 JAXSON (229), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 30, 2007 Updated: Dec 1, 2007Cloudy apricot pour with huge lingering head. Kind of nondescript aroma of dry, sour brett and yeast. Flavor is a an explosion of sour fruits -- orange, grapefruit, lemon, with strong leather and barnyard tones and a really dry finish. There is a kind of harsh lingering flavor too.
TheRimmer (483), Florida, USA
Nov 29, 2007 Sweet and fruity, yeasty nose. Yeasty taste, some bitter, spice. Very wild and harsh palate. Loads of stuff going on, but immature.
zach8270 (2051), Henrietta, New York, USA
Nov 27, 2007 (bottle - corked & caged 750 ml) Clear and effervescent golden pour with a puffy white head and lots of carbonation. Light aroma of candy, orange zest, yeast, and some apricot. Flavor begins sweet with hints of orange and then goes to a very sour middle with some flavors of apricot and grape and an extremely sour and cloying finish. Definitely needs to mellow.
slimchill (773), Austin, Texas, USA
Nov 27, 2007 Bottle. Candy sweet nose with some apricot, orange, and peach. Slight sourness, lots of yeast aromas. Very cloudy pale orange with a patchy head. Complex yeast flavor, some spice in the finish. Very dry palate. Seems to need some time to mellow. Lots of muddled flavors that want to come out.
beerbill (1919), Laurel, New York, USA
Nov 27, 2007 750 ml bottle, Bottled June, 2007, Batch #1. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a moderate white head that lasted until about mid-glass. Very nice floral aroma with some citrus notes and a bit of funk from the Brett. The Brett was much more dominant in the flavor, with lots of tang / funk or whatever you want to call it. Some citrus and a little bit of honey sweetness noted in the flavor as well. Finish is dry and a bit abrupt. I have a second bottle and will be curious to see how this beer changes over time.
BrewDad (2363), Olympia, Washington, USA
Nov 26, 2007 Big Bottle - Gravity Room - Olympia WA.
Aroma – A deep Belgian aroma with some strong hops also coming through. Some high alochol also coming out.
Appearance – Deep straw yellow color. Cloudy and thin head.
Flavor – A deep Belgian flavor with lots of hops this was a good Saison but the "Bret" was nothing to brag about for me.
Palate – Decent had some good flavors but was thin and odd for me
Overall –I liked parts of the beer but it was just not my style. "Bret" what ever in my book it is just a bug.
Hazmatt (363), Virginia, USA
Nov 25, 2007 Well if the Patriots actually lost to the Eagles, it may as wll have been Armageddon. However the almighty Patriots pulled out yet another victory and saved the world. Bottle. Appearance was clear golden at first but then hazy, small head, fizzy. Aroma of honey, spicy hops, very tripel-like, some fruit, maybe apricot. The flavor was decent but something lost iin the overcarbonation. I let this settle and warm considerably before drinking the majority of it. Hints of cola, pilsner malt, some fruit, light bread, sugar, banana, citrus notes and a touch of wheat. Oh and the belgian yeast qualities were present, but I did not detect the funk, very little sourness or tartness. Good overall, but I found this beer to be too crisp, overcarbonated and bordering on acrid. I’ve yet to drink an Ommegang beer that really impresses.
jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Nov 25, 2007 Updated: Jun 30, 2008on tap @House of Brews NY-pours a white head and yellow/gold color with effervescence. Aroma is spice-peppery, some malt. Taste is spice-peppery, some malt, then a tea like taste. Light side of medium body. Have a 750 that I’m letting age, hopefully the suggestion many have made is right for this one.
080616- rerate–750ml bottle Batch#1 June 2007 purchased 9/07-a bit drier/funkier than on tap. 3.2
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