Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Saison
Southampton, New York USA

(10/25/08) Bottle on the train on my way back from the brewpub in Southampton to New York. Cloudy orange color. Very spicy aroma with yeast, a bit of malt, fruits and flowers. Really spicy flavor with some malt sweetness, lots of yeast and a bit of alcohol. A dry spicy finish. Medium-bodied. Way too spicy for me. I had to "track-pour" this one (it means waiting for the train to stop at a station, standing by the open door and pouring the beer out before the train moves again).

750ml bottle graciously given as an extra by puzzl. Pours a gorgeous, glowing bright orange color with a huge foamy white head. Very few times does the color of a beer really stand out. I remember Surly’s Bitter looking amazing and this is the same way. Surprisingly clear for the amount of gunk in the bottle. Aroma is intensely estery and flowery without being overdone. A great classic Saison smell underneath a lot of earthy, mushroom, floral aspects. Peppery and spicy. Reminds me a bit of some Fantomes though a little toned down from that and without the funkiness. Some mint perhaps. Taste is complex, fruity, peppery, slightly tannic. Some of the floral aspects in the taste interfere slightly with the drinkability. That’s my only complaint with the beer. Definitely one of the better American made Saisons I’ve had.

750 ml bottle - wow, big thanks to brandon for breaking this one out as its be on my WL for a while now; clear, straw yellow with minor carbonation; huge, floral aromas; sort of like sticking your face in a bouquet of flowers; more below the flowers and right in the stems; flavor is sharp at first sip, but drops quickly; interesting and tasty, but something kind of off to me; grassy, raw and lots of honey; almost mead-like in the flavors; light bodied, dry and mildly tart; i’m a little curious on the age of the bottle; thanks brandon!!

750, corked and baled. Thanks, BVC! Deeply hazy medium gold. Thick, sudsy, platinum blonde head. Moderate stringy lace. Big flowery, lilacy, orange-blossom-y nose. Coriander shows up in a huge way, but only as it warms. Spearmint in there as well. Medium body with softly fizzy carb. Nuts, grass, flowers, and menthol on the mid-palate. Long, dry finish. Awesome, awesome beer.

Amazing floral aroma, I would give it an 11 if I could. The flavor is less impressive; floral yet fairly dry with a crisp, dry finish.

Interesting beer. Saisons aren’t really my thing, but this one was really nice and complex. Aroma is flowers and spice, with a hint of candy. Flavor is big on flowers, with some nice notes of spice. Some lavender, sugar, carmel, and cookie flavor. Candy flavor comes through and holds everything together. Thin texture. Maybe a little too watery, but this was the best Saison I have had.

750ml Bottle: Aroma is sweet and floral. Smells of lavender, caramel, spices, flowers, soap, and fruit. Poured amber/orange in color with a tiny white head that disappeared immediately. Hazy. Very sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet. Tastes of malts, brown sugar, spices, flowers, ginger, allspice, and cardamom. Medium body. Slightly thin texture. Soft to average carbonation. Sweet, spiced, medium-dry finish.

750ml bottle shared by badbeer. Poured a slightly hazy medium orange color with a bubbly white head. Fruity, spicy aroma including the likes of apple, pear, light cinnamon, and clove. Medium bodied and semi-sweet with mild hop bitterness. Lots of spices in the flavor giving the beer an almost mulled-wine like note. Spiced pear and toffee also came out in the flavor along with a dash of salt in the middle. Interesting beer.