Lots of tangy citrus. Pours brown with lots of head. A little too much lemon for me like a Ford Pinto. Tap at the sovereign.

On tap @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Bevuta a Birre Sotto l’Albero 2016. Bruna scura/nerastra, schiuma media e persistente color bianco sporco. Al naso sentori vinosi, note tostate, caffè, pelle, leggero erbaceo, lime. In bocca è spigolosa, dolciastra all’attacco, con note di caffè e vinose, complessa. Corpo medio, carbonazione medio-leggera. Forse un po’ troppo "complicata" e confusionaria.

Sergey’s hunt; bottled 2015 12 04; 5.8% ABV
Dark brown color, medium head. The aroma has mild note of straws, caramel, and sourness. Smooth mouthfeel, highly carbonated; the darker malts blend well with the vinous sourness. Vinous astringency in the final.
Very good.

750ml bottle (thx, Alex M.!) at Alex’s. Bottled on 2015-12-04. Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is sour, slightly fruity, bretts, some spices. Taste is same with roasted malt notes. Good.

One of Hill Farmstead’s flagship farmhouse ales, the dark one in this case, at Hopishop. Thickly papery lacing, snow white, moussy head, very dark chestnut brown robe with mahogany hue, hazy - obviously much darker than the average present-day saison, though I’d like to point at Silly Saison to draw attention to the fact that a traditional farmhouse ale should not necessarily be blonde. Aroma of roses, caramel, maracuja yoghurt, blackcurrant, strawberry, moldy hazelnut shells, toasted bread, pear, red wine vinegar, damp hay. Crisp, fruity onset, tart hints of redcurrant, passion fruit and blackberries, light fig-like sweetness as well, sherry vinegar-like sourishness grows in the course of the palate and effectuates a drying effect, smooth mouthfeel, caramelly and lightly toasty malt core, earthy finish with lingering fruit esters and some balancing herbal hop bitterishness. As said, dark saisons are less a stretch of the style as they may seem at first sight - also considering the fact that ’saison’ was never a well-defined beer category simply since it long predates the need to categorize beer styles. This one is - of only very few attempts at the concept of ’dark saison’ I had so far - the most interesting one in that respect for me, combining the typical nutty and toasted darker malt properties with the funkiness, ’ruralness’ and ’esteriness’ of a saison. I also like the soft, fluffy mouthfeel which seems to recur in all of Hill Farmstead’s saison-like ales.

At Hopishop 2016. Aroma of tart, brett and red fruit. Taste has soft yeast, mild funk and some fruit. Bit boring, just solid.

Draught @ [ Hill Farmsted Tape Take Over ] - Warpigs Brewpub, Flaesketorvet 24, DK-1711 Copenhagen, Denmark. [ As Hill Farmstead Edith ].Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, dark malt, wood, tart, light brett - funky. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a average to long duration, tart, wood, dark malt, dry, brett - funk. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160512]

Draft @ Warpigs Brewpub, Copenhagen. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour spicy yeasty caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty bretty flavor with weak hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty bretty caramel finish.