750 @dmac’s-thanks willblake–pours hazy yellow/straw with a white head. Aroma is yeast/barn, sage, straw/light malt. Taste is sage, yeast/barn, straw/light malt, wood, spice/grassy hops. Drying.

Bottle, mild gusher. Pours with a hazed yellow hued body with some particles and a large, rocky white head that lasts. Aromas are a bit different from the flavor. Aroma is completely dominated by sage. Green character, chlorophyll even a bit minty. Peppery, mild funk and phenols, tannin, black pepper and menthol. Flavors are quite a bit different than the nose. Tropical fruit esters, tamarind, papaya, herbal and lightly vinous notes. White pepper, sage, grassy, under ripened pineapple. Feels bigger than 6.8%. Pretty complex, mild acidity, a touch minty. Very lively bubbles, mild carbonic bite. A bit too much carbonation for my tastes. Dry with a very mild tannin. I wasn’t a huge fan of the sage dominating the aroma, but nice complex flavors save the taste. Damn expensive at $26.99 a bottle, which makes the chances of purchase again close to nil.

Had this at the 2011 Pittsburgh Ratebeer Christmas Eve Eve Tasting. Big thanks to MrChopin for bringing this. First I thought this would be another of his rudee beer presentations but I was glad to find out it was rather enjoyable. Slight tart aroma. Looks like a hefe with a big head which fades rapidly. Lots of good crisp co2 visible in this brew. First taste and each swig after leaves a big new head. Good cutting co2 on the palate too, makes this fun. A hint of tartness but its barely perceivable, not as indicated in the aroma. No real bitterness in this but certainly does not let you forget its a beer. Quite enjoyable! Kev, this beer ROCKS. The overall experience with this is much better than I was expecting!

Bottle thanks to Sarah. Pours a hazy light yellowish orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a notes of sage with a good amount of funk, earthy grains and just a bit of backing dry wine. Flavor begins a light wine note and sweet grains but finishes with light funk and sage. Also a bit dry in the finish.

Sample at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 11/03/2011. The beer pours a murky straw color with a medium thick white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lace on the glass. Yeast and red table wine in the nose. Medium body with a somewhat funky and vinous character, and notes of yeast, herbs and spices. The finish is consists of yeast and fruity esters with a bit of oak left behind. Pretty good overall.

A golden blonde with a thin white head. In aroma, a nice winey white grape, a bit corky, some cat pee, and melon pulp. In mouth, a beautiful fruity malt, with goyava and lichee pulp, white grape, very nice and smooth. Bottle at Belgian Beer Fest, Sept 10 2011.