Little 30cl bottle from Pipetown Traders pours a murky orange with some soapy, white head. Nose is odd, very soapy, dried orange peel, some lurking spice, vegetal. Flavor is OK, more of the same, dried orange peel, maybe some tangerine rind too, yeast, some stale bread, soapy. Sudsy finish. Interesting.

Bottle from Star Grocery in Berkeley, CA. 3.9% Pours translucent amber with a creamy off-white or beige head. Aroma is a bit malty, mildly hoppy. Med minus body. It’s a bit too malty. Has hints of diacetyl. Is perhaps a little earthy. Not much like a saison, and not much like anything - perhaps something English that’s not hoppy. I’m becoming more convinced there’s some diacetyl. Drinkable, but at $36 a six pack equivalent it’s poor value for the money.

Bottle from Au Grain d’Orge, Crissier; 3.9% ABV
Hazy amber color with small head. Light aroma, English style, some yeast, very light puke, bread. Dry mouthfeel, caramel flavor, yeast with British accent, strong bitterness, traces of vegetables; a bit metallic in the final.
Not a Saison, more reasonably a Bitter.

Draft @ Fiera della Birra di Ferrara, Nov 2013, showing 3.9% Cuivrée, col blanc cassé. Arôme est houblonné tirant sur les agrumes avec un léger côté vert. Bouquet houblonné rappel des notes allemandes et US (Chinook?) Pointe de pamplemousse sans vraiment avoir l’image d’une saison, on semble ici resté plus sur une summer ale. Pointe de feuille de tabac et léger herbacé. Palais tire sur les malts pâle, caramel garde une petite pointe de levure belge mais avec une dominance de houblons entre Saaz et Chinook. Fini sec. Pas mauvaise, mais manque juste un peu du twist qui fait le côté unique de Bad Attitude.