North Coast Le Merle

dry and fruity nose. well carbonated, nicely cloudy yellow tinge. yeast and alcohol in the aroma as well, flavor gives way to those same 2 charactistics and a late arriving bundle of fruit that persists, intensifies and evolves. despite its dryness, the bouquet of pineapples and other tropic tastes continues on even when the pallate feels clean. nice yeast character no question, espically interesting in a saison. above all, this is one interpretation of the style i agree with, one that i think can be fairly defined as ’saison’ regardless of opinions of its quality. however my opinion of its quality is that it is well executed and creative! as the bottle wears on, a wonderful touch of funk begins to peek out from around the corner, a welcome friend.

A very nice saison, the brew begins with a moderately cloudy, medium (on the dark side of medium) gold color, and a large, slightly off white head. Lovely aroma, full of spice, grassy notes, and alcohol. Flavor is similar, with spice dominating and a larger than expected hop presence. Finish is fairly short, though the alcohol and yeast notes linger for a long time.

this was fairly tasty saision. found it in little rock of all places. Nice and spicy with alot of citrus in it. Good amount of alcohol in it at least from the smell and taste of it, i guess its only at 7. Solid saision, reminds me a bit of my homebrew.

Bottled. Pours a cloudy yellow. Way too citrusy and acidic for a saison to me.

Bottle, pours a cloudy yellow color with a big fluffy white head. Nice tart citrus aromas, lots of yeast, and citrusy. Closer to a triple in my opinion. Alcohol is more present than in other saisons I have tried. Not bad at all.