Heavyweight Saison de la Soeur Black

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Syrupy dark brown pour skinned with thin greyish foam. Sticky aroma of chocolate, licorice, cola, cherries; light anise and licorice root. Light leafiness and earthy funk. Sweet and sugary, but never in a simple sense; plenty of nuance and reined in weirdness.

Sticky sweet taste of licorice root, raisin, belgian chocolate, and black cherries. Uniquely pungent, musky and tangy sweetness; hints of lively golden fruits, maple syrup and honey. Interesting vibe all around, that combines alot of unique, scattered tones of sweetness with surprising clarity and ease. Underlying clean tartness and a touch of black bitterness that seems a touch chalky. Consistently reaches wide of its horizons and settles in an intriguing, uncomfortable place.

Medium, syrupy and spritzy palate; finishes with a tangy sweetness of golden fruit and honey. Extremely interesting, but not completely satiating apart from its intellectual appeal. Thanks Carl!

Bottle shared by miketd: Very dark brown pour, thick and bubbly tan head. Aroma is sour and musty cellar with some apple and lemon undertones. Flavor is quite strange indeed; highly-carbonated, chalky sourness, but strong chocolate flavor and malt presence.

Bottle. Courtesy of Jimmack, thanks! Bottle is said to have been refrigerated for the past 2 years. Pours dark brown with orange hues. Good flavor of belgian yeast, apple, chocolate, and tons of malt. real good.

Bottle, shared, thanks a lot to jimmack. Black pour, brownish hint. Aroma is light leather, fruit, nice sweetness mixed with moderate tart fruit. Flavor is pleasant also, rich fruit sweetness complemented by lightly tart and citric elements.

Muddy deep brown/purple pour with a thin bubbly head. Mild tartness in the aroma. Some berry notes along with chocolate undertones. Body is slick with a nice fruity flavor. Mild dark berries come through and sour apple skin followed by a smooth roast in the finish. Well balanced and very interesting.

Bottle thanks to Matt, around 3yrs old. Aroma is sweet belgiun candy sugar, cola, spice, green grapes and slight tart fruit character. Taste is similar, with roasted barley, burnt plums, molasses sweetness. A styrange drink and thats foresure, but glad i got to try it before theres no more.

Pours extremely dark, cloudy cola brown. A huge, foamy, grayish tan head is incredibly well retained, leaving nice swaths of lacing on the glass. The nose is as unique as they come, with sour, dark fruity notes showing over chocolaty, dry cocoa. Dates and figs soaked in caramel and rum come to mind. The flavor is just as crazy. Root beer, caramel, brown sugar, and sour yeast are all present. Dates and figs are there again, as is some mild spice. Not as much farmhouse character as most saisons, as the darker malts seem to drown it out a bit. Reminds me of a light foreign stout blended with a saison. The mouthfeel is a little weak, falling on the lighter side of medium bodied. The sourness and dryness hits you in the rear of the mouth. Definitely a nice, off-the-wall interpretation of a Fantome brew.

bottle from a trade that took place awhile back. thanks to that east coaster.... pours pretty darn close to black with a toppling and overflowing frothy light brown head....tough to get around the nose of this one. mostly toasty chocolate and sweet malt with a touch of some fruity saison qualities..... flavors don’t provide any further clarification. toasty, roasted malt, chocolate, more along the lines of cocoa, provide the initial surge but then is almost immediately supplemented by a nice tartness. mouthfeel is nice,creamy, and soft..... an interesting beerthat has held up well.... perhaps this is more of a matl-forward version of salvation with less fruity tartness. still pretty good.