Piccolo Birrificio Seson

Bottle. Pours a hazy copper with a small white head. Aroma of ripe citrus, sweet malt, yeast, and spices. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium thin mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and sweet sugary finish. Interesting.

On tap at Brouwer’s Cafe in Seattle, WA for $9.50/10oz.--Deep hazy mustard orange-copper body with a thick, fluffy, bright white head. Metallic, citrus nose. Orange lemon metal tart flavor. Metal all the way through leads me to believe this was slightly off, but not too bad otherwise.

First Italian brew I’ve tried. Hazy yellow/golden color with thin white head that quickly disappoints. Not very characteristic of a saison - very sweet, loads of grapes, honey, and bananas. Creamy on the palate with a clean finish. Enjoyable, but not very saison-ish.

Tap at Brouwers. Nice to see some interesting beers on tap from beyond US/Belgium.

Hazy amber orange, nice whilte head. Strong orange peel aroma, some banana esters, Gently sweet and spiced, a touch of musty sourness but not enough to confer real character. A touch of lemon juice. Perfectly drinkable but a bit thin, more banana and less dust than I like in my saison.

Pours hazy copper / orange with a soapy off-white head. The aroma is quite bready, a touch citric, basement must, earthy and lightly spicy. Medium milky body with lots of semi-sharp carbonation. The flavor starts like the aroma with some smooth caramel traits making it much richer than most saisons. The finish dries out and spices show more. A decent beer, but doesn’t seem all that saison-like.

Bottle: The aroma contains grassy hops with some faint apple and spice. It pours a hazy pale golden-orange with a small soapy white head that quickly fades to a film. The flavor starts with some light yeastiness, honey, cereal grain, and faint apple. The finish has light-moderate grassy hops with some faint citrus and spicy notes. There is the slightest bit of tartness in the finish as well. Light bodied with mild carbonation. A solid beer, but only worth trying once based on the price.

Tap @ Ebenezer’s Pub in Lovell Maine, first beer of the night. Poured orange with a bright white ring. Nose was light. Taste was sweet with a nice juniper quality. Tart good and yummy.

Pint bottle from Knightly Spirits. Pours a dirty gold color with 3 centimeters of off-white head. The spotty lacing is accompanied by a spicy and funky sour yeast aroma. Flavors include creamy wheat, subtle citrus, subtle coriander, biscuit, and candi sugar. Finishes sweet. High carbonation and medium body. Not bad; this is a standard saison with nothing special going on. Not as complex as the aroma suggests.