Saison DT
Innova Brewery in Haaltert, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.45
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Alengrin (11675) reviewed Saison DT from Innova Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
The saison in this new and self-proclaimed 'innovative' series of Belgian craft beers, steinie bottle from the brewery (with hard to read label - like the others apparently). Initially very thick, loudly crackling, very mousy and foamy, egg-white head, regular in shape and lightly lacing, but fizzing away like the head on a glass of coke - yet fortunately settling as a steady, open ring eventually; cloudy apricot blonde robe with somewhat milky hue and a storm of tornado-like sparkling raging through the mist, but calming down after a while. Aroma initially has a lot of sharp carbon dioxide prickling the nostrils, but after this has largely escaped, I get impressions of freshly cut red apples, ripe pineapple, nectarine, withering dill, soapy coriander seed, sourdough, spoiled lime flesh, raw turnip juice, banana sorbet, cucumber, champagne, fresh thyme, bread crust, a touch of rotting Camembert cheese hinting at infection and a very volatile whiff of DMS, fortunately receding quickly. Sweet onset with crisp, sour edges, a little bit puckering in the end even, very fruity with notes of freshly cut apple, banana, ripe carambola, white grape and ripe yellow plum, lively carbonated yet managing to avoid harsh and painful stinging; thinly bready body soaked in this fruity sweet-and-sourness, leaving me wondering whether or not the sour aspect was intentional or not. It has a lightly drying effect in the end, with bready yeastiness lingering underneath a herbal, light hop bitterishness and - more outspokenly so - a herbal and soapy effect of the added spicing, which I assume includes, but is not limited to, coriander seed in this case, as I get hints of dill and thyme as well. Juicy finish, with fruity, even somewhat honeyish sweetness lingering all the way at the back. Interesting brew, showing some minor technical flaws and a certain background 'dirtiness', yet conceptually seemingly an attempt at connecting with the international 'farmhouse ale' interpretation of saison, so by no means a classical Belgian-style saison 'à la tradition'. Crisp, very fruity with an unexpected but not unpleasant, soft sourness to it, this is definitely very different from what I was expecting.
nathanvc (7053) reviewed Saison DT from Innova Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
24 February 2019. Wieze Bierfestival - cheers to Meeki, Ama Deke & the lovely Anke! Hazy golden with a quickly thinning, frothy, off-white head. Aroma of wet straw, unripe banana, yellow apple, wheat, pepper, yeast, sourdough, faint brett, hay, cheese. Taste is medium funky sour, notes of hay, straw & green apple, bit yeasty & cheesy too; light spicy bitter core has pepper & grain on a bready malty base. Dryish, bit tart, grassy hoppy finish, lingering straw, unripe fruit & yeast. Medium body, oily texture, fizzy carbonation. Restrained as a Saison, drinkable but wouldn't recommend.