 OlJuntan64 (1267), Perth, Australia
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 16, 2006
On Tap at the Brass. Served too cold but I the bar staff saw I was rating it and gave me a wine glass - how about that? Pour is a dense cloudy lemony gold with a white medium size medium bubbles head. Wheat grain mash blend and citrus lemon rind and pith aroma improving noticeably as it warmed. Palatewise it chewy and smooth. More tart lemon and grapefruit rind in the flavour medium low grain mash sweetness plus the usually fruity ester, and definitive possibly too much so, gingery spice. Crisp drink-me-again finish. All the right elements are there but somehow it didn’t quite all come together in a balanced way at the end. Anwyay, onya guys for having a go a serious beer.
gam (1116), brisbane, Australia
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
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 (1054), Caulfield, Australia
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
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.
bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 6/20 |
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.
capretta (10), Australia
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
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 (505), Christchurch, New Zealand
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
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.
Choos (504), Taylors Hill, Australia
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 Aroma: grainy wheat, candied orange with light formaldahyde notes and some sweetness. Apperance: yellow, hazy, head made from large bubbles with patchy lacing. Flavour: initial citrus (lemon) sour notes with a hint of grain. Palate: thin and well carbonated finishes sour grapefruit.
highlandlad (1275), Sydney, Australia
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/20 |
Jul 19, 2007 What is it with brewers and ducks? Australia alone has Red Duck, Duckstein and now this saison from Matilda Bay. England has Mallard and Fuzzy Duck. The US has Duck-Rabbit plus both Lost and Dodging Ducks. And there are countless one-off Ducks - Mucky, Flying, Golden, Sick, Drunken, Demented... The list goes on. WTD? Has the brewing world gone quackers? (Certified authentic antique gag circa 1922. I thank you.) None of which has much to do with the matter in hand, which is what to make of this peculiar saison from one of Australia’s most hit-and-miss brewers. When they get it right, Matilda Bay’s stuff can be brilliant, but these occasional specials are as reliable as a Leyland P76. This one was an infuriating mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. The ugly is that awful, drab and uninviting label. Are they trying to warn off potential buyers? The beer itself looked fine - pale straw, hazy with a fat shaving foam head. The aroma had some nice characteristics - sour lemon candies, strong wheaty notes and sweet clove - but was dogged by an eggy, sulphurous taint and some rubber car mat. Soft and medium bodied. The first sip prompted one of those bizarre "sensation moments" when something unexpected flashes into your head - swimming pools. Specifically, the heavily chlorinated pool in my old home town. Go figure. At this stage in its bottle life, this was thin and acidic. Minimal malt presence. Sour wheat and piercing lemon notes in the finish. The spices (cassia bark?) cloyed. The raters below are no idiots, so this was obviously better when it was fresh. It’s not aging well. (750ml bottle courtesy of Bridge. BB 19/1/09)
sinkas (182), Perth/Fremantle, Australia
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 Bottle, BWS, Alfred Cove, WA
Lots of interesting spiciness, in the bottle which had aged for a good 6 months, the novel spices used hard to distinguis, but all up a very pleasant summer afternoon type beer.
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