Saison de la Senne
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Farmhouse - Saison Special Out of Production|
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7.77
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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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Etre. Pours unclear gold with a big, fluffy pure white head. Lightly sweet, a little funky and acidic, pale wood, grass, lemon, somewhat zesty, salty. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Pretty clean finish, more salt, citrus zest, light grassy bitterness. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2022
at 23:45
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2022
at 23:59
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2022
at 22:59
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
15 December 2021. At Makadam, Mechelen. Cheers to the lovely Anke!
Batch 2021 at 6%. Hazy golden, huge, frothy, white head. Aroma of wild apple, unripe peach, sour grape, hay, grass, wood, white wine, gooseberry. Taste has sweet-sour apple, pear, gooseberry & grape in a bready malt body, surrounded by bretty, funky hay, yeast & leather notes, low lactic acidity overall. Grassy hoppy finish, woody, bretty, lots of funky yellow fruit and a hint of white wine (but not necessarily alcohol warmth). Medium body, slick-creamy texture, average-moussy carbonation. Quite an amazing blend of styles: recognisable Saison character with supporting lambic features; very refreshing and nicely tart. My highest-rated Saison thus far.
Batch 2021 at 6%. Hazy golden, huge, frothy, white head. Aroma of wild apple, unripe peach, sour grape, hay, grass, wood, white wine, gooseberry. Taste has sweet-sour apple, pear, gooseberry & grape in a bready malt body, surrounded by bretty, funky hay, yeast & leather notes, low lactic acidity overall. Grassy hoppy finish, woody, bretty, lots of funky yellow fruit and a hint of white wine (but not necessarily alcohol warmth). Medium body, slick-creamy texture, average-moussy carbonation. Quite an amazing blend of styles: recognisable Saison character with supporting lambic features; very refreshing and nicely tart. My highest-rated Saison thus far.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2022
at 13:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
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Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 01:40
7/10
Tried
on 23 Jan 2022
at 18:09
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
--Bottled, from Systembolaget. -- Hazy golden with big lively head. Concentrated tart aroma of horseblanket and hay. Tart with light body and well rounded, spritzy mouthfeel. Funky horseblanket, citrus, oak , minerals and hay. Long bitter finish. Amazing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2022
at 22:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pale blond colour with lasting head. Aroma has funk, leather, grape must and a little sulphur. Taste is dry and has a strong woody note. Fruity tartness, apple, grape. Finish gets tart and funky.
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on 15 Jan 2022
at 14:33
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Tørst. Pours gold. Funk, vanilla, elderflower, lime zest, light tartness, clean barrel notes. Gorgeous effervescent body. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2022
at 02:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy blond colour, white foam. Nose of lemon, citrus, some acidic notes. Refreshing and tart but also rather onedimensional. I had bigger expectations about this one.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2021
at 21:09