Bottle shared at the Sander Stag. Pours clear ruby-gold with a frothy, off-white head. The nose has lightly toasted bread, berries, yeast, light dough. Light sweet flavour with subtly tangy berries, cherry, leather, bread, a little grain. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Lightly sweet on the finish, with more tangy berries, cherry, doughy brown bread. Not bad.

Batch 001 Bottle from the Brewery. Pours a solid amber color with a huge tightly bubbled off white head that persists forever. Brown sugar, caramel and lots of spicy rye make up most of the aroma here. Light yeasty esters remind you this has a Belgian strain. Little to no hop aroma. Sweet dark sugary flavor with hints of rye spice, yeast, a touch of alcohol and a bit of aspirin in the finish. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a slick almost tart mouthfeel. The dark sugary flavor is a nice change but there’s a bitterness in here that disagrees with me. Decent beer, but not something I’m likely to seek out again.

750 ml bottle Batch 1 on label. Amber / brown in color with thin white head. Nose is a good dose of rye, sugar and caramel. Flavor is much the same with the rye being the dominate. Dusty yeast element to it as well. Body is medium and smooth. Interesting take on the saison style. It does work for the cooler weather, slightly above average.