jmcinerny (14), USA Jun 22, 2007 750ml bottle bought in College Park MD. Lots of sediment that I stirred up. Poured quite cloudy and looked great. Was surprised that this was a saison. It tastes more like a sour ale. Perhaps if it were called a sour then I would give it high marks. I do not get any clove or bubblegum that I expect of a saison. I love this brewery and thought that I would be biased to high marks just because of the name. Everything else I have had from Victory is great.
malrubius (559), USA Dec 28, 2008 750 ml bottle in Duvel glass. Foamed over when opened. Pale orange with lasting head and lace. Spicy sweet fruity lemon aroma. Orange and honey and melon sweet strong fruitiness with mild tobacco bitterness. Medium body and not much interior carbo, perhaps because of foam over. Pretty good for an American saison. A little heavy in the body and slightly thick in the mouthfeel. Still good. michael-pollack (1683), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 22, 2008 750ml Bottle: Sweet aroma of yeast, coriander, pear, spices, nectar, and apples. Poured gold with a hint of amber in color and a large, dense, creamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Very sparkling. Full of small particles throughout. Excellent lacing. Flavor is light to medium sweet. Tastes of yeast, spices, coriander, pear, nectar, slight hops, malts, and a slight hint of grass. Medium body. Viscous, creamy texture. Average to lively carbonation. Yeast, fruity finish is kinda creamy. RIXbeer (102), USA Nov 28, 2008 The date on the bottle says "Bottled Jul 02 07" Off the shelf (and just received by my local store on 5-13-08) Pours an orange-yellowish brew with a light fluffy white head. Light shine into but not all the way through. Smells of orange and coriander. Actually the coriander is overwhelming in this brew. Tastes like many belgian brews like De Dolle. I’m not sure what that is. The yeast? The water? I don’t know but it reminds me of licking a metal spoon (not silver but maybe tin or something). Feels like a beer with light bubbles that tend to sit in the back of your throat a little bit. Pretty drinkable but it’ll mess you up! Awesome, this beer has been aged/matured for me....:) CharlesDarwin (1501), State College, Pennsylvania, USA Nov 27, 2008 750mL Bottle. Soft apple aroma, with some yeast, bread and alcohol. Pours a cloudy yellow orange, with a white rim. A waffling alcoholic, phenol and light rubber character. Wet and sugary. Edges on cloying. Some higher alcohols confuse me and the sugars get coarse and lost amongst a swampy spice run. Very mediocre for the style. I see this as flabby, overly rich and not holding the best aspects of this style. Low on the hops. FlssmrBrewAlum (359), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA Oct 30, 2008 22 oz bottle shared at a beer tasting / monopoly game with my girlfriend and close friends. Poured a nice golden hue, maybe slightly hazed, with a prominent carbonated white head that sticks around. Aromas are fruity, apples and pear mixed with some light belgian yeasty spice and a touch of earthy hops. Taste is similar, but lighter bodied. Some light fruitiness in the background mirroring the aromas, mixed with some light earthy barnyard notes and a touch of belgian yeastiness. Subtle, on the lighter side of medium bodied, but delicate and tasty. Yum
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