edmedina (11), Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Jul 25, 2008 Wow, this is easily one of my favorite Saisons. I’ve had this one hidden for over a year and decided to give it a try tonight. It pours a clear gold. If you are fan for the mass produced beers you’ll find this one very much right there in color. It gives a lot of head no matter how you pour it. So it’ll take a little bit to get to the drinking. The aroma has a lot flowery spices jumping out here. Upon first taste I got some banana in there and what I think was nutmeg. You also get some carbonation in there but it’s not over powering. Mouth feel does leave something to be desired. It’s almost a sour after taste in there. I like how this one came out.
 Ungstrup (11075), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jul 4, 2008 A hazy golden beer with a thick white head. The aroma is sweet matly with notes of citrus and spices among them coriander. The flavor is sweet spicy and malty and with a slight alcohol burn on the tongue, leading to a dry spicy finish.
jpm30 (1585), East Central, Georgia, USA
Jan 21, 2008 Gold foil covered neck, caged corked 750 ml. brown bottle, blurb and bottling date (JAN 07) on the right side of the label, sampled in a tulip glass.
L: Hazy orange hued yellowish golden with a white head of frothy foam. Beneath the head is a steady stream of micro bubbles, giving head some buoyancy and staying power. Fair amount of sticky lace rings the glass.
S: Peaches and mildly tart pears, herbal spices and touches of chalk and earth, and a light raw graininess, this emits a quite aromatic saison nose.
F&T: The active carbonation gives the light body a firm, but lushly smooth, airy feel in the mouth, crisp and refreshingly dry. Sweet peaches and tart pears with a splash of orange juice , this has a pleasely tasteful fruitiness. Herbal spices, earthy stems and chalk complement the pale sugary and crushed raw grainy malt flavors. A soft hop spiciness towards the end adds to the nicely dry yeasty and malty finish.
I thought this was an excellent saison, quite pleasant drinkability, another well done brew from Pelican.
highlandlad (1187), Sydney, Australia
Nov 26, 2007 A solid US saison but a tad sweet. Looked grand - cloudy gold with a vast head. Clean, creamy aroma of dusty wheat sack, bready malts and citrus. Soft mouthfeel. Too many residual sugars for my taste. Banana, some nice sour wheaty notes and curious green capsicum before a dry finish. (Ecze’s Ashfield RB gathering 07. Thanks Linc for sharing this one)
ryan (1706), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
Nov 1, 2007 Bottle provided by Styles. Clear pale body with a large white head. The nose is floral and herbal with notes of bread and pepper. The flavor is fairly dry with pepper, spice, bread, hay and lemon. Medium body is soft with heavy and tight carbonation.
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