 smith4498 (258), Miami, Florida, USA
May 10, 2008
Pours a hazy golden yellow with white head. Sweet aromas of gingerbread, spices and some floral notes. Similar flavors with gingerbread and cinnamon dominating. Medium body with average carbonation and a nice creamy mouthfeel. Not your typical saison.
Swalden_28 (508), McKinney, Texas, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy.
Pours hazy gold with nice white head, laced the glass. Aroma of orange peel, cinnamon, pumpkin and clove. Flavor of cinnamon, ginger, orange peel. Palate is medium body with med. carbonation. This was a very unique beer and I am glad I had it....
ericandersnavy (81), denton, Texas, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Updated: Jul 7, 2008bottle thanks to metzlers in denton, tx. poured a hazy yellow with white head. good retention with lacing. aroma was complex with ginger, cinnamon, pumpkin, and orange. flavor equally as complex with pumpkin spice, ginger, cinnamon. there are a bunch of things going on in this beer. this would go good around the winter holidays!!
Snojerk321 (879), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 30, 2008 12oz bottle via trade. Pours a hazy light orange with a medium sized off white head that left some lacing. Nose was full of flesh fruits, citrus and some baking spices. Flavor was text book Saison.....Orange zest, spice and Belgian yest. A damn good one from Avery.
ChainGangGuy (1444), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Appearance: Pours an everso slightly hazy, burnished gold body with a full, white head.
Smell: Very floral, zesty aroma with malted wheat notes and hints of Grains of Paradise, ginger, and fresh cloves.
Taste: Sweet malted wheat with a drizzle of clover honey. Dash of floral, herbal tea. Sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar. Hints of citrus and pear juice. And ginger, white pepper, cardamon, and one drop of cleansing soap. Floral, sweetish finish. What a busy beer!
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Somewhat coating mouthfeel.
Drinkability: I started off smirking, but ended up fairly pleased for a three-year old, American-made saison. Not the most saisony saison on the block, but tasty and with a lil’ kick of spice -- though a single 12 ounce helping would’ve been better appreciated.
cbeers21 (351), Miami, Florida, USA
Jun 6, 2008 Woah, this one smells like fruit loops right at the beginning. After a while the spiced quality is very apparent and almost overwhelming, while not unpleasent. Cumin,clove, coriander character is the dominant force in this brew. The smoked spice flavors, including cinnamon, chives and carmalized onion flavors help this beer to taste EXACTLY like a chicken chinese dish down the road from my house. Wow, bizzarre. The ginger galric funked out spice quality is certainly interesting, and maybe I will use my other bottle of this brew for cooking. As crazy as it was, it was enjoyable and worth the ride.
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