Capitol City Belgian Saison

Brewed by Capitol City Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Washington, Washington DC USA

(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)

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.

Copper colour with a thin off-white head. No visible bubles/carbonation. Aroma of blueberries, yeast, coriander seed, curacao and wheat. Medium-bodied; Sweet initial flavour with coriander seed most prevalent. Aftertaste shows some sweetness, but mostly yeastie/witbier qualities. Overall, an actually good representation of the style-lacking only the complexities of a true belgie, but definately respectable from the Americans! I was really lucky to try this one! My sisters fiance provided me with a growler straight from the brewery at the Shirlington (Arlington), Virginia location from which I sampled it on 28-November-2003.

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.

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.

a very sweet saison. almost overpowering flavor of bubble gum. suprisingly smooth, so it ended up well enough

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.

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.