 hophead_hans (547), Bay Area, California, USA
May 12, 2008
Tap at Brewery. Pours with a huge head with good retention. Aromas of tart fruit and lemon. The flavors are not as funly as a sasion should be however they get better when the beer warms. It has a nice breadiness to it, togther with some lemon notes and a bit of clove. perhaps more a Belgian blonde though than a saison but still good.
BlackForestCO (477), Fort Collins and Black Forest, Colorado, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Bottle thanks to my man mreusch, thanks Matt. Poured a hazy, pale golden-orange color with rising bubbles and a thick white head that left good lacing. Aroma of soft tropical citrus fruit, hops, and some moderate yeastiness. Lightly tart, funky entry with undertones of citrus (lemon and soft mango) leading into some moderately bitter hops and some dry yeastiness. Just the right amount of carbonation, nice dryness and bite. A surprise and a nice treat. Thanks again Matt!
hotstuff (3012), Indiana, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Corked & caged bottle. Medium sized white frothy, fizzy head that mostly expired, splotchy lacing, carbonation observed, hazy, and a part straw yellow and part golden hue. The aroma was yeasty, sweet, fruity, grassy, and peppery. The flavor was sweet, fruity, some malt, yeast, mildly spicy, and light hops. The mouthfeel was tingly and somewhat of a refreshing character to it. Medium bodied beer. Quaffable for the style, easy to drink, tasted good on a warm summer day, worthy of a try, and a beer that I would consider drinking again.
redlem (1087), Illinois, USA
Jul 3, 2008 color is of aged paper with a smallish white head, a modicum unbalanced. bouquet of pepper chests from india and citrus barrels from the orient. pleasant taste if somewhat heady from the spices. the finish is a mite dry and leaves one feeling a bit rubbery. all in all not a bad effort.
thedm (3405), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Jun 30, 2008 This corked and caged bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a very large sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a slightly hazy softly carbonated light yellow-orange colored body and a thick foamy lacing. The mild aroma was floral and malty. The crisp mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start mediumly tingly at the finish. The mild flavor contained notes of malt mild hops fruity mildly vinous wheat and coriander. A decent one but not one that I would consider buying again.
GregClow (2285), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 25, 2008 Bottle (750ml) shared at ’Biegaman’s Second Annual Saison Tasting’ - courtesy of biegaman. My sample came from near the bottom of the bottle, so it was quite hazy, looking more like grapefruit juice than beer. Aroma of citrus, yeast, spice (coriander) and a bit of funkiness. Medium bodied. Flavour is nice, with some spice and tropical fruit notes, although the heavy dose a sediment made it a but too yeasty for my liking. But it’s still a pretty solid saison.
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