Trois Dames Saison Houblon

Bottled, thanks Bov! Cloudy golden, airy head. Perfumy hoppy spicy nose. Lies rounded, lively and spritzy in the mouth. Estery flavour of winegum mixed cith citric hops. Intensive but in superb balance. Combines a perfect saison with an IPA, kind of what many Belgian brewers been trying to do, but this art is now perfected in Switzerland instead.

Spectacularly hoppy nose bursting with citrus fruit, golden amber with a slight haze, vigorous carbonation, citrusy hops dominate the palate, with some sainson yeast spicy character trying to make its way underneath, long bitter finish, with some spicy, peppery notes. Great beer, but a lot more one-dimensional than its La Récolte stablemate.

Bottled 75 cl (BB 10/2008)
Orange color, huge cloudy white head. Very fresh piney and fruity aroma - huge nose. Propably American hops are used. Very crisp carbonation. Now flavor has saison-like barnyard, but mainly this brew is very hoppy - very IPA-like. Also grain, pineapple and resin. Nice mix of Belgian Saison and American IPA. One of the better Swiss beers.

Bottled (Thanks Bov!). Golden colour, huge white head. Aroma is huge hoppyness, tropical fruits and some barnyard. Flavour is grassy and fruity hops with some barnyard. Aftertaste is mainly grassy and barnyardy.

75 cl bottle (with just about 33 cl left after turbulent flight). Poured cloudy orange with a medium head. Complex piney hop nose as well as sour fruit. Sour fruit flavours gradually giving way to a good bitter finish. An impressive Swiss take on a Belgian beer style.