Bottle. Amber color. Malt, pear, oak, vanilla and grapes in the aroma. Malty sweet, alcoholic flavor with ripe fruit, vanilla and brandy. Low on carbon. Pleasant and fairly complex.

Nieulozone, pelne farfocli, mocno alkoholowe... choc zarazem fajna przyprawowosc saisonowa, teoche ziolowosc, jasne owoce, w tym wynogrona.

Armagnac barrel aged ‘imperial saison’, Spanish Guineu collaborating with Belgian Alvinne, bottle from Beerdome in the Netherlands. Thin, moussy, off-white, quickly opening head, hazy peachy-amberish robe with vague straw brown tinge. Intense and inviting ‘sipper’ bouquet of indeed outspoken armagnac (or brandy in general) and strong vanilla-ish oak wood, dried peaches, honey liqueur, orange zest, bread crust, plum wine, overripe pear, some onsetting ‘rusty’ but non-offensive oxidation fitting in well. Sweet onset, peaches drenched in liqueur with dried apricot and dried fig aspects at its sides, old apple peel, soft carbo, full and vinous mouthfeel. A pleasantly biscuit and slightly caramelly malt sweetness with honeyish residual sugary effect underlies a drying tannic woodiness paired with the expected brandy flavour dominating the end, with some of the oxidation rising up retronasally; the alcohol, noticeably not from the beer as such but from the added armagnac, becomes very prominent in the last phase, even hot and burning as if a shot of brandy was thrown in the beer glass. Honeyish and peachy sweetness linger. An interesting and tasteful sipper, a bit too brandy-forward for my personal liking but people who are into liquor will certainly appreciate this; in terms of style, though, I’d rather classify this as a barleywine than as any kind of saison.

Sampled draft @ Billie’s Bier Kafétaria. Clear orange, small uneven white head. Nose is very BE, oxidized, cheap BE high boost, orange peel, dried, heavy booze,… Weird thin high boost BE with fish guts, oxidize apple, massive BE esters, very hard to drink, heavy boozy, dried medicinal orange peel, harsh.

Tap. Unclear golden color with white head. Aroma is funky, peach, wood, dough, booze. Taste is peach jam, dough, booze, warming finish. Oily mouthfeel with white head. Overdone.

At brettfest. Aroma of white wine, oak, vanilla, red fruit and yeast. Taste of yeast ester, oak, vanilla, orange, malt and sweet dessert wine. Very belgian.

Bottle shared on Level 42, 05/02/2018. Many thanks! A hazed amber orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is alcohol, airy, tangy pithy, light vinegar, solvent. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody tannin, oak, nutty malts, solvent alcohol, . Palate si solvent alcohol, highish carbonation. Lingering balsa wood.

Bottle shared in London - thanks to Kenny. Pours unclear gold with a foamy, white head. The nose holds ripe, jammy citrus fruits, wood, honey, pale bread. Medium to big sweet flavour with a good kick of alcohol, white grapes, melon, peach. Meidum to full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, lightly drying, with more white grape, doughy pale bread, golden raisins. Hefty. So so.

Botle split at L42, thanks to Kenny, 05/02/18. Hazed orange with a decent off white swirl. Nose is armagnac, orange peel, spice, stewed fruits, dates, raw citric shreds. Taste comprises bitter orange, straw, hay bale, armagnac, boozey rip, toffee, spice. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Ok if a touch harsh in places.

Bottle at L42 - thanks to Ken. It pours hazy golden with a small white head. The aroma is rich, oily, sticky, heavy, oily, Armagnac, vanilla, fruit cake, brioche, wood and light vanilla. The taste slick, oily, boozy, boosty, wood, brandy, Armagnac, apricot, peachy, booze, fruit pie, bit of spice and resin with a slick finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Slick and oily. Good fun.