 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
Dec 7, 2007
Pale yellow with lots of fine carbonation providing a big loose fluffy white head. Sour lemon aroma, reminding me off the 3 Boys Wit. Tastes like shampoo - the trendy stuff with all the flowers and spice and girly stuff. A dry, strange sourness hits the tongue: is cassia related to cinnamon? (Answer: Yes - thank you wikipedia). Feels like it’s expanding in my stomach. the spice is way over the top, and so is the carbonation. Even shared between two this still ended up a drainpour.
gam (679), brisbane, Australia
Sep 14, 2008 Good head decent carbonation lemon coloured ale,fruity aroma,lemon peel,wheat.Flavour soapy,tart,bitter not like the aroma,lemon strong,marmalade,some acidity flavour,bitter is off putting.Some will like it.Finish bitter tart.
Stew41 (906), Caulfield, Australia
Apr 5, 2008 Went in very blind on this one as I didn’t know the beer was styled as a saison at the time. Very wit in apperance; light lemon gold, thin / nothing happening head. Citrus and lemon noise, faint, with some underlying spice. Very very similar to taste. More lemon and spice, and the lemon is very overt for the style. Nice balance on the finish with medium strength spices.
capretta (10), Australia
Oct 6, 2007 light body, thin feel, lively carbonation , not a long lasting head. light straw in colour. the nose is instantly recognisable as a belgium beer. spicy but not peppery. acidic finish with strong wheat malt flavours. not bad,not great, an un complex attempt at the style.
bozoNZ (393), Christchurch, New Zealand
Sep 4, 2007 750ml bottle - Bright pale yellow white, full puffy head. Nose pongs, almost sulphur but dominated by citrus. High carbonation, spices and that biting acidic finish. Good effort at probably a difficult style to achieve.
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