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6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at BrewDog Shoreditch during the London Bimble. Pours clear, rich gold with a creamy white head. Lots of rich berries in here, light leafy bitterness, bread. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Tasty, but with minimal Belgian yeast character. Still, good and drinkable.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(Bottle, as "Stronzo Påskebryg") Amber colour with frothy, off-white head, leaving traces of lacing. Fruity, malty nose with notes of apricots, marmalade, honey, orange peel and some spicy yeast. Malty, fruity taste with apricots, orange peel, honey, marmalade, a touch of yeast and a balanced spicy bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and well balanced, but tastes more like a pale ale than a saison. Nice one.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap @ Henrik. This is a quite lovely smelling one. Looks really inviting in the glass as well with a nice orange amber colored cloudy body under a small white islandy and lacing head. Superb fruity. Lots of strawberries and peaches. Been a while since I've smelled a saison as fruity as this! Lovely. In the mouth this is really gliding, cloudy and it's just below average on the carbonation. Lots of red berries. Raspberries mainly but also citrus grapefruit, some mild roasted hints, lots of nice yeast and some cantaloupe. Really refreshing in the hot Bergen sun. 19.07.2014

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

From tap at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. Hazy golden color with almost white head. Aroma is mostly fruity hoppy, citrusy, pineapple and tropical fruits, light malty bready and yeasty. Taste is sweet, mostly malty and yeasty, light fruity hoppy. Almost medium body, oily, average carbonation.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Pours slightly hazy golden with a small creamy head. Aroma is hoppy tropical with peaches and mango, as well as dark berries, wood and roasted malts with toffee, honey and bread. Full body with average to fizzy carbonation. Flavour is tart with fruity yeast, dark berries, brown sugar, notes of wood, some tropical hops with peaches, and roasted caramel malts. Sweet wooden finish.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Taster, on tap at Ølsnedkeren. Has got a tiny white head, fragile lacing and a near-clear golden body. Fresh fruity aroma. Smooth fruity taste of mandarin and peach followed by a little fruity tartness to the aftertaste, semi-dry. Fine bodied. A nice beer (Copenhagen 01.05.2014).

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at The Lord Nelson, Copenhagen. Poured a hazy light to medium amber with a thin white head and lots of broken lace. The aroma big yeast citrus. The flavour is light bitter light sour veggie with a mineral aspirin citrus hop palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at Lord Nelson, Copenhagen. Pours hazy dark golden with an off white head. Aroma of citrus, light fruits and a light Brett funk. Flavour is light sweet and light to moderate acidic. Brett characters coming out more in the palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.