7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

FEB-2019. Batch 2. Almost clear deep gold, giant spongy off-white head. Aroma has notes of dried pale stone fruit, cooked fruit, faint spicy phenols, dusty spices and maybe some parsnip. The taste has mellow candied fruit and crystal sweetness upfront, notes of boozy spice and quite a bit of spicy bitterness in the aftertaste. Does not feel dryer than before, even though it's much more bitter. 3,7/5.

Batch 1. BOTTLE from Berero. Hazy golden, white head. Only slightly spicy, notes of fresh fruit that is slightly macerated, baked fruit - smells nice, more like a generic Belgian ale than a saison. The taste is spicy and hot Belgian Blonde as well - shy malt backbone, notes of macerated fruit, light bitterness and peppery alcohol. Not what you expect when you think of a saison - quite good, otherwise. 3,6/5.