 l1br4r14n (274), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Jun 27, 2009 Pours a cloudy dark yellow with a thin white head. Aroma is close to homebrew, with some pale malt, yeast and citrus notes. Flavor is kind of like an immature homebrew with that sweet wort dominating - also in the mix is some light fruit, citrus and a sourness in the end that was probably the only interesting thing about this brew. No carbonation to speak of. Meh.
tarheels86 (704), Washington DC, USA
May 16, 2009 On tap at the downtown brewpub. Pours a cloudy light yellow with a thin white head. No lacing or retention. Aroma is a bit skunky pale malt along with cloves, bananas, bubblegum, pineapple. Taste is very similar to a cross between a hefeweizen and abbey tripel: a bit creamy on the palate with lots of wheat, bananas, coriander, nutmeg, cloves, canned pineapple, light candied fruits, white sugar. Watery body and finish. Not a saison in my opinion though: no yeasty, funky notes. Too much like a witbier.
CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 9, 2009 On tap at Capitol Hill location: Hazy bright golden with a well-lacing airy white head. Aroma of sweet biscuity Belgian malt with a touch of clove and lemon citrus. Starts with good fullness and semi-sweet wheaty pale maltiness with an authentic blend of clove and citrus spice before a drier crisp finish. A pretty good saison.
Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Aug 23, 2007 sampled at brewpub. pours a light carbonated very pale yellow/gold with mild head. sour wild yeast aroma. yeast tart anad sour thruought sticking in the aftertaste. dry aftertaste.
radagast83 (1273), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Aug 19, 2007 Shirlington location. Slightly dark copper color, with a nice white head. The beer had a decent aroma, with a slightly fruity body. Flavor was well spiced.
eaglefan538 (2355), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Jun 11, 2006 A weak example of the style, poured amber colored with a very small head that didn’t lace well. The aroma was mostly of caramel, not much farmhouse funk in this one. The flavor was built on a backbone of caramel malt and had hardly any peppery spice going on. A forgettable experience, but not terrible.
jamesp (13), Bristow, Virginia, USA
May 25, 2004 Small head, but it sticks around. Nice and bubbly. I don’t know why that struck me when I was drinking it, but it did. Nice amber color, but clear, I didn’t see any haze like other folks are writing about. Lingering aftertaste.
argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
May 14, 2004 Updated: Jun 26, 2004(Shirlington 6/25/04) Opaque copper with minimal off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, coriander, some wheat. Taste is medium sweet, with overspiced coriander that overwhelms any other flavors hat might be there. Medium body, lightly sticky. (6/3/4/3/9)
(Downtown 5/14/04) Hazy amber body with medium off-white head. Aroma is mild sweet, yeast, spicy, light lemon. Taste is mild sweet, spicy yeasty, some herbal/floral, lemon, coriander. Finishes herbal and yeasty. Light body with some crispness. (6/4/8/4/15)
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