Heavyweight Saison de la Soeur Hoppy

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

Sampled at Oakes’ ’05 Xmas Party
A plumy and lightly hoppy beer with some tangy Belgian yeast. Balanced flavor, drinkable and complex. Finishes grassy and clean. Nice interpretation of the style. The freshness of some hop styles complements a funky saison nearly as much as coriander and orange peel.

Golden beer, thin white head. Nice spicy yeast (reminding me of Unibroue’s). Sweet pale malts, some toffee, cardamom, spice. Intoxicating aroma. Flavour however is quite thin and watery, peppery flavour. Didn’t really come across all that hoppy for me. Meh.

Cloudy deep golden pour has a huge frothy dense-lacing white head. Dry, earthy, grassy and hoppy with some funky Belgian yeast in the nose. Body starts with a dry earthy hay and grassy yeasty flavor with a bittering hoppy finish. Authentic Belgian flavor and a good saison, although I prefer the Black and golden versions..

Nice light straw color with a small carbonated head. The aroma is very interesting with floral hops and some fruit. The taste is very interesting wiht a good blend of hops that gives it a very nice balance. There are some fruity notes throughout but they are not very prevelant due to the hops. Good twist on a saison, hopefully I’ll come across the others...ironic I cant’ find it and I live in NJ

Thanks Bert(slob). I love this beer. The color is wheat colored, hazy and not that appetizing. Small white head. Aroma is spicey, black pepper, citrus, grassy and somewhat fruity sweet(like a melon). I love the hops, Saaz, Hallertauer and cascade are apparent to me. I will have to go out and try to get a handle on the flavors provided by the East Kent and Brewers Gold. Tangy finish. I look forward to sharing my next bottle of it with some RB friends.

750 mL bottle, snifter, #1735. Large, creamy, rocky white head rests on a hazy deep amber beer. *sniffs* *stares questioningly* So...there’s some moderate biscuit aromas in here but most of teh story is in the hops, which are quite diverse. Spicy, orange zest, grapefruit and a touch of pine. Musty, sweaty yeast profile. Some white grapes and other light fruits linger behind. Honestly, I can’t say I’m seduced here. Light sweetness up front with some acidity and moderate bitterness. Finishes with a firm but cluttered bitterness. Medium bodied, velvety texture, lively carbonation. Not my bag, really. I’ve never been a fan of Brewers Gold or Cascade and there’s far too much for my tastes in here. In fact, EKGs don’t always flip my switch either. The Saaz elements were nice though. Thanks Em.

Pours a cloudy light golden. Flowery nose w/lots of grassy hops. Med.-light body. Light sourness w/some oxidation. High fermentation profile. Dry bitterness. Very nice beer. Kind of a cross between DeRanke XX and Saison dupont.

Soapy, floral, lavender, herbal hop nose with some coriander-like spiciness. Opaque tan-brown body with immense, white, fine bubbled head that lasts well and coats the glass with lacing. Some yeast/protein in suspension. Earthy, floral, grassy, hops and yeasty notes to the flavour with a light citrus (grapefruit) character and fair finishing bitterness. Sharp, pointy, lively carbonation to the medium body. Bottle enjoyed with MartinT, Olivier_MTL and Rastacouere.