<b>Tap at Brouwers.</b> 8/10/08 <br /><br /> This could very easily be the best saison I’ve ever tasted. An absolutely exceptional beer in my very favorite style, a riot of rich rustic flavors across the palate, sweet malts minging with sour and bitter notes from the brett, beautiful modest funky complexity, everything in perfect balance. Sensational aroma, I just can’t say enough about how good this saison is. Divine. 9/4/9/5/18=4.5 <br /><br /> <b>Bottle at Brouwers</b> 8/15/08 <br /><br /> A nice beer, but not the same beast I had from the tap last week. The brett is much more subdued, and instead I get a lot more cloves from the yeast. It’s very good, but it’s not as good as standby and standard-setter Saison Dupont. I’ve got to admit I enjoyed the beer but at the same time was a bit disappointed after the glory that this one was on tap. Maybe with a year of age? I don’t know. I’d call this one at about 8/4/7/4/16=3.9. (But the score for the beer on tap stands - that’s what this one is capable of being.)

draft @ brouwer’s sour fest - dark, cloudy orange with white head fading to the edges; texture on the light side with lots of cream in the body; rich flavors of yeast and grain; perfectly smooth and no sourness or much effect from the brett; rich flavors of banana, citrus and slight spice; very rich and chewy; overall, this blew me away and as my second of the night, pretty much wrecked my pallet for the remainder of the evening; drinks soft and smooth, and basically my kind of beer; can’t wait to see this again at brouwer’s in the not to distant future; cheers to lost abbey for a total knockout

Bottle from 5000. Aww yeah. Beautiful pour, huge white head and quite cloudy. Spicy hay nose, very floral, peachy, mild. Flavor is deep and complex, but mellow, thick with yeast, unsweetened chocolate, lavender. Very easy on the palate while retaining a great body. Carbonation is perfect. This is a wonderful saison. Doesn’t seem like it would age well, though.

750mL bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Thanks, Tom! Hazed gold, creamy white head. Lightly funked juicy citrus aromas ride undercurrents of tropical fruit wood and hints of farm. Dry toasty wood and soft sour citric notes round to a light bittersweet finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A winner here for sure…

Thanks to Tom for this one. Yellow body with a tall fluffy head. Aroma is sweet, bubblegum, bitter yeasty spice. Flavor is slightly of lemon, sweetness all around, a bit of bubblegum.