Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs

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.

big thanks to badbeer for this one. Amber pour with a small white head. Aroma is sour tropical skittles, flower, melon. Similar flavor, add pepper, mint, and a bit of lavender. Finishes mildly spicy, quick and refreshing.

Courtesy of tpd975. Pours deep deep mildly hazy gold with very thin white head. The aroma is pretty bold with candi sugar, dark fruity esters of hard candy cherries and prunes to go along with lots and lots of spices, some sweet honey and a hint of herbs. The taste has a solid bolt of sweetness going along with fresh picked rose pedals and honey. I also get tasty notes of spices and additional dark fruity esters. Lip smakin’ goodness.

Bottle courtesy of tpd975. Pours a hazy copper with a small white head. Aroma is very floral with spicy yeast and a hint of sweet malt. Taste is the same as aroma with the sweet malt realy coming through. Medium silky mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and spicy finish. Very good.