michael-pollack (1318), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA Apr 21, 2008 22oz. Bottle: Sweet aroma. Smells of spices, coriander, yeast, pumpkin, herbs, and cinnamon. Poured amber with hints of orange and gold in color and a small, dense, white head that diminished. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of tiny particles. Flavor is medium sweet. Tastes of spices, cinnamon, yeast, and herbs. Medium body. Dry texture. Soft to average carbonation. Dry spiced finish.
lampeno_420 (263), Zeeland, Michigan, USA Jul 20, 2008 Light yeasty fresh smelling pour. A soft white head with a lot of spices that attack as soon as you sip. Very well balanced with the alcohol making it quite enjoyable on a hot summer day with a couple friends. WeeHeavySD (1564), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA Jul 19, 2008 Bomber I believe this came from Adrian910ss. Thanks. Shared with my gf Cyn. Pours dark orange with a bright white head. Nose is slightly spiced and sweet. Taste is overall pretty nice with some well rounded edges. Ibrew2or3 (1613), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA Jul 16, 2008 Courtesy of fishingnet. Pours deep gold with a bit of haze and off white head. The aroma is pretty full with malt sweetness mixing with apple wedges dredged in chamomile tea, some lemon and a bit of hay. The flavor is much the same with sweet matliness, some candi sugar, apples, citric acidity and musty dark fruit. It ends somewhat sweet with notes of banana, spices and bubble gum. brewandbbq (201), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Jul 15, 2008 Pours gold with a copper hue, and a slight chill haze. A one-inch head of white fell within several minutes and left behind a few dots of lacework and a full-coverage skim coat on the surface.
Aromatics are extremely pungent, phenolic, and spicy. Cardomon, ginger, cloves, cumin, lime leaves, peppermint, Vicks vaporub, and white pepper.
Light bodied and slightly creamy. Effervescence is low for the style.
A peppery bite starts off the pallet, and a cornicopia of spice follows. Peeled ginger, cardomon, menthol essense, lemon zest, anise, schezuan peppercorns, cumin seeds, grains of paradise, and dried pineapple.
Finishes with a lingering warming bite on the throat, and more menthol.
Most traditional saisons get their spicyness from the yeast and fermentation temperatures, while this one seems to have gotten the whole spice cabinet thrown into the kettle.
Tasty, yes..Subtle, no..But what else would you expect from Three Floyds?
aubreya (653), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Jul 6, 2008 The color was hazy golden/orange. The head was thin, fizzy, and white, The aroma was earthy, belgian yeast, light funk, and spice. The flavor was earthy, spice, light fruit/metal, and light wax. The palate was medium-bodied and smooth. The finish was warm.
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