 JCB (1791), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 30, 2008 Bottle shared at the Carolina Crew tasting by durhambeer - thanks, Bob! I found this to be one of the most confounding beers of the tasting. The dingy amber pour, with serious cloudiness, presented no problems. But while this beer might be described as "extra rich," it certainly can also be described as both excessively bready and also weak bodied. That’s actually a tough combination to pull off, no? Thin body but with a really chewy flavor that washes out anything much of interest.
durhambeer (1224), Durham, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 29, 2008 Big ol’ gusher of a bottle. Golden orange hazy pour. I thought this was a saison, so a little surprised to see it classified as a Belgian strong. Mild spice, nice grainy, slightly sour earthy notes and some light caramel. Some bretty notes as well. Good stuff.
ucusty (1912), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 29, 2008 Thanks to Bob for sharing. Bottle gushed upon opening. Lots of Saison similarities here. Grainy malty aroma. Grassy hops combined with grainy notes. Slightly astringent lemony finish.
KimJohansen (7135), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 Hazy with a medium beige head. Sweet malty aroma withgrainy and caramel notes. Flavour was malty and grainy with grainy notes and hops that gave it a biter finish.
JK54B (951), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 A 0.75L bottle shared at Pikkulintu. Some apple in the nose. Pale head. Pale hazy orange reddish colour. Slightly sour mild taste. Foam generating beer.
Dedollewaitor (3759), Odense, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 37,5cl bottle at D.H van Liedekercke. Muddy orange amber with a creamy white head and lacings. Nose is sweet of hops, orange fruits, yeast & alcohol. Taste is fruits, clove and caramel. Ends dry and bitter. Nice.
Jayb0 (752), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 23, 2008 Saison Spiciness still comes through this beefed up offering. A dangerous beer given the alcohol and spicy, refreshing, drinkability.
CanIHave4Beers (912), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 17, 2008 This was an absolute pleasure to drink. I expected a dark saison, maybe some spices, a lot of alcohol... But oh man, this was not the case.
The bottle opened with a bang, as soon as I took off the cage, that cork was ready to go. It pours a deep blonde, very cloudy with more head in the glass than beer. Aroma was remarkably pleasant, some barnyard funk, some spicy hops, a lot of yeast. The Flavor was better with a soft sourness a little citrus, some spiciness that seemed to be coming only from the hops. Very earthy, and delicious.
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