Bottle split on the 42nd floor, thanks to Matteo, 10/11/15. Hazed orange amber with a decent light beige covering. Nose is funky, bitter citric shreds, straw, apricot, light peppery spice, earthy. Taste comprises light tropicana, damp hay, spice, funk, on the turn melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent saison.

Bottle shared in London on the 42nd floor - many thanks to Matteo. Pours unclear gold with a creamy white head. There’s a bit of damp cloth in he nose, ripe citrus, light yeast, doughy wheat. Light to medium sweet flavor with lightly tangy citrus, some piney spice, more wheat, orange, melon, yeast. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming finish, more spicy yeast, lightly toasted wheat, citrus. Just OK.

Bottle at home. Slightly hazy dark orange color with a huge creamy off-white head. Aroma of barnyard, apple cider vinegar, dry hay, cloves, and lemon juice. A little careful. The flavor has more hay, grass, goose berries, pepper, apples bread and wood. Has a slick and soft mouth feel, medium body, and a light to medium bitterness. A decent saison with wild yeast. Well balanced.

Flaske 330ml. Drukket i Stavern 18 Jul 15. Mørk aprikosfarget. Uklar. Svakt syrlig aroma av bær & krydder. Smaken har samme preg. Hårfin balanse mellom surt & søtt. På grensen til kjedelig. Litt bunnfall.

Bottle. Pours amber with whiteish head. Aroma is sweet, sour, medicinal, fruits, apricot. Flavor is sour and sweet, malt, fruits, apricot. Finish is slightly salty, fruity and dry. Carbonation is high. Overall: good.

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a big frothy off white head, aroma has pineapple chunks and some light funk, taste has some lemon, light yeast action, some sweet pineapple, a hint of funk.

Bottle shared with Dutchdrebus @ Drebus’ birthday tasting. Murky yellow to orange color, average sized white head. Aroma is lightly malts, sweetish, red wine, grapes. Tastes mostly the same: lightly malts, I again get (red) wine influences, grapes, lightly oak / wood. Very weird associations perhaps, but this is what I get. Perhaps it all comes from the yeast. After a while the red wine influence becomes a little less present, but some sort of fruityness remains. Anyway, decent beer.

Bottle @ benzai. Murky orange colour with a fairly large sozed white head. Smells saison, yeasty, fruity, fresh, nice. Tastes saison, fresh, fruity, slightly sourish appelmoes somehow, slightly cork, something wine-like. Medium body, nice carbo.

From tap at Ølfestivalen Nærbø 16.10.15 with ABE and OGJ. Cloudy straw colour. Head diminishing to nothing. Vinous and fruity aroma and taste. Medium bitterness. Slightly astringent bitterness in mouthfeel.
Earlier Rating: 6/15/2015 Total Score: 3.9
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 15.06.15. Hazy dark straw colour. Dense off-white head and lacing. A hint of lambic in aroma and taste. Orange marmelade in taste. Red wine can be noticed in aftertaste. Complex. Dry, with high carbnation. High drinkability.

330 ml bottle. Almost clear, golden body with a big, creamy off-white head. Strong aroma with lot of wood, some malt, fruit and moderate funky. Flavor is surprisingly fresh and acidic, considering quite much wood. Fine body and long lasting aftertaste with more wood, vanilla and some kind of wooden bitterness. Interesting development of the Saison.

There has been some debate regarding the difference in batches here. The breweries intention is to make this beer as consistent in flavor as possible when working with barrels and microorganism. Sampling the two different batches side by side I think they have succeed very well and as the more experienced beer drinker will know this is more a matter about timing than anything else. Tasting #1331 about one year after botteling date resulted a slow gusher, but the best result so far for me. Strong and very smooth wood flavor with a nice tingling sensation of Brett. Will definitively put a few more of this in the basement.