Tap@Vices et Versa. Dark sand coloured ale. Frothy, tall off-white head. Considerably herbal, soft and spicy aromas. Earthy. Rather dark malt flavours for what aims at being a Saison. Rounding residual sugars are running wild. Minimally wheaty. Comfortable large-bubbled carbonation. Soft, yet bit bubbles. Toasty, spicy, peppery flavour profile. Pleasant yeastiness. Growing complexity. Quite mineral, almost meaty/salty in the finish. Do not expect a Saison for it is not, but as a belgian ale, this was a competent example.

Bu le 19/12/07 à Vices et Versa, en fut (5 oz). Rousse dorée, pas de collet et beaucoup de bulle. Arome de crème de maïs épicé (bizzard), très peu malté. Goût étrange d’épice malté amère, peu impossant et très mince. La saison des nuls!

<i>My Bottom Line:</i><br /> Fruity honey latches on to orange peels, as herbal hop bitterness wisely segues a caramel malt surge in this clever and respectable Belgian Ale.<br /> <br /> <i>Further Personal Perceptions:</i><br /> -A veil of foam quickly sinks into the hazy copper.<br /> -The body is slender, but never thin; the level of residual sugar is pleasant, yet this is rather sweet to be billed as a Saison.<br /> -Coriander seeds (or grains of paradise?) and herbal hoppiness are properly calculated and create complexity.<br /> -An earthy smoke seems to rise from the combination of darker malts and leafy spices.<br /> -This is nothing like a Saison imho, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a decent Belgian Ale nonetheless.<br /> <br /> <b>On tap at Vices et Versa.</b>