Saint Somewhere Saison Athene

Brewed by Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Tarpon Springs, Florida USA

Murky dark gold with a frothy white head. Nice aroma is lemony tart with some barnyard and clove spice. Light/medium body. Flavor is earthy yeasty spice mix with cheezy funk riding a lightly sweetpalt malt base brew. Pretty nice beer, but from Florida ? wow, good times down there.

Bottle from West Lakeview. Pours a pale golden orange, thin dissipating head. Nose is sweet candy, citrus, some grass. Taste is light but bold, again with candy and citrus, some light yeasty breadiness and spiciness to compliment. Not terribly deep, but imminently drinkable. Nice round body. Tasty stuff.

It pleases me greatly that slowly but surely, more and more breweries are opening up in Florida. And not just generic, run-of-the mill breweries. Instead, we are talking import and craft inspired breweries who strive to push the craft brew scene to new heights of inspiration. Today’s topic of enjoyment for me is the Saint Somewhere Brewing Company located in Tarpon Springs. They have two beers available, their Lecto Divinia and their Saison Athene. Both are Belgian-style ales with Lecto Divinia being a traditional Belgian ale and Saison Athene a Belgian Saison, or farmhouse ale. Being a fan of both brew styles, by random chance I am partaking of the Saison Athene first. A third batch brew, from my understanding, she is vastly improved and perfected when compared to the first. When it comes to newer breweries, fine-tuning a beer over multiple batches is a given.
My Saison Athene poured a brightly gilded orange into my chalice, crowned by a dense head of soft white foam which fades into a thin layer. Lace spots the sides while an enticing aroma works her way to my nose. Oranges and spice with orange skin and sour notes brighten my day. There really is nothing like a bright, fresh, citric infused yeasty Belgian Saison to bring a smile to my face. To further explore her glorious splendor, I delve into a rich, frothy, and softly chewy body which immediately hits me with sweet citrus and oranges followed up by tart sour dough and yeast. A lingering spice nips at my tongue while some coriander comes out to play. A coating mouthfeel carries her body long into multiple quaffs, compounding enjoyment and discovery upon enjoyment and discovery. A pleasing dryness in my mouth grows slowly as my Saison Athene’s palate grows ever more tart and citric with notes of grapefruit sneaking in to play. As I finish my glass with tears of joy and pride in my eye, one final kiss of peppery spice and coriander bids me farewell to this fine tribute of a Belgian Saison.
If Saint Somewhere is where Florida breweries have come to, then that is quite fine with me and far more need to follow suit and push their own boundaries of craft and import inspired brewing. Supposedly, Saint Somewhere’s brewmatser is currently working on his third beer for his small yet giant brewery, and I am definitely looking forward to giving it multiple tastings. It is the least I can do, after all.

<b>750 ml bottle</b> via trade with <i>mcbackus</i> - The cork popped while loosening the cage, but the beer didn’t spew. Pours a cloudy light golden color with a small white head. No lacing. Flavor and aroma is mostly esters and spices. Medium body. Fairly smooth finish. A good beer. Thanks Matt.

750ml, first batch produced. Pours a hazy golden color with a small puffy white head. Head dissipated quickly, I believe they had problems with carbonation during the first batch. Nose displays mild funk, , wet hay, apples, earthiness, tartness, spice, yeast and background clove. Initial taste of grape skins, apples,, clove and earthiness. Mid palate to finish is mild tart/tangy funk that balances the beer decently. Medium body, palate duration was above average. Mild dry finish. Out of most saisons, this is definitely my favorite. Very nice job.

Surprisingly good. Cloudy gold color, with snow white head. Very spicy smell. Smells hoppy and citrusy. Tastes sweet and fruity. Really like this, will definitly have again. Nice carbonated feel to it. The bottle was gone too fast. VERY enjoyable.

another well done beer from this hidden jem in Florida. again shared with swoopjonescloudy golden color, good foam, nose is yeasty funky, some clovy spicyness, flavor is similar, nice dry finish. well done!

Bottle shared with tomthompson. Pours a medium to light gold. Cork pretty much burst out of the bottle. Lucky the cage was still on. Quality saison. Definately the best Flordia brewed beer to date. Belgian yeastiness, white grapes, mild funk, saison spiciness. active spritzy mouthfeel. Well done