3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/2012oz bottle.
Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a big creamy white head with little lacing.
Plenty of spicy Belgian yeast and some fruity esters, hints of banana. Orange zest and white pepper.
Crisp, spicy Belgian yeast with some sweeter malt and grain notes, which I wasn’t expecting as much. Lemongrass, orange zest and even a bit of sugary pears in the finish.
The mouthfeel is less carbonation than many saisons and definitely on the heavier side of things. It’s also sweeter and less dry than most in the style.
This is another great beer from New Glarus but I don’t think it’s one of the best versions I’ve had (unlike their wheat beers, which are stunning).
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle to snifter...because it was convenient! Clear apricot co,or pour with lots of bubbles streaming upward to for a dense white head. Head looks like buttercream frosting in the glass with a full coating for lace. Aroma is immediately surprising because of the banana a fruity fragrance. White wine aromas emerge with a nose int the glass. Taste is big, and yeastie with bubblegum followed by citrus pith bitterness. Out of the ordinary bit well done brew.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours slightly cloudy gold with a fizzy white head. Aroma of yeast, lemon and wheat. Taste is similar with a bit of peppery spice. A bit too fizzy for my taste.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 ounce bottle from Timfoolery; hazy pour, spicy aroma, fruity middle, pepper finish.
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy golden pour with a nice, thick white head that dissipates pretty quickly. Slightly citrus nose, just a touch earthy. Really nice belgian spice to the taste that lingers in the aftertaste as well. Just a touch organic solvent (phenol-ish) but nice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle via Eric, thanks. Served in a tulip: Pours a mostly clean golden hue with a big fluffy head and good lace. The aroma has notes of biscuity malts, flowery hops, honey, bubblegum and spicy Belgian yeast esters. The taste is moderate yeast driven spiciness over a layer of pale grains and some light continental herbal hops. The finish is peppery and sprite. The mouth feel is very lively, sharp and refreshing. A solid brew, very enjoyable.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Serving: 12 oz. bottle via trade from madbeerbaron. It pours a cloudy yellow orange with a decent white head. The nose has some Belgian yeast notes, sweet malt, light florals and a touch of honey. The light on the tongue with lots of prickly carbonation. Lots of flavor with floral and pale malt highlighting the yeast notes. Clean finish. Solid brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Crisp hazy golden coloured body with a white head - very nice looking and glowing honey at the bottom. Aroma of bright pungent belgian, spicey yeast strain with a lot of bananas, coriander seed, wheat, curacao and more lemons - nice. Full-bodied; Very chewy mouthful with a lot of yeast and wheat flavours, some bubble gum and a very sweet banana and clove finish. Aftertaste shows a hint of herbal notes with a little spice, but this is all about the yeast strain, wheat and sweetness - tastes much more to me like a belgie tripel than a traditional saison - but still a good beer and very nice to try. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Ridgeview Liqour in Green Bay, Wisconsin on 29-July-2012 for US$2.99 sampled at home in Washington on 13-March-2013.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle thanks to adnielsen ! Pour a ripe golden color with a finger of fizzy foam. Aromas have a yeasty fruit forward touch with some rustic grains coming through and a trace of herbal spice. The palate has is bright and direct with some mellow honey pear maltiness holding a round background and bright grassy carbonation rides on top. Interesting well done saison just could use a little more balance in the flavor. Tasty though.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle thanks to madbeerman pours a hazy golden yellow, frothy golden head, nose was a bubblegum clove crassy banana a little lemon taste was sharp very crisp slight pepper barnyard after a couple of sips very good
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy apple juice color. Small bubbly white head, with some lasting. Effervesant. Aroma is peppery, zesty lemon, spicey, belgian yeast, light fruit. Light Medium body, prickly and zesty, spicey, crisp, hop finish. Flavor is like the nose; lemon zest, peppery, light fruit, Belgian yeast, clove. Very good.
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