New Belgium Saison

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82		46
	OVERALL	Style

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Tulip

bottled
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on tap
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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.

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

3.6

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

SledgeJr (3579) - Omaha, Nebraska, USA - DEC 23, 2006

In the bottle from Beertopia. Beautiful beer. Pours dark golden yellow with a copious white head that hangs on for dear life. Spicey mustard-like aroma- wild mustard that is. Strong saison esters that make this the real deal. Flavors of orange, lemon and floral nectar. Nice lacing left behind. Great body and a good hop bill. Honey emerges if you are eating something a bit salty with it. This beer does not cowtow to sweetness or gimmicks. Good stuff and affordable for a "hey, have you ever tried a Saison?" beer.

3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

graham515 (536) - Houston, Texas, USA - DEC 21, 2006

Pours an extremely rich gold color with a medium sized white head with lacing throughout. The aroma itself smells like corriander and the taste is excellent.

2.7

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

GG (1980) - NorCal, California, USA - DEC 15, 2006

This was a bit of a letdown. A fairly weak aroma, but what was there was slightly yeasty and sweet. Flavors were hard to come by too, but it was grassy with a peppery finish. I will try again to see if it was a bad bottle, but this just didn’t do it for me. It wasn’t horrible, but sometimes being blah is horrible enough.

3.3

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Bockyhorsey (2590) - Mesa, Arizona, USA - DEC 15, 2006

Bottle: Not the best aroma but a decent fruity odor along with a stonger malt presence. Clear gold body with decent white head. Flavor has a zesty sour citrus to the beer. Carbination will give you a good lemon citrus belch along the way till finish. Citrus zesty lemon aftertaste on palate.

2.6

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20

ontario102 (794) - Boise, Idaho, USA - DEC 13, 2006

Finally getting around to rating this brew. Grain, lemon and hay aromas; syrupy and yeasty with notes of honey and pepper; soapy and astringent finish.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

jujubeast6000 (854) - Houston, Texas, USA - DEC 4, 2006

12oz bottle: Pours a golden color, very clear, big foamy white head. Very malty, somewhat flowery aroma. Malty, hoppy balanced taste. Flowery, fizzy taste.

3.7

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

Zamboni42 (10) - USA - DEC 3, 2006

On Tap @ the Tempe "Tour de fat" event. Refreshing, copper-colored beer with a light sweetness, hints of black pepper, clove and cinnamon. Very drinkable, but a word of caution. This beer does NOT go well with pizza.

3.4

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

Sammy (5888) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 30, 2006

Thank you hopdog. Copper colour with significant white head. A yeasty and mildly spicy aroma. Somewhat medium or less mouthfeel and drying aftertaste of saison-like ale. This is not a Fantome, but is a reasonably tasty pepper spicy chai cardemon drink.

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Beer: New Belgium Saison Rating Avg: 3.3 No. of Ratings: 180

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