Swing Session Saison
Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Spring Out of Production|
Score
6.73
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Swing. It’s a lively jazz rhythm, a vigorous sway, a change of view or even a roll in the proverbial hay. Now it also means the welcome jolt of joy you’ll experience upon your first sip of this session saison. Bracing, but benign, this Belgian style ale enlivens any experience with a spicy, aromatic start, citrus snap and fresh finish. Swing into spring with taste!
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 3
Poured from a bottle it is a clear golden color highly effervescent with a slight head. The aroma is of wheat and the taste is very peppery and has a strong bitter aftertaste
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 16:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 12 oz bottle shared in Avon NC. Pours a clear pale gold with a thin off white head. Aroma of bubblegum and banana. Flavors of cardamom and clove. Crisp, clean finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 16:17
8/10
Tried
on 22 Feb 2014
at 13:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a pale hazy yellow. Huge crater-like white head on this leaves a decent amount of lacing. Aroma is floral, lemon, straw. Taste is light bodied; slightly sweet with strong notes of lemon and pepper spice. Very crisp, lemony finish. Refreshing as hell on a hot summer day!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2013
at 15:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Dave & Christines, cheers Dave, Thanksgiving warm down 28/11/13. Hazed golden orange with a good sized off white covering that thins and trains as a pond. Nose is lemon rind, herbal qualities, straw, bitter orange notes, pinch of spice. Taste comprises citric dipped straw, lemon sherbet, tarte apricot, orange pith, lime juice, farmy, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, crisp and refreshing in the closure. Solid saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2013
at 12:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a hazed light golden with a white head. Yeasty aroma with orange peel and lemongrass, coriander. Light palate with similar flavors, coriander, lemongrass, orange peel, other spices. Light, but pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2013
at 22:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This beer is a hazy pale golden color with a medium fizzy white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Malt, fruit and floral hops in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal hops, bready malt and fruit. The finish is mildly spiced with a short zesty lemon aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2013
at 17:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 8/13/2013. Pours moderately hazy golden straw color with a 2-3 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon zest, orange zest, pear, coriander, clove, pepper, ginger, wheat, bread, floral, grass, herbal, and yeast earthiness. very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of yeast ester, spice, and moderate malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon zest, orange zest, pear, coriander, clove, pepper, ginger, wheat, bread, floral, grass, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of lemon, pear, coriander, clove, pepper, cracker, bread, floral, grass, and herbal on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spice, and moderate malt flavors; with great flavor robustness and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a smooth and crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice session saison style. Nice complexity, balance, and robustness of yeast, spice, and moderate malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2013
at 19:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in Salisbury - picked up at Whole Foods in Portland, ME. Pours lightly hazed yellow-gold with a fine, creamy white head. The nose has lightly tangy lemon notes, some straw, drying out dough. Light sweet flavor, more lemony fruits, some lemon rind and hay bitterness, a bit of dry dough sweetness. Light bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Clean to finish, some doughy sugars, decent bitter lemon rind, straw. Very crisp, drinkable saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2013
at 18:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pour is a cloudy gold with a medium head and intriguing aromas of orange and lemon zest, white pepper and a little hay. Flavor is similar but clean and refreshing. It has quite a bit if zingy citrus to it which makes it pretty interesting and just enough spice to give it a little bite. I liked this beer quite a bit, especially considering the low abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2013
at 17:16