 Miksu (2187), Jyväskylä, Finland
Jan 26, 2008 0.75 l bottle. Dark golden color with big long lasting fluffy head. Tart fruit, honey, herbal hops, woody spices, vanilla, coriander, lemon, orange and grapefruit in the aroma. Tart fruity flavor with lemon, grapefruit, orange liquer, honey, clove, pepper, coriander and herbal bitterness. Softer and better with sediment. Very good beer but I feel that Saison Dupont gives nearly the same complexity with only 6.5 % abv.
altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 24, 2008 Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Wheaty orange. Big head. Sour nose. Nice bite. Sweet. Tangy. Orange and mango flavour. High alcohol content and taste. Tart. Nice body.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Jan 20, 2008 Cask at Manchester Winter ale festial 08 ... Very light hazy yellow ... lemon wheat nose ... ligth fruity almost wheat like soft lemon but packed full of flavour... quite tart ... quite juice.
JB175 (1654), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 18, 2008 Cloudy golden color with a medium head. Aroma has a nice spicy, farmhousey, citrusy, bready aroma that just screams "Good Saison". Flavor has a well balanced citrus/bread/yeast mix with lots of spicey-citrus taste. Pleasant finish. The only thing surprising is the sneaky ABV that comes from nowhere to bite your ass. Good stuff!
hombrepalo (726), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jan 18, 2008 Pours a hazy golden color with a thick white head that is well retained. Aroma is somewhat similar to a Flemish Sour, but less sour and more spicy, with some orange zest and yeastiness. Flavor is fruity and a bit sour, but as it warms the alcohol emerges. Some apple, honey, banana and pepper flavors.
cbeers21 (563), Miami, Florida, USA
Jan 17, 2008 Pours nicely, orange gold, looks great. Grassy notes are totally present, definately smells like a saison. Barnyard funkyness, light citrus and juicy malts early to mid palate. This brew was nice and left me licking my lips quite often.
DYCSoccer17 (2187), Davis, California, USA
Jan 16, 2008 750 mL bottle purchased at Covell Nugget in Davis, CA. 2007 vintage. Aroma is dominant with a fair amount of cereal grains, mildly cheesy fun, and floral, spicy, piney hops emanating from the glass. Also has a touch of ethanol with some yeast esters. Mild to moderately hazy honey-colored body with a nice, frothy bubbly white head and nice lacing. An attractive brew. Quite a carbonated start, which becomes pretty bitter pretty quickly. A great deal of herbal, spicy hoppiness is present to start. In the middle, there is definitely some cereal graininess and minute amounts of floral sweetness. Finishes with a bit of ethanol flavoring and more dry-ish herbal bitter hop flavors. A good brew, but I am not a huge saison guy.
DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 14, 2008 Draft at DRE. Hazy medium gold pour with fluffy off-white head. Aroma is funky, spicy yeast, dry flowery notes, hopcitrus. The mouthfeel is velvety, very smooth, very complex, with dry floral notes coupled with spicy and funky yeast notes, plus a solid hop bill, and some citric fruity flavor qualities. This one is a very nice saison.
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