Farm Table: Belgian Pale Ale

Dark, hazy copper pour, with a huge rocky white head. Solid citrus aroma, some pine also. Grainy malts, a little sweetness. Soft mouth feel, soft carb. Hope delivery throughout and delivery a good dose of bitterness in the finish with a nice pithy citrus exclamation. Great session ale.

Tastes fizzy and carbonated. Smells a little hoppy. Doesn’t have a huge body. Some florals. Pours nice cloudy copper with only a bit of lacing. Almost no leave on this. Taste kind of like soda water. On tap at volos.

Came in a 4-pack with three other different ones, as their best of 2012 (voted by the fans). Batch no. 2910. Wow ! This is quite interesting. A mix between a Belgian and a Pale ale. Pours a cloudy golden-amber colour with a foamy off-white head that laces the glass with soapy chunks. A beautiful blend of aromas, between the mild grassy hop and the Belgian yeast. The taste is pretty similar, with the hop not overpowering, but creating a nice mild dryness. Notes of peaches and other fruits, with the cereal grains (rye) showing in the finish and hints of the yeast. I really enjoyed this one, just like their Koru. Belgian style, with more hop and great for a session ale.

Bottle: Poured a slightly hazy dirty hay color ale with a relatively large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of slightly sweet rustic malt with light fruity ester and some light floral malt notes. Taste is also dominated by floral notes with some sweet rustic malt notes and some fruity floral hops profile. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not your typical saison but well enjoyable nonetheless.

A hazed amber ale with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, a nice coriander laden malt, orange peels, grassy and fruity, classic. In mouth, a nice fruity malt with cloves, curacao, Belgian hops, a nice patio quaffer with class. Solvent notes develops as beer warms up. On tap at the Arrow and Loon, May 5 2012.