 KnutAlbert (3115), Oslo, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 28, 2008 Aroma: Peach, barnyard, Belgian yeast, citrus.
Flaovur: More of the same. Sweet and sour, stable, overripe fruit.
Pearlsy carboantion, loud pop from the cork, but no gusher.
Lothore (276), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 26, 2008 A- Pours a deep golden yellow hue. Slightly hazy with a huge frothy white head which leaves tons of lacing as it goes down. An absolutely beautiful brew.
S- Smell is very strong. Fruit notes, Belgian spices and yeast combine to make my mouth water.
T- This is where this saison lets me down a little, not because it tastes bad but because of the fact that it just seems unbalanced and after the amazing look and smell I had my hopes a little too high. As one might expect you get the same fruit notes as in the nose, very few of the spices and a belgian yeast which leaves a slight skunky Heineken flavor in your mouth. While this paragraph seems like I don’t like the taste that isn’t it at all. I think it is one of the best saison’s I have ever had but I felt like it could be the ultimate with a couple tweaks.
M- Mouthfeel is very crisp, lingers on the palate a bit and seems to go down very smooth. Amazingly refreshing.
D- Again because of the fact that the taste isn’t where I would like it to be, it got dinged in this category a bit, however I had no trouble finishing the 750 by myself.
stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 26, 2008 Bottle sampled. Pours golden with just a little orange and a big pillow of a white head. Aroma of fruit, spices, yeast, some funk, hay, and hops. The flavor is fruit, sweet, spices galore, some hay, yeast, caramel, and a bitter hoppy finish. Good body, lively carbonation.
larsga (2958), Oslo, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 25, 2008 Huge offwhite coarse shiny lasting head. Hazy yellow body. Sharpish peppery fruity aroma with softly metallic powdery yeasty notes with some barnyard. Intense dry-sweet yeasty fruity chalky barnyard taste with metallic notes. Bitter grassy malty banana fruit aftertaste. Very nice, but a bit too bitter and harsh. (0.75l bottle from BeerMania, Brussels.)
tennisjoel (936), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 22, 2008 Updated: Jul 11, 2009Apricot pour with a nice fluffy white head. Aroma is sour lemon, barnyard funk, and some sweet sugary fruits. Flavor is masked well. Not as dry as the original dupont saison, but still very much to style. Well done. Alcohol is extremely well masked here.
BuckeyeSammy (455), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 17, 2008 Meaty aroma, yeast bomb. Yellow golden with a thick white fluffy head. Flavor is bananas, light fruits. Breast yeast, some zesty undertones. Alcohol present, bitter caboose. Good, but not my favorite saison.
surmont (11), USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 13, 2008 Best beer of Belgium for 2007. Rich and with the flavors of natural strong beer. Has the power of a trappist and the elegance of a flemish triple.
smartlung (154), Valrico, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 9, 2008 golden amber with nice head - taste the yeast, hops, vanilla, and fruit - very complex and enjoyable
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