 clingman71 (261), Centerville, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 8, 2009
Pours a very light hazy gold with an active white head. Aroma of spice and that wonderful Belgian yeast uniqueness that I love. Flavor is typical spicy saison. I didn’t really notice sweet potato specifically, but there is a definite sweetness, slightly more than most saisons that I have had, maybe this is the effect of the sweet potato. Loads of spice and pepper along with some grass, lemon, and wheat wang. I liked this beer a lot, but the price tag is ridiculous. This might have played into the rating. I always have an idea of the total score in my head before the individual ratings, then see how close I am, usually pretty close. But not so with this beer, I was expecting 4.0 - 4.1 and only got 3.8, odd. Allagash, bring th cost down a little and I could enjoy this beer more often!
dnstone (273), Mons, Belgium
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Sweet with strong crystal malt. Piss gold in color (in a good way?). Golden ale with a bit of a citrus finish. Smooth but overall just a typical gold ale to me.
Notes: On tap at the Pints for Prostates/Denver Rare Beer Tasting at Wynkoop Brewing Co, 2009 Great American Beer Fest
Kinz (2215), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 A little bummed that I missed last year’s, since I love a good double wit. Too bad. In any case, deep clear gold as long as the sediment isn’t stirred up, nice head. Aroma is honey accented pale malts and some spicy yeast notes. Flavor essentially matches. No sweet potato flavor detectable, even when I looked for it. Pepper blends into the other yeast spiciness. Enjoyable brew.
bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 ( 750ml bottle ) Pours a lightly hazy golden body with a medium white head. Aroma of black pepper, raw sweet potatoes, earth, and light horseblanket. Flavor of black pepper, Belgian yeast, grass, earth, and florals.
Rciesla (3830), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Bottle at a tasting. Pours a hazy copper body with a thin off white head. Spicy pepper yeast y tones, some earth, sweet caramel and rye, with a mild warming. Nice ale.
GodOfThunder (878), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 Thanks to whomever the guy at Redlight was who shared this with me. Aroma is fantastic. Just about perfect for a saison. Lemons, wheat and smoothing vanilla. Flavor wasn’t quite as good as the aroma would suggest, and I can’t really notice any sweet potato. This is overall a great saison flavor, though. Very good beer.
fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 Draught at Ginger Man, NYC
Hazy blond color. The aroma is lightly spicy, and dirty water. Good body strength, strange sweetness, the malt flavor is a bit flowery; correctly bitter. Nothing special.
Pawola22 (783), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 On tap at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, IL. Pours a hazed, golden-orange body with a finger-width, delicate and creamy, white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma has some yeasty spice and pepper up front with a paler malt sweetness. A little bit of a flowery lemon, earthy fruit as well. Flavor is a light malt sweetness up front, a touch of dough, and some candy-ish fruits. A soft peppery yeast and spice become prominent towards the finish where it finishes dry with a slight earthy twang. Lingers for a shorter duration of pepper and lightly sweetened fruit malts. Nice soft, medium body with a light carbonation and light flowery bitterness. Overall, a solid saison. A soft body, light fruity sweetness, and a distinct, but balanced pepper made this enjoyable.
jerc (3954), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 2009-11-27. Lightly hazy golden yellow body with a small white head. 3+ Aroma is yeasty at first, mild overall. Flavour is spicy, pepper, light pale malts and alcohol presence. 7+ Average plus palate. 3+ Pretty decent, but the pepper is a bit too prominent to be overly repeatable for me. Bottle from Binny’s, Chicago.
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