Notes from November 2012 Bottle from LetsPour dot com. Ommegang chalice. Already well into strong ale season, a lonely saison walks in out of the cold. Cloudy, yellow orange, turning mustard on the second pour, as it gets stirred up w/ sediment. Hollow, egg white head. Chalky, saline, menthol scent. Bready yeast. Muted. Taste is Incredibly chalky & stiff straight out the fridge. Letting the bottle sweat turns the beverage doughy sweet. Not really enjoying that either. Frothy. Begins to feel quite thick. Envelope glue bitterness, some leafy greens. Battery acid & flour finish. Bland yeast. A short review just because I'm so disappointed. Hope this year's SN Celebration can cheer me up.

Tap at the brewery. Fruity, boozy, bit of sweetness. Apple, bit tropical. Good stuff.

Bottle. Shakespeare’s, Sheffield. Hazy, light amber. Lots of floaters. Thin, messy, dense, lasting, white head. Nose comes across like an old IPA. Rich, toasty malts, with fruity, fusty, jammy hop. Definitely an almond, barley wine thing going on. Taste is sweet, with some fusty, jammy, hop bitterness. Pretty full body. Soft carbonation. Finishes a bit chewy and rich. Glad I chilled this to the bone, as it’s got potential to be cloying and sticky, I reckon. As it is, it’s quite decent.

Brown bottle, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, via Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on October 16 2016; eye: caramel with a golden hue, hazy, good sheet of off-white head that turns into a ring, average lacing; nose: spices including pepper, Belgian yeast, fruity, light citrusy, farm house, fresh; mouth: spices including pepper, fruity, citrusy, slight Belgian yeast, farm house, hops, peach, mango, semi-dry finale in spices with presence of farm house, medium body, rather carbonated, more bitter than expected, slightly sweet, lightly fizzy texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, via Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 16 octobre 2016; œil : caramel avec une teinte dorée, trouble, bonne couche de mousse blanc cassé qui se transforme en un anneau, dentelle moyenne; nez : épices dont poivre, levure belge, fruité, léger citrique, étable, frais; bouche : épices dont poivre, fruité, citrique, très léger levure belge, étable, houblon, pêche, mangue, finale semi-sèche en épices avec présence d’érable, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, plus amère que prévu, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement pétillante; en résumé : bien

Draught @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours hazy dark golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, light yeast, rather sweet, spicy hops, some sweet tropical fruit, peach, mango. Flavor is light sweet, malt, yeast, hay, spicy hops, fruity, peach, mango. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet fruity finish. 150616

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Draught at KØ16. Malty aroma, almost caramelly. Clear dark golden colour. Good stable white head. The flavour is malty with a distinct bitterness. Sweetish. Tastes more of tripel than saison to me.

Sample at Tap House Grill. Hazy orange-gold color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of citrus, hops, yeast and malt. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hops, herbal yeast and malt, The finish is fruity with a moderately bitter hoppy aftertaste. Above average overall.