Back Road La Porte Saison

12oz from BBB63, thank you Mike. Shared with my gf Cyn. Pours orange with a 2 finger tan head. Nose is sweet and spiced. Taste is spicy with touches of citrus and a bit of hoppy bitterness. The citrus bitter but also lemony. Can’t quite place the spices, but this is certainly a tasty saison.

Draft. Orange amber with good, creamy white head / Bread and citrus nose / Light body, overly tart and thin, with fair, bitter finish / Weak flavors of lemon, orange, and coriander / Lacks the finesse of similar tart saisons. Needs reworking.

Bottles courtesy of BBB. Dirty golden, huge off-white head, great lacing. Big floral and spice character up front. Either chamomile or paradise in the background, I swear, even though the description reads no. Flavor much the same, floral and fruit esters up front, dusty pils malt/spent grain through the middle, faint spice and skunk dry out the finish. Old euro hops is what I wrote in notes, but apparently it’s Mt. Hood. Could be a tad drier, but still very well done.

Growler shared by BBB63. Hazy orange-yellow pour with a white head. Aroma of light pale malt, barnyard elements, sea-salt and yeast. Flavors of spices, yeast, pale malt, light fruits and lemon zest. Medium body dry/creamy with a dry finish.

Growler sampled at the Pre-RBSG ’Tosa gathering on 6/21/07 courtesy of BBB63: Pours a hazy orange bronze with a wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet, lightly toasted biscuity Belgian malt and some grassy hops. Body starts with a mild earthy bready sweetness and some toasty caramel balance toward a drier, more bitter finish. A nice saison.

Sample provided by the Big Bad Bear. Hazy, light amber/pale with a small white head. The nose is herbal and peppery with notes of pear and bread. The flavor is fairly dry, floral and hoppy with some pepper and doughy malts. Medium body is slightly rough with light carbonation. This is nicely done saison, especially coming from an American brewer.

Bottle from my Santa in July, BBB63. Pours a clear orange with a slightly yellowish foamy head and nice lacings. Sweet with some dry-hops-like (think Orval) sourness. Yeasty with quite a bit of peppar. Long peppary finish. Tastes much like a tripel with pepper.

12oz bottle, courtesy of BBB63. Thanks, Mike! Pours a hazy, autumn-orange color; textured off-white head with perfect retention and lacing. Pleasant, yeast and white pepper aroma, almost like a tripel, with some oranges and candied fruit. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: fluffy texture, chewy belgian sugars and yeast, with plenty of oranges / candied fruit; somewhat sweet for a saison and underattenuated. Medium, doughy and candy sugar finish.