Saint Somewhere Pays du Soleil

Brewed by Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Tarpon Springs, Florida USA

Serve in Tulip

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Draught
Pours basically an orange color with some head and some lacing on the glass.

The aroma is tart fruit with plenty of floral notes... some funky sweat character and some mild cooking spice. Fairly inviting & pleasurable.

The flavor is pleasant (i.e. not overbearing or intrusive) cooking spice with a good level of tartness (specifically more tart fruit than anything) & citrus. The beer is just lightly sour and pretty damned refreshing. There are some metallic notes that I could live without, but generally this beer does multiple reps.

750ml bottle, 2010 vintage. Aroma of dark honey, flowers, faint berry, biscuit, some doughy, bready yeast, mango, apricot, perhaps some faint clove in the background as well. Cloudy dark orange-amber color, head is utterly fading, and no lacing to speak of. Flavor profile is very gently tart, fruity, bittersweet, herbal and floral, some tropical fruit notes and sugar cane, with hints of cellar must and cobweb, and a touch of dried fruit towards the finish. Virtually no carbonation on the palate (but that’s okay, to be honest), with a lightly coating mouthfeel, body is fairly full. Interesting and tasty.

split with fiance 1 month celebration before wedding. Pours a dark deep cloudy honey amber with great carbonation to produce a big head with strong retention. Aromas(best part) of sour apple, cherry, fig, candied sugar, plum, and honey. Flavors of mellowed plumb, mellowed cherry, slight wood/oak impressions, and slight honey. Has a slight soapy feel, medium dry, slightly sweet, and complex mellowed flavors.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2013 Burnt orange color with a considerable, long lasting head. Sweet, fruity aroma -- apples, white grape, fresh cherries, candy. Taste is simultaneously sweet and sour, somewhat sticky, like a less sweet sour cherry or cream soda. Pleasantly tart lingering aftertaste. Nice.

Bottle thanks to a trade. Pours a clear candied red apple color with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a sweet fruit (mainly red fruit) with a hint of flora and a bit of a earthy yeast note. Flavor has a very medicinal red fruit note with a bit of sweetness but overall a bit unpleasant.

bottle shared by derek. pors amber chestnut with a thick white heads thats breaks down to a thin foamy head thats lasts. nose is fermented raspberries and tart fruits that have ’turned.’ taste has some floral and pepper notes but generally tastes like what i imagine raspberries past their prime to taste like and even a little chlorine? not a fan.

Bottle, thanks to jtclockwork, cloudy bright orange gold with big foam, lots of sweet pineapple and guava aroma, flavor is overly sweet pineapple, guava nectar, honey, nice saison

A nice amber saison with a thick forthy lacing light mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light mineral notes, chalky, light flowers. In mouth, a sweet malt reminiscent of a biere de garde with powdery texture, a bit chalky, so-so. Tasted Dec. 24 2012.

Bottle from Total Wine, Naples. The pour’s a hazy rusty orange color with a small head. The nose is bright herb, orange peel, some orchard fruits and funky belgian yeast. The taste is bright herbal hops, white grapes, mango, sweet honey, rose hips. Light barnyard, rustic flavors. The finish grows into notes of red berry, caramel, and light balsamic. Light body, very active carbonation. Overall, pretty good.

Bottle, extremely lively pour, hazy nut brown, off white head. Aroma is sour caramel, a little bready. Flavours of bready caramel with a sour fruit finish. Is this an amber ale, or a sour ale? Either way, it is not a saison in my books. Low-key funk, dominant caramel. Clumsy. Probably closest to a Flemish red ale style-wise, whether this was intended or not.