 KnutAlbert (3149), Oslo, Norway
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 2, 2007 75 cl bottle. Golden beer, farmyard smell.
Some spices well blended with the maltiness. Nutmeg, cardamom, orange peel.
Gr0ve (1400), Oslo, Norway
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 30, 2006 750 ml bottle. Deep dark amber colour. Creamy medium-sized off-white head. Acidic brett aroma. Leather and peach. Citrus. Mouthfeel is flat and all the carbonation seems to be gone. The bottle itself had a lot of carbonation when it was opened. Satsuma and orange flavours. Perhaps a little white pepper. And a lot more which is hard to point out. Malty, but suffers a bit from being dried out.
larsga (2969), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2006 Medium fine-laced white head. Orange body with slight haze. Very harmonic aroma--hard to analyze. Tropical fruit, tobacco, and subtle, light dusty balanced spices. Orange, wood, and pepper. Taste is milky acidic tobacco with tropical fruit notes and chalk. Bitter dandelion aftertaste. Not bad, but it’s possible the bottle was too old. Should re-rate to be sure. (0.75l bottle.)
thornecb (1778), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 21, 2006 Pours dark amber into a tulip. Off-white micro head subsides with slight, slick lacing. Pit fruit aromas. Crisp with sour spice and a lasting funky finish.
emacgee (1884), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 1, 2006 Updated: Sep 16, 2007Poured a hazy light tan brew with a thing pale head that disappeared quickly. The aroma was fruity and earthy. The taste completely threw me. It was my first saison and I was not expecting it. It was very very earthy, funky, musty. I was not a fan. Maybe it was the fantome or maybe it was just the fact that it was a saison, regardless I was not a fan. The musty/earthy/funky taste was so overwhelming I couldn’t get at anything else.
tobias (155), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 27, 2006 750 ml bottle: pours a hazy amber color with an off white head. sweet malty, yeast spicy aroma.maybe just a hint of cadny/bubble gum/honey. flavors are quite complex. malt sweetness up front with some spiciness. wheat, caramel, light fruit and grapes, bubble gum, anise. earthy, funky wildness. faint hint of citrus and flowers. very drinkable.
smoosh (523), New Albany, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 8, 2006 Bottle - big yeasty nose with bunches of spice. Amber, rusty body with a HUGE beige head and floaties galore. Hugely complex flavor ... gonna take a while to describe and I’m not sure I’ll do it justice. Big yeast up front followed by a clove finish. In initial swallows flavors just bounce all over the mouth. Tart and acidic. A nice, fizzy mouthfeel. I’m not a huge Belgian fan, but - wow!
kmweaver (2465), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 3, 2006 Murky brownish-yellow appearance; fine lacing and a single layer of retained head. Yeasty, reserved, marshmallow-like, honey and pepper; slightly hesitant aroma, overall. Huge, complex mouthfeel: yeasty, spice, pepper, belgian sugars, light citrusy bitterness - everything slightly tart and effervescent (Champagne-like) on the tongue. Yeast and spices (cardamom?) dominate on a lengthy, satisfying finish. Such an excellent beer.
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