Saison Harvest Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Autumn Out of Production|
Score
6.79
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New Belgium’s seasonal release, Saison, pays tribute to Belgian farmhouse ales brewed to celebrate the fall harvest. Pale bronze in color, our Saison is slightly spicy and delicately hopped. A sweet malty note glides along with herbal tones produced by an authentic Belgian yeast strain. The finish is surprisingly dry.
Originally, local brewers crafted Saison beers for seasonal workers in the farming community to enjoy at the end of their day. With typical hoppy character and an intriguing Belgian twist, Saison will appeal to hop lovers and wheat beer drinkers alike. Whether you’re pushing a plow or a pile of paper work, Saison will help you bask in the afterglow of a job well done.
Saison - Enjoy the season.
Pale bronze in color, this delicately hopped ale has a bright, yeasty, artisanal quality worthy of toasting those long autumn sunsets.
Originally, local brewers crafted Saison beers for seasonal workers in the farming community to enjoy at the end of their day. With typical hoppy character and an intriguing Belgian twist, Saison will appeal to hop lovers and wheat beer drinkers alike. Whether you’re pushing a plow or a pile of paper work, Saison will help you bask in the afterglow of a job well done.
Saison - Enjoy the season.
Pale bronze in color, this delicately hopped ale has a bright, yeasty, artisanal quality worthy of toasting those long autumn sunsets.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, best until jan 07. Golden color. Citrus, flowery hops and pepper in the aroma. Flowery hops, pepper, citrus and a hint of licorice in the flavor. Orange bitter aftertaste. Nice one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
From Oct 2006
Poured from 12oz bottle(best by Jan 26-07) a clear light gold with a very small head of foam that dissipated almost immediately....just a little bit of lacing hugging the side of the glass for a while and that disappeared shortly after.
The smell is mostly fruit and yeast.
The taste has good malty notes up front with yeasty and fruity flavours following closely behind. Fruitwise, I sense mostly apricot and plum wsith *some* slight notes of clove and a bit of funk. The body *is* a bit on the thin side for the style but over all....I like it.
Bottom line: It's the only Saison that I can get in town and it's a pretty good one.Give it a try.
Poured from 12oz bottle(best by Jan 26-07) a clear light gold with a very small head of foam that dissipated almost immediately....just a little bit of lacing hugging the side of the glass for a while and that disappeared shortly after.
The smell is mostly fruit and yeast.
The taste has good malty notes up front with yeasty and fruity flavours following closely behind. Fruitwise, I sense mostly apricot and plum wsith *some* slight notes of clove and a bit of funk. The body *is* a bit on the thin side for the style but over all....I like it.
Bottom line: It's the only Saison that I can get in town and it's a pretty good one.Give it a try.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2017
at 09:07
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
12 oz bottle from the fall variety pack; this was a 2007 Revival beer. Pours hazy gold with a thick white fluffy head with excellent retention; laces nicely. Aroma is bready, clove, lemon--pretty much what I want in a saison. Taste is trademark NB earthy, sweet and spicy; a note of earthy hops in the finish. Creamy mouthfeel, medium body, just right carbonation. This is great. Why did they stop making this?
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2014
at 22:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a cloudy yellow with a half finger of white head. Aroma is hugely yeasty with some lemon citrus. Taste is light bitter, follows aroma. Medium bodied with a slightly creamy texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Cool.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2014
at 18:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ home from the New Belgium fall folly pack. Pours a pretty clear golden yellow appearance with a lasting white head. Some banana, white pepper, clove, hay, and barnyard in the nose. Very clean profile. Pretty floral, some straw / hay, and grass. A bit sweet, light yeast, mild banana. Pretty nice chugger. Better than most of the stuff NBB releases these days though I wouldn’t say it’s by any means a traditional saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2014
at 19:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from a Folly Pack, from Harris Teeter Hollymead, opened 8/29/14. Pours a clear yellow color with a large foamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of bready malts, spice, yeast, honey, citrus zest. The taste is spicy, herbal hops, apples, bready malts, honey, yeast, spice. Medium bodied, moderate lingering spice. Solid beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2014
at 20:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the singles bin - hazy gold with a moderate, soapy lace - nose of herbal and peppery hops, tart lemon, lightly peppery phenolics, some white sugar sweetness, very mild muskiness - flavor is medium sweet, but with a balancing tartness to it - the hop bitterness and phenols are a little rough and abrasive late, but there are some pleasant herbal notes and lightly rustic yeast character - there are some mild banana esters, which I am not a fan of in this style, but there are very subdued - so, some good, some not as good, but much better than I thought it was going to be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2014
at 20:31
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at Cricket’s Grill, Waco
Golden color. An ok beer, with some caramel taste, some sweetness, and a quite evident spicy character.
Golden color. An ok beer, with some caramel taste, some sweetness, and a quite evident spicy character.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2007
at 13:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Homerwantsbeer for sharing a bottle. This beer is a clear dark yellow-gold color with a medium and foamy white head that has good retention. Stringy latticework of lacing. Aroma of earthy malt, honey and some spicy hops. Medium-bodied with a spiced character and layers of sweet fruit, malt and hops flavors. The finish is grassy hops and spice, with a lingering fruit aftertaste. Overall this is a pretty good Saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2007
at 15:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled (thanks kenb!). Honeyish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is honey, hops and earth. Flavour is fruit, earth, slight hops and nectar. Not too exciting saison. Might be some American hops that make it quite sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2006
at 13:06