 craftycarl21 (120), USA
Mar 23, 2008
yummy beer- opaque honey coloration, gorgeous bubbly head. aroma has intense citrus, grapefruit, and yeast. flavor adds floral thoughts and lemon zest to this equation, very smooth- similar to a belgian white. dry finish, very drinkable, decent mouthfeel. very nice brew.
JoeinUccle (624), Brussels, Belgium
Jul 26, 2008 On tap at Max’s in Baltimore. Dark golden color, thick white head. Nose is sweetish, bready and malty, more reminiscent of a German bock. Flavor is fairly sweet, caramel-malty, a little spicy, a bit sticky and lacking much bitterness or dryness. Not bad but bot my cup of tea. As an aside, I worry that this could give some people the wrong idea about saisons.
JCB (889), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 25, 2008 22oz bottle from Canal’s, 2006 bottle. Cloudy light orange pour with some still impressive carbonation. Strong yeasty aroma is very appealing right off the bat, and there are some spices evident there as well, giving this brew a nice and appropriate character. The spices aren’t quite evident enough in the taste, but they are detectable. Mostly there’s some bite from the hops, a pleasantly full body, and some delicious funk. Comes across almost like a danker version of Hennepin.
Dacrza (136), Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA
Jul 19, 2008 Pours a crystal clear light orange snowglobe of active carbonation....head laces well after three-finger snowfall settles... fresh-mowed grass and spring farm scents--fresh but not piney or sprucey...herbal, flowery presence...complex and warming taste, pushing hops to the roof and floor of the mouth; mellow maltiness with a zesty lemon finish... soft, almost apologetic mouthfeel that lacks the usual "beerness" to a beer... need I say refreshing? "Lip smacking" is what the label denotes, but I find the beer mellow and at ease, yet less clean or flavorful as some others I’ve sampled within the genre...
beermaniac (84), Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Aroma: Complexity of hay, spicy coriander notes, and fruity esters.
Appearance: Good clarity, dark gold, low head retention.
Flavor: Spicy complexity with good pils malt base. Finishes sweet, making this very drinkable but a little too sweet for style, should be more dry. That being said, very flavorful brew.
Palate: Medium bodied with adequate carbonation.
Overall: Nice saison, bursting with appropriate flavors (spicy/fruityhoppy) for style.
puboflyons (352), New Hampshire, USA
Jul 13, 2008 From the 1 pt. 6 fl. oz Big Bottle series conditioned in 2008. Pours a cloudy pale golden-yellow. Heavy foamy off-white head. Aroma of yeast, overripe fruit, and alcohol. Medium mouth feel. Yeasty, spicy and sour taste. I wasn’t overwhelmed but then again, Saisons are low on my wish list.
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