 CaptainCougar (5494), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 18, 2007 Bottle sampled on 6/30/07: Pours a hazy copper orange with a wispy-lacing froth of white head. Aroma of toasty, bready caramel malts with a touch of earthy peppery hops and some medicinal phenols. Body starts slightly caramely, bready and dry with some earthy, grassy peppery and fizzy carbonation toward a dry warming finish with a lot of off-flavors.
merlin48 (516), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 18, 2007 22 oz bottle pours a cloudy orange body with a small offwhite head that quickly falls into a ring of flecky lace. Aroma of caramel, coriander, pepper, and vague melon. Taste is floral hops, caramel, and white pepper. Malts become a bit syrupy with caramel. Not at all saison like. Weyerbacher misses the mark with this one.
obguthr (1036), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
| 0.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 1/10 | 1/5 | 1/10 | 1/5 | 1/20 |
Nov 17, 2007 Terrible smell dominated by rubber, raisins, and DMS. Cloudy golden with floating sediments and a thick head. Rubbery taste. I’ll just stop there. I can’t stomach anymore of this crap. It is either tainted or the worst....beer....ever.
ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Nov 16, 2007 Bomber partially consumed on 10/24/07
Soft honey-copper appearance with plentiful large bubbles and a large, foamy, off-white head that settles out showing moderate retention, moderate lacing. High clarity, presumably sterile filtered.
Some dusty hops are laid atop both mushy-sweet pale malts and some crusty, bready caramel malts. Spicy banana and clove just don’t work when overwhelmed in residual sugars. Sugared peaches and apricots are notable, as well as light alcohol warmth on the end. Medium strength of aroma.
Pesky carbonation fails to dispel the overly sweet, nearly-syrupy caramel malts up front, while the finish is stranegly bitter and scratchy on the palate. Some mildly tart fruit esters are about the extent of the saison qualities here. While it’s not overdone with actual spices (none), it’s either using some really weird yeast or (most likely) not fermented correctly. I’m thinking the latter, as the lack of attenuation is glaringly obvious and 78 degrees is too cool to ferment a good saison. Sweet and muddled. Messy as usual, from this brewer.
wickedpete (627), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 8, 2007 Orangish color with a fluffy head that leaves plenty of lacing. Warm, sugary, spiced aroma with hints of fruit. Flavor is bitter up front with some sweet fruitiness similar to grapefruit. Not a whole lot going on. Thick in the mouth. I haven’t had many saisons but this was only ok to me.
guzzler67 (1281), Hanover, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 1, 2007 Cloudy, amber/orange appearance with a medium size off white head and a fair amount of lacing. Yeasty, mildly spiced, woodsy aroma. Taste is sweeter than the nose might indicate, with an herbal, spicy edge. Creamy, medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel; dry, slightly bitter on the palate. Tart, lingering finish.
cking (1023), North Canton, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 26, 2007 Came across a handful of these bombers discounted for $0.99, grabbed a couple for good measure. While this is not a Saison that really impressed me, I am pleased at the beer overall. Quirky aroma of spicy funk and old fruit. I didn’t care for the aroma at first, but it gets more intriguing as time passes by. Wonderful bright and cloudy orange-amber pour. Large pillowing white head and a thick coat of fluffy lacing. Light on the palate with a real nice and easy smoothness. Melts away as it is constantly sipped. Finishes a touch syrupy with a bitter yeastiness. Biting flavor of fermented citrus and spicy yeast. A nice touch of lightly sour, funky malt. Noticeable wheat presence to compliment the barley. Unusual, even for this style and I like it. As odd as this beer seems, it all works out.
dmtroyer (410), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 25, 2007 22oz. Pours dark hazy orange with a big foamy white head. Some decent banana aroma, maybe a bit of menthol. Nothing intriguing about this taste profile as the commercial description touts. All I get is alcohol in this one, with maybe the slightest touch of spice and fruit. I have no doubt a saison is one of the harder brews for american micros, and I feel like weyerbacher struck out on this one. That said, my bottle could have been old as the establishment who sold it to me is less than reputable when it comes to beer age. Everything said, saison is one of my favorite styles and this is no Saison Dupont.
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