Pelican Saison du Pelican

Brewed by Pelican Pub & Brewery
Style: Saison
Pacific City, Oregon USA

Gold foil covered neck, caged corked 750 ml. brown bottle, blurb and bottling date (JAN 07) on the right side of the label, sampled in a tulip glass. L: Hazy orange hued yellowish golden with a white head of frothy foam. Beneath the head is a steady stream of micro bubbles, giving head some buoyancy and staying power. Fair amount of sticky lace rings the glass. S: Peaches and mildly tart pears, herbal spices and touches of chalk and earth, and a light raw graininess, this emits a quite aromatic saison nose. F&T: The active carbonation gives the light body a firm, but lushly smooth, airy feel in the mouth, crisp and refreshingly dry. Sweet peaches and tart pears with a splash of orange juice , this has a pleasely tasteful fruitiness. Herbal spices, earthy stems and chalk complement the pale sugary and crushed raw grainy malt flavors. A soft hop spiciness towards the end adds to the nicely dry yeasty and malty finish. I thought this was an excellent saison, quite pleasant drinkability, another well done brew from Pelican.

A solid US saison but a tad sweet. Looked grand - cloudy gold with a vast head. Clean, creamy aroma of dusty wheat sack, bready malts and citrus. Soft mouthfeel. Too many residual sugars for my taste. Banana, some nice sour wheaty notes and curious green capsicum before a dry finish. (Ecze’s Ashfield RB gathering 07. Thanks Linc for sharing this one)

Bottle provided by Styles. Clear pale body with a large white head. The nose is floral and herbal with notes of bread and pepper. The flavor is fairly dry with pepper, spice, bread, hay and lemon. Medium body is soft with heavy and tight carbonation.

(750ml bottle, 2007 vintage) Pours a lightly hazy golden body with a large off-white head. Aroma of pineapple, lemon, coriander, floral, orange, light spruce, cereal, and other herbs. Flavor of floral hops, coriander, light fruitiness, and more herbs.

Bottle... This beer rocks!... Hazy golden ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Great retention. Herbal, spicy nose of white pepper, cumin, pale grains and avocado with traces of orange peel and pineapple. Terrific balance; herbal flavor with pale malt sweetness and spicy bitterness. Full-bodied with a milky mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Lengthy, herbal, lightly bitter finish. Big time thanks goes out to Bu11zeye for sharing his bottle!

2007. Pours with a thick and tall head, frothy and shiny, white, with fun lacing. The body is a cloudy gold/orange with totally suspended yeast particulates that add microscopic texture to a beautiful appearance. Heavy multi-cereal grains, lots of pineapple, orange mild apricot and herbal and lightly grassy hops charge at me in the first nosing. this aroma is exceptionally unique, admirably complex, doughy and appetizing. Light pepper in a great yeast profile. The flavor produces heavy esters, heavy alcohol, boisterous fruit, lesser pineapple, an addition of tangerine and is engaging and accellerated by quenching medium acidity. Sweetness is mild to medium, bitterness low to mild, acidity moderate, all balanced well. The palate is oily, medium bodied, very fizzy and highly carbonated but fun. Finishes dry and lightly spicy, fruit and yeast lingering, hoppy bitterness sticking around even longer. A great beer, very highly drinkable and one to remember. This is very satisfying. Pelican rocks.

Courtesy Bu11seye. Pours a hazy golden color. The head is huge and inviting, rocky craggy and long lasting. Aroma is grassy and herbaceous, Some pepper type aroma is coming out. Flavor is dry, with a touch of bitterness. A bit to carbonated for my liking.

Bottle: Deep straw, quite hazy, loads of sediment at the end of the bottle, large foamy white head, clingy lacing.   Looks decent enough.   Sweet floral nose, slightly yeasty, a bit candyish.   Seems like it would be more on the sweet side versus the tart/bright side.   Pale breadiness on the tongue, somewhat dull, very muted sweet floral accents.   Not as sweet or floral as the nose would suggest.   Decent, but a little boring.   Moderate body, spritzy mouthfeel... *burp*   Finish might be a bit sweeter than the start, a little mealy, but very little floral aspect.   A little tingly after the finish, very minor white citrusy bits linger.   Tiz okay, better in the nose, but not as bright or floral as I like my Saisons.   However, for an American made examples it is not half bad.