Saison dEpeautre

Brewed by Brasserie de Blaugies
Style: Saison
Dour-Blaugies, Belgium

Aroma:Light citrus,floral hops... Appearance:Clear gold,small head... Flavor:floral hops,citrus....

From a 750 ml. caged cork green bottle with the year 2005 on the short cork, sampled at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. Made a good appearance, poured a cloudy, with a very small amount of sediment, pale golden orange with a frothy, fluffy white head that slowly settled into a thin sudsy lacing, good carbonation. Had a nose of spicy herbs, a faint grassiness, touches of bubble gum and pale wheat malts. A crisp, dry and carbonated smooth light bodied mouthfeel, good drinkability. Pleasant tasting, bubble gum, spices and herbs, a light grassiness, grainy and wheat malty, the hops are very brisk and dry, sweet malty, yeasty and slightly hoppy finish. Not a bad Saison ale, a nice one to start a friend on who isn’t familiar with Belgian ales, like I did tonight.

Blonde, cloudy. Hops, pepper and citrus in both aroma and flavor. Some tartness. Grapefruit and pepper aftertaste with a touch of cream. Just below medium bodied. Quite good!

Beautiful golden colour with a fine yet thick haze and an abundant white froth. Fresh, rich aroma of grains, citrus, nutmeg... and a touch of ’farmyard’. Dry and tart with notes of wood and citrus; a spicy, finely bitter finish.

Interesting, mine was not transparent at all but an opaque, dark yellow. It had a very thick and large head and looks great in a Trappist glass. The aroma has wheat, coriander, and some barnyard weirdness. Flavor is much like a wheat beer, fairly sweet but enhanced by the strange farmhouse quality of this beer. There are also a dryness to this beer, that follows the initial sweetness on the tongue. Finishes just a little sour. Thick and heavy body.

Pours transparent light gold with a medium head. Aroma is skunky hops, averates saison funky yeast, and grain. Flavor is mild with some barnyard, slight hops, and a light grain. Thin body, watery palate.

Hazy blonde with floaties, and a thin white head. In aroma, a fielf of dandelion, urea, lactic acid, barnyard, funky and pleasant. In mouth, more of a lemony malt, with sage and bitter orange peels. Medium bodied. Mondial 2006.

Bottled. Gushed on opening and poured a very cloudy ginger orange with a fluffy off-white head and a little patch of yeast. The aroma is very inviting and far reaching. It comprises lots of funky citricity; farmyard, sweaty feet and cheese. The taste is a little spicy peppery. Nicely hoppy and nicely funky. Tasty and drinkable but not as quenching and moreish as I was expecting.