Saison de la Senne
(has 2 batches)
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Farmhouse - Saison Special Out of Production|
Score
7.79
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First batch - 2008.
Second batch - August 2021.
Directly inspired by traditional saisons of the 19th century, beers meant to quench the thirsts of farm workers at harvest time, the Saison de la Senne is a beer of mixed fermentation. It is both bitter and aromatic thanks to particularly generous hopping, while at the same time developing a vinous and tangy character thanks to a blending with old lambic from the Cantillon brewery. Ripened in oak barrels for 9 months and listed at 4.3% abv.
Second batch - August 2021.
Directly inspired by traditional saisons of the 19th century, beers meant to quench the thirsts of farm workers at harvest time, the Saison de la Senne is a beer of mixed fermentation. It is both bitter and aromatic thanks to particularly generous hopping, while at the same time developing a vinous and tangy character thanks to a blending with old lambic from the Cantillon brewery. Ripened in oak barrels for 9 months and listed at 4.3% abv.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled March 2021, drunk Jan 16, 2023. Clear, deep bronze-brass-maize. Large, white head atop slowly recedes to cover. Cantillon lambic and de la Senne saison are certainly aromatic when put together (and on their own, of course). I don't know, it doesn't blow me away or anything and the lambic sort of overpowers the saison, as one would expect. But it's certainly still enjoyable to me and of course clean, balanced, and so forth. Lemon, oak, pepper, wet hay and light barnyard. No alcohol noted. Lemony and a bit sharp up front with some acetic character and/or raw oak tannin (probably the latter). Again, saison mostly drowned out here - any subtleties of it, at least. And again, other than that up front heavy tannic sharpness, it's completely drinkable and enjoyable if you enjoy either of the base beers. Kind of like a light version of Cantillon - the saison serving to dilute slightly (and only very slightly) the acidity of the lambic. Would like more brett and barnyard in place of this strong lactic, moderate acetic character, too. It's rather sweet, as well. Check back in like 3 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2023
at 22:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Hazy golden. Aroma is grape with light wheat and yeasty spices some bitter hops. Taste is sour sweet fruity with some nuts and unfortunately burnt plastic. Finish is also burnt plastic. That sadly ruins it for me :(
Tried
on 27 Sep 2022
at 18:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Lightly hazy golden, white cream. Funky, grassy, light farty hop vine and wood aroma. Medium light body, citrus, grape, a hint doughy malt, light minerals, broad exotic fruit pie notes, nutty retronasal. Fresh drink!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2022
at 18:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330mL bottle, pours a hazy bright golden with a medium white head. Aroma brings out plenty of rustic notes, considerable funk from the lambic, and a little citrus. Flavour is wild and funky, with plenty of barnyard funk, rustic saison yeast, a touch of citrus, and a touch of hay. Having never had the base saison (how is that possible??), I can't compare them; but the Cantillon adds a nice dimension to amp up this saison. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2022
at 03:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 330ml. @ [ Trinntorp 🇸🇪 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡❄☃️ 💻👀
[ As De la Senne Saison de la Senne ].
ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast, funk, grapes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, funky, grapes, citrus, pale malt, yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20220123]
7-2-8-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2022
at 11:51
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is nice fruits, damped mango, vineous funk, all in all not too extreme, but just great flavours. Taste is kinda juicy but also dry-ish, funky, fruity, jammy, and a dash of Lambic character in there too. Surprisingly thick mouthfeel, decent carbonation too. Wow. I am inclined to call this a masterpiece, and for De La Senne, that means something.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2022
at 19:22