Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs

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

Bottle courtesy of IMtheOptimator: Poured a slightly cloudy yellowish color ale with a huge foamy head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of ester yeast and light spices with some very nice floral notes was very much enjoyable. Taste is a well balance mix between light and floral spices and a nice ester yeast all backup by some Belgian style malt and a medium dry hoppy finish. Body is quite full with some adequate carbonation and no alcohol was discernable. If somebody at told me this beer was from Dupont or Fantome, I would have had not problem believing it (which by the way is a great compliment coming from me).

This brew pours with a golden body topped by thick head with lots of lacing. The aroma is sweet and flowery with a touch of sourness and a little grassiness. The flavor is sweet and flowery with a little grassy note. Medium bodied, smooth and slightly dry.

Hazy, orange-yellow amber body reminiscent of a coastal sunrise. There’s a small, dense, foamy white head that settles to a 1mm blanket that lasts. Random snakes of microfilm lace are scattered about the glass. The aroma is incredibly fresh and complex. Wave after wave of floral and spicy scents hit the nose. Soft, aromatic flowers meet cinnamon stick, coriander, nutmeg, lemon, and mild cereal grains. Its like an intoxicating perfume. The flavor is equally impressive. I cannot emphasize enough the freshness of the floral tastes, and the perfect balance that the mild spices and soft citrus add. The palate is near perfect, both substantial and soft, with a silky smooth, creamy finish. Just a masterfully crafted brew. Best Saison I’ve had to date, hands down.

750ml, 2005 vintage, cellar aged approx 2 years. pours golden with white head. nose has coriander, flowers, diacetyl, wow a really interested nose. flavor is very earthy, butter, flowery, coriander, and some tangerine. extremely crisp and refreshing. very pissenlit-esque which is cool because i just had that last night and couldn’t get enough of it, and same goes for this well crafted beer, they nailed it! rmouthfeel is full and carbination is low-med. very smooth finish. abv well hidden. an awesome beer. a touch too much diacetyl prevents this from being a 4.3............................................... another sample from a fresher bottle thanks to dickinsonbeer. i found this really spiced up and almost medicinal at first but once i got used to the spices they seemed actually mellow and the wonderful floral notes in the flavor were appreciated. i still really dig this beer.

Sampled bottle, RBNAG 2007 in Grimstad. ABV was 7.7%. Brewed with edible flowers. Golden colour. Unusual aroma of various flowers and herbs + honey and oak. Herbal and very sweet flavour with notes of tobacco. A bit "too special" for me.

#1200 2005: Pour is hazy murky deep golden amber with a bright white and big bubbled head...smell is herbal and just very earthy floral...there is so much going on and my lack of knowledge about flowers makes it very hard to identify...I do get some chamomile and lavender though...and ah yes, lupulus...wow...sweet and delicate flavor...sweet up front and incredibly lively...makes it almost more difficult to identifly flavor because it just bubbles up...which makes it even more intoxicating since I get so close to identifying a flavor and then it disappears into a whisp of air and leaves me with just a taste...what a tease...spices come out toward the finish along with some orange peel...quite amazing...huge thanks to ImTheOptimator for this one!

I’m not all that fond of saisons. This is nontheless a pretty good one. Brewed on the "legenday" brewery SPH. Quite bitter finish.

12.24.04 750ml bottle thanks to EyeDrinkAle. Pale orange gold, hazed, big white head, mucho lace. Aroma is lemony with lots of floral notes, mint. A refreshing smell and moreso on first sip. Herbal, grassy, flowery flavors are cool and a little sweet. Orangey. Finish is clean and crisp with a light bitter bite. Good stuff -- Thanks Mike!