 LilBeerDoctor (300), East Setauket, New York, USA
May 16, 2008
Bottle, batch 1. Pours a cloudy yellow with a white head. Aroma of lemons, sour funk. Flavor of the same sourness and sweet lemons (but not too sweet). Dry mouthfeel. Very similar to Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere. The brettanomyces really compliments the saison to create an awesome sour and funky beer. Very well balanced and the sour/sweet notes blended together nicely. This particular bottle really seemed to age quite well (unlike some I think). I would love to have some more of this!
m4rest88 (15), Beverly Hills, California, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Pours with a slight crushed pepper scent and an average sized fizzy head that is mostly lasting. The head lacing is fair and body hue is yellow but hazy. The taste is initially very spicy and the finish is lightly bitter and sour like sour milk. The body of the beer is light according to the palate and the texture is dry. The carbonation is lively and the finish feel is herbal!! Kind of like a herbal tea!!!
BMan1113VR (669), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Batch 2 (March 2008). Pours with a large, white head with a lightly hazy yellow body. Aroma of barnyard, pepper, lemon citrus and some brett. Taste is saison spiceyness with a nice lightly sour back bone. A well balanced beer that finishes a bit herbal. Dry mouthfeel with lively bubbles.
jeffc666 (1820), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Batch #1 - Terribly dissapointing. Hazy straw colored body with a fizzy white head. The aroma is shows some potential with a lightly funky brett component that is backed by a more traditional Ommegang aroma. The flavor and palate are not so good. Extremely attenuated with an over the top champagne-like mouth feel. The flavors are rather subdued and the more I drank and the warmer it got the less I liked it. Typically with any kind of Saison or beer w/ brett, warmer is better. A bummer for me as I had some hope.
bierkoning (4636), La Tropica, Netherlands
Jul 14, 2008 Corked bottle. Blonde. Plastic, oak, mango, grapefruit and pineapple in the aroma. Plastic and leather in the flavor, with citrusfruit and pineapple. Slightly perfumed. The brett really adds to the complexity of this beer.
twitcher (121), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Jul 7, 2008 bottle, batch #2. Pours a light clear golden color with an average fluffy white head. Nice lacing that sticks around for a while. Aromas of tart dry barnyard funk and earthy saaz hops. Flavors follow the aroma- lots of dry tartness. Some earthy floral hop notes, herbaceous vegetal notes, a slight semi-sweet malt flavor in the background. Slight spice notes, and some orange peel thrown in. The use of more brett than the first batch is readily noticeable. Very dry on the palate, with a bit of a tart finish. An excellent, interesting brew.
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