Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

I never know what to expect with Saisons. I either like them or hate them. I like this one. Pours hazy yellow-gold with a huge white head. Spun sugar, musty malt, bananas, clove, and lemon in the nose. Sweet, light clean taste similar to a trippel. Great yeast ester bubblegum and clove flavors, and the ginger definitely enhances the taste here. More orange peel and pepper with lemon towards the back. Great warm-weather beer.

Bottle. Pours a hazy, golden orange with a soapy white head. Aroma is a sweet and musty malt. Flavor is more of the same, sweet and musty malt, touchs of spice, orange and in the background you taste the ginger and pepper. Finishes mild and dry. A very nicely done session beer.

Bottle thanks to Shyam. Bright golden/orange pour saturated with haziness and a lovely white head. Floral, yeasty, fruity nose. Same notes on the palate, but picked up menthol on the nose and palate as it warmed, and it came close to ruining an otherwise lovely experience. Possibly because there was some ginger in the food I was eating with it, that menthol/ginger flavor started to present itself too much. Main complaint is too much spice. Still, a very nice beer.

Pours a lightly hazy orange color with a medium foamy head which turns to nice lacing. Malty aroma with spice, light fruit, and some grain. Taste is similar, with pepper coming through on a very dry finish. I would definately enjoy this again!

Bottle: Thanks to my cousin for sharing this...poured a light orange color with no head. Spiced malts and some light floral fruit notes in the aroma. Good body, light and refreshing mouth feel yet still noticeable. Flavor pretty much followed the nose but was mildly dry and finished very nicely.