Bottle 330ml @ Nøgne Ø
Pours hazy deep golden/orange with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, red wine and oak. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long red wine, yeasty and pepper finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle. First batch. An unclear amber colored beer with a small dense off-white head. The aroma is quite vinous, with a touch it’d berries as well as the usual grass, pine cones and peppery hints. It’s rather dry on the palate, with a pleasant carbonation. Full body. There’s pine cones, grass, resin notes, pepper hints and bitterness in the flavor and a very nice impact from the barrels, with red wine, oak and a faint funky touch. Lasting finish. Really tasteful and pleasant this one. A beer to enjoy in your favorite chair. Rating: 8-3-8-4-16-3.9 150321

Bottle. Second batch as Saison Réserve 2.0, at Ølfestival, Nærbø.It’s an unclear, orange-colored beer with a small, dense, off-white head. It’s lightly funky on the nose, fruity and faintly piney, with some pineapple. There’s a tannin-ish wine touch to the mouthfeel, it’s dry and full-bodied with a nice carbonation level. Some alcohol notes and warmth, with flavors of tropical fruits, pineapple notes, some pine cones and a subtle and pleasant funkyness. Lasting finish. A quite lovely one, but I think I prefer the first batch anyway. 151017