 brewandbbq (201), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Jun 5, 2008
Upon de-caging the 750, the cork immediately shot out with a loud pop and a hard bounce off the ceiling. Wowza, that one could have put an eye out.
Pours cloudy gold with a porous head of an inch that fell quickly. Not much for lacework and retention was short, giving way to a partial skim-coat.
Aromatics lead off with a blast of pineapple-laced brett, lime pith, crushed juniper berries, and peppercorns.
Lemony tart and spicy. Plenty of clove, menthol, and lemongrass.
Light bodied and crisp. Dry with a slightly rounded honey-like edge.
Starts slightly sweet on the pallet, which quickly gets crushed by lemon and lime pith.
Mint, lime oils, ginger, and white peppercorns follow through. Almost medicinal in nature, ala Vick’s vapor rub.
Finishes quite spicy and warming on the back of the throat.
This ones pretty wild and funky in the nose, but the spicing is overdone on the pallet, which detracts from the drinkablity.
Maybe some extended cellaring would mellow this one out.
I was told that this is the latest batch also, so I would say it is quite fresh.
djtimeless (40), Alabama, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Pours out a cloudy gold with thin white creamy head. Taste is sweet but spicy. Nice fruity citrus and floral notes.Complex but balanced. Yum
Shag (1767), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Aug 16, 2008 A cloudy yellow appearance with a large white head. The aroma flat out stinks with some skunk and barnyard notes. The flavor contains some lemons and vinegar. This one is a little off. Overall different but not too enjoyable
acearl (171), Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 9, 2008 Saved this one for a while, golden hue slightly hazy, fluffy white head, nice lacing, very cinnamon smell and taste to aftertaste, there is a hint of apple mildew or barnyard. It is good not great, the best thing I have had from FL so far.
Beer_2000 (1164), Kristiansand, Norway
Aug 7, 2008 750 ml bottle. Hazy yellow/orange body with a creamy off-white head. Aroma is fruity, spicy and yeasty. Flavor is fruity, citrus, spicy, coriander and some esters. Quite original, but well balanced. The first sips made me a bit confused, then I start enjoying it, and at the bottom of the bottle I found it quite quaffable.
Thaichile (583), 10aFly, New Jersey, USA
Aug 4, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow with a pillowy head floating on top. Nose is spice and barnyard. Great spice profile on the palate that pairs with slight saison tang but this is a completely smooth drinker, but even a little too smooth. This is a great saison !!
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