a very tasty Belgain ale - but not quite dry enough (same mistake I made the last time I tried to homebrew a Saison...)
PorterPounder (3038), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Jun 27, 2009 Athens, Ga - Five Points Bottle Shop - 22 oz bomber. Medium orange pour, white forth head that leaves good lacing. Pleasant aroma of lemon and yeast. Flavor is thirst quenching with a nice lemon zest, some mild spiciness and and underlying yeast with a slight hint of citrus. Clean, crisp mouthfeel. Very good.
Rciesla (2795), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
Jun 12, 2009 Draft at BT. Pours a pale golden body with a white lacing. A musky damp floral body and some dried fruit and apricot. Light spice notes and then this rotten apple and tin notes. Not good.
vtafro (212), , New Jersey, USA
Jun 12, 2009 Tap. After having the pinot barrel aged version this beer was a let down. Alright flavor barely any aroma. Wondering how this was even the same beer at any point in time.
Dickinsonbeer (3280), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Jun 10, 2009 Tap at BT. Pours a mostly clear straw golden with a nice lasting thin white head. Aroma is intenesely fresh bready malts, almsto a warm biscuit toastiness, with some light belgian yeasty phenols and light spice. Flavor is a bit on the sweet side, honey, toasty, warm biscuit bready getting a bit too big and sweet, spices, and phenols in the background and some earthy yeast. Finish is a bit too sweet, and doesnt have the belgian yeast saison kick to it. Meh.
tgncc (582), Bellmore, New York, USA
Jun 10, 2009 Stinky aroma of toasted malts, barnyard stench, some spices. The appearance is gold, white head. The flavor is a toasted malt, clove, other spices, and it has a spicy finish. Thin to medium mouthfeel. Not bad, taste better than it smells.
carruthm (889), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jun 7, 2009 on tap from taphouse - seattle. yeasty and fruity nose with a sweet taste. not too spicy for a saison, but enjoyable on its own.
Kodos (200), USA
Apr 19, 2009 On Tap. Pours a clear golden with a small lasting head. Malty citrus fruit on the nose. Sweet citrus fruit with a bit of a floral undertone and slightly spicy. Not really a saison but...
Oscbert (467), Sacramento, California, USA
Apr 18, 2009 ~Pours a light gold color with little to no head.
~Scent of corriander and yeast.
~Frity apple like flavor with lots of yeasty notes.
~Medium to light feel. Strange aftertaste.
~I didn’t care too much for this one.
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