 Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
May 14, 2007 12 oz bottle from mreusch - thanks! Best by Jan 07 - whoops. Clear amber with a beige head. How is this a saison? Soapy malt and ginger nose. Grainy, malty, more soap and cardamom. Meh. Drinkable, but damn sure not a saison.
whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 5, 2007 Clear, warm metallic-gold body with moderate carbonation and an ample, sudsy white head. Fruity esters in the nose with notes of coconut, orange, and banana. Flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter with some mild tartness. Belgian yeast character is nutty and somewhat sickly and cloying. Lacks balancing spicy phenols. Bottle-conditioning might help. A little. I’d love to go back in a time machine to the days when RateBeer was young and taste the original incarnation of New Belgium saison.
bleeng (600), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 7, 2007 Smells and tastes like a saison even though it doesn’t look like one. Funky barnyard nose. Small head. Tastes very alcoholic for it’s "size". Almost a summer session beer-I wish this came out in the summer rather than the fall. Overall a well done beer if not exact to style-one of my favorite NB beers.
mrdeath5493 (108), Arkansas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 2, 2007 Golden with a white head. Smells spicy and slightly hoppy. Taste is definitely spicy/hoppy and very pleasant. Tastes like the same yeast was used as in their trippel. Esters in the background. Nice.
nolankowal (854), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 21, 2007 Bottle. Orange pour with a white head. Aroma of light funk, light roasted malt, yeast, some floral fruitiness. Flavors of light roasted malt, orange zest, and yeast came through. Medium body though a light mouthfeel...spicy-sweet finish.
thefederalist (227), Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 18, 2007 Pours golden with a large white head. Aroma is hoppy and yeasty (I am told they use wild belgian yeast). Flavor is slightly sweet, but finishes dry. Reminicent of their triple, but slightly lower gravity I believe.
rmussman (905), California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 2, 2007 nice brew from New Belgium. Pour was very nice, releasing a ploom of nice hoppy aroma. Appearance is light but not bad, and had a very nice head. Mouthfeel is alright, a little bitter. Flavor is tremendous for a saison. Very highly recommended.
fakepurseninja (788), Washington, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 19, 2007 Very fruity and sour - I got grapes and pears out of it with not much else. I keep wanting to like this brewery and they keep giving me reasons not to.
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