Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Saison
Southampton, New York USA

Serve in Tulip

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Poured a hazy dark golden color with a foamy white head and light lacing on the glass. Herbal, fruity citrus aroma. Sweet and alcoholic, malty and lightly bitter. Hard mouthfeel.

Sampled at the Pre-GABF Babblefest. Gold. Quite fragrant in its bouquet, sweet with hints of spice, various flowers, grass and orange. Dry, zesty, odd and very hard to describe. Grassy, somewhat herbal but not really with a divine light fruitiness of orange and apples. Dry, buttery malt flavor. A wierd one but I liked it.

UPDATED: JUN 22, 2006 Lively floral aroma. Slightly cloudy yellow. Flowery taste, with sweet kick in the finish. Very floral all around, almost overdone on this whole flower theme. Interesting. Rerate: Wow. So very floral and complex. Great body with perfect creaminess and carbonation. Fantastic stuff.

Hazy golden body with a thick, fluffy white head. The sweet, floral aroma is imidiately inticing. I have a difficult time discerning the varied elements of the nose--it’s not unlike walking into a cooler at a florist, but that is too simplistic. Mock orange blossoms, white pepper, spicy coriander, anise, coconut, light candy sugar, vanilla and probably many more things. The malt is present, but I think a bit understated, as to allow the flowers more room for influence. The body is creamy and well-rounded with just a bit of a spice kick at the finish. The flavor was, initially, quite unexpected based on the nose. The soft roundness of the candy sugar, complex floral elements, mild fruit and spice led me to believe it was going to be fruitier and more floral than it is. The sweetness really takes over in the flavor, dominating the elegant flowers and spicy yeast, which would have made this more interesting. The finish is long and rather warming for approximately 8% and isn’t as dry as I would like. In fact, over time, the alcohol becomes quite dominate. I’m still not real well versed in the complex art of aging, but I hope that given more time, the sweetness would dry up some, allowing the light fruit and varied flowers more room to grow. If that were the case, this would simply mindblowing.

Splotchy dense patches of foam on a foggy head. Slightly salty note at first, i get some buttercups and floral greenery (the stuff that comes with roses). Fairly soft, all the way around. Nice blend of the floral, yeast and malt aspects.

Hazy yellow-gold. Thick, dense white foam drops patchy lacework. Fragrantly airy and zesty floral aroma of lavender and tangy herbs. White pepper, bushy hops, and melon seed undertones. Carbonation is fluffier than it is creamy. Juicy body. Zesty mixture of flowers and sharp herbs. Alcohol intensifies, late, becoming quite spicy, enveloping the buttery herb components chased with a softening dab of vanilla bean and mandarin orange. Faint underattenuated candy sugar astringency clashes with the peppery yeast bite, perpetuating the unmasked [candy sugar] sweetness. Tender, but unfocused, malt display. Ends dry, spicily alcoholic, and sharply herbal with a smidge of leathery yeast, fennel, and soft flower petals. Overall, the alcohol here is less masked than the majority of their other medium-octane beers, the body is notably less creamy and lacks malt definition, and it’s fairly sweet. Otherwise, this is brilliant.

Cloudy yellowish color, with a medium head. Aromas are yeast, citrus (mostly orange), spice and pepper. Flavor is very floral, as well as citrus. Some coriander, earthiness, and pepper. The aftertaste is a bit sour and dry. The body is medium, which seems perfect for this beer. Very different and very good. Thanks to goldtwins for this one.

Hazy light orange color with a massive white head. Excellent lacing. Aroma is amazing- lots of floral notes with tons of spice and some fruitiness in the background. Flavor is citrusy and has some coriander/alligator pepper flavors to it, and balanced with strong malt backbone. Mildly bitter. Quite strong but easy to drink.

A tasty hardy brew - another good beer from Southamton. Similar to some of their Bier de Garde’s I’ve had in the past: chewy, lavender, spices, with a hint of sage. Plant-like and earthy. Beautiful semi-cloudy orange body, slight lacing around the sides of my glass.

Cloudy golden with a fluffy white, lasting head and lacing that clings to the glass for dear life - musty, yeasty aroma, with tart, almost lambic-like hints of light fruits like apples and pears - flavor is tart and spicy up front, making way for lavender and other flowery flavors (go figure) - apples and white grapes - lingering malt and a finish with slight hops, spice and a just a hint of peaches way in the back as the finish fades - a quality saison, but, much like many of the other genius southampton brews, it takes a little getting used to before you appreciate it.