 Cobra (1060), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
Dec 13, 2007 750 ml green corked & caged bottle. 2007 on cork. Hard to get the cork out.
Poured out a dirty yellow color, with plenty of haze. Aromas are of pepper, corriander, funky Saison yeast. Flavors are harsh, not well blended.
Mostly pepper, yeast, some solvents.
This beer could use some serious aging. I might put one down for 5 years & see what happens.
EithCubes (2140), Indiana, USA
Dec 10, 2007 Corked and caged courtesy of boboski - thanks! Cork reveals 2002 vintage - sampled here in December 2007. Super spicy nose - malt- and coriander-heavy. Yeasty with pear, pepper, orange peel, and a bit of lemon grass. Cloudy golden pour, but still very bright, with a dense creamy, rocky white head. Taste is brightly malty and yeasty, with dominate coriander. Full body with a little heft from the alcohol but no burn. Feel is smooth as velvet, and the aftertaste is dry with just a bit of spicy heat/harshness. Nice and woody, and not overly sweet like many a Saison. Classy! And rather excellent.
Fin (3382), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Dec 8, 2007 Bottle at Het Waterhuis a/d Bierkant 06-12-07 Poured a mid gold colour with a white rim of bubbles and medium carbonation. Excellent beer that started quite fiercely bitter but with a stunning spiciness, yeast and hop supporting cast thrown into the equation, yum.... The alcohol whilst quite pokey is never an unwanted guest and only really shows itself as a warming participant on the way down. A lovely winter beer and another corker that I’ve had from Dupont.
Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 8, 2007 Sampled at sl holiday event. Pours a cloudy gold with a small fizzy white head. Aroma is sweet fruit, citrus, musty yeast, and light spices. Flavor is medium bodied with a slight sweetness and is lightly acidic with lemon, citrus, grass, and spicy hops and has a dry finish.
ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Jan 19, 2008bottle from 2006. pours hazy gold with fizzy white head. Funky aroma. Funky & bitter upfront with a citrusy finish, very nice
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 3, 2007 Another awesome saison. These are rapidly becoming one of my favorite styles. Aroma of must, wet blanket and funk. Pour was a nice cloudy medium gold with a hint of a white head. Taste was very complex. Strong funk and dust with a nice bitterness in the front and a dry banana/citrus aftertaste. I would have guessed this beer was 6% had I not known. Awesome!
sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nov 29, 2007 750 ml. Cloudy gold/light amber pour with a moussy white head. Aroma of bread dough, grass, flowers, musty yeast, some light spice and a bit of citrus and banana. Musty bitterness in the flavor with a light bready and citrusy body underneath. Has a dusty, ’corral rail’ dryness. Some bubblegummy sweetness comes through after a while. Finely carbonated. Excellent saison.
mjg74 (1995), La Mesa, California, USA
Nov 29, 2007 Updated: Oct 17, 2008Bottle from BevMo. Pour a slightly hazy medium amber color. Aroma is somewhat yeasty with some sour lemon grass. Somewhat earthy as well. Flavor right up front is tart. Then turns sort of sweet and yeasty for a sec. Very full flavored with good bitterness. Lots of stuff going on. Very well blended. Alcohol is not noticeable at all.
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