 acrdz (4228), Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 27, 2008
I’m kinda drunk right now, should I be rating this? I have spell checker so I think I can pull it off. Clear first pour but hazy golden yellow near the bottom of the bottle. Very sweet aroma of candy sugar, cane sugar, wheat and plain, clean pils malt. Flavor is mostly sweet, mildly prickly, a bit oily and resinous, and there’s a bit of a flare up in the finish with this strange twang, but overall it’s a pretty drinkable beer. It does not hold water next to the Fantome I just drank, but otherwise it’s not so bad.
Beer_2000 (1135), 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 (573), 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 !!
matt7215 (515), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Aug 3, 2008 750 ml bottle corked and caged. from my secret santa. pours hazy golden with very active carbonation and a lovely white head. aroma of hops and funk, spice, yeast, pale malts. flavours are similar with more pale malts shining through then the other components. not quite enough funk but still very good. 750 mls wasnt enough of this one. thanks santa for this amazing saison!
cmillward (155), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 3, 2008 Bottle. Pours hazy gold with a fizzy white, leaves some lacing. On the nose pepper, some brett farmhouse funk, rosemary, cloves, hay, all over a light toasted malt aroma. In flavor, some nice light maltiness, pepper, apricot, bananas, cloves, more funk, touch of lemon, some earthy note, with a satisfying bitter finish. This has a wonderful mouthfeel, high carb--just right for the style. Lush bubbles, and wonderfully dry. Overall, a heavily spiced, slightly funky saison. I am very impressed.
WISEGUY572 (1090), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 31, 2008 Sweet nose contrasts nicely with citrus and spice flavor ... interesting even if not entirely authentic or anticipated. Beautiful golden amber, hazy, huge firm white head, surprisingly little lace. Moderately hopped, interestingly spiced, and quite enjoyable. But how can a beer have a nose that it sweet and a citrus and funky taste?
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