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RATINGS: 180   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.3   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 195   ABV: 6.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
New Belgium's seasonal release, Saison, pays tribute to Belgian farmhouse ales brewed to celebrate the fall harvest. Pale bronze in color, our Saison is slightly spicy and delicately hopped. A sweet malty note glides along with herbal tones produced by an authentic Belgian yeast strain. The finish is surprisingly dry.
Originally, local brewers crafted Saison beers for seasonal workers in the farming community to enjoy at the end of their day. With typical hoppy character and an intriguing Belgian twist, Saison will appeal to hop lovers and wheat beer drinkers alike. Whether you're pushing a plow or a pile of paper work, Saison will help you bask in the afterglow of a job well done.
Saison - Enjoy the season.
Pale bronze in color, this delicately hopped ale has a bright, yeasty, artisanal quality worthy of toasting those long autumn sunsets.


3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
thegreenrooster (2438) - St.louis, Missouri, USA - SEP 9, 2006
UPDATED: OCT 17, 2006 Pour is a bright golden with a small white head. Aroma is cloves and spice with some yeastyness in there. Flavor is sweet with notes of banana and cloves. Pretty darn god for a saison made right in here the usa.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
dwedin (245) - Happy Valley, Oregon, USA - SEP 7, 2006
Clear with white head. Banana jumps out at me, cloves and spice. Smooth palate with more banana and a mellow malt flavor with a little bitterness to round it out.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
csbosox (1188) - Prairie Village, Kansas, USA - SEP 5, 2006
12oz bottle, served in NB’s worthy snifter. Golden yellow color with an off-white head. Crystal clear, no botlte conditioning. Aroma is yeasty, lemony, and spicy with plenty of banana esters. Taste is more of the same, chalky yeast flavor with citrus, banana, and spice. Good, but a bit of a cookie cutter saison. Now that it is available locally, I am sure I will have a chance to revisit it many times and maybe I’ll end up liking it more.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerPrince (1701) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - SEP 5, 2006
Aroma is yeasty with lots of spicey notes. Bready malts start this brew before the spices kick in. Lots of yeasty earthy flavours throughout. Well made but not tongue blowing.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
HumbertHumbert (77) - Denver, Colorado, USA - SEP 3, 2006
This beer pours with the perfect golden, cool, crisp, sunny color and texture of the labor-day weekend on which I enjoyed it. Which is part of the problem. I expected something a little cloudy, turbid, and complex like the front that had blown through the day before. The yeast spiciness is there, but it seems isolated from the rest of the beer, almost as if it were added as a flavor packet, like the little silver package of spice you shake into a steaming pot of ramen noodles. In fact, I’m surprised at the level of clove and nutmeg (and other spices too exotic for my vocabulary), considering the bartender told me this beer is not spiced. Still, the rest of the package is just too clean, too text-book, to really transport me to a warm harvest day on the farm spent in honest anticipation of a reward for a day’s labor.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bitbucket (2072) - Kirkland, Washington, USA - AUG 30, 2006
Bottled. Pours a pale yellow amber with a fluffy white head that descends to a ring of foam. Some flowers, apples, grass and spice in the nose. Light body, lively carbonation. The taste is lightly sweet with fruit, bread and spice. Cloves and corriander finish.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
eboats (1054) - Omaha, Nebraska, USA - AUG 29, 2006
UPDATED: SEP 19, 2006 Pours a light honey gold with a white head. Aroma is mild yeast, some spices, and a hint of banana. Flavor is fruity and sweet. Has a just a tiny bit of tartness in the 1st sip. Lots of spices with banana being the notable fruit. The finish is sweet. Lots of spices to this one.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bhensonb (7143) - Woodland, California, USA - AUG 27, 2006
Aroma of citrus, dusty flowers, and yeast. Dark gold color, fluffy white head and some lacing. Starts with a tast of clove and coriander, sweet/tart in the middle, and spice and hop at the end. The spice overrides any hoppy citrus notes. Very refreshing, a good bit more flavor than most saisons from the Flanders region (in the widest sense).


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