From Jun 2008

I got this bottle from jwc215. Thanks Joe!

It pours a hazy straw gold with a 2 finger and growing head of foam.

The smell is of candy sugar, yeast, lemon zest, and some clove. Oh, and there is some funk. It wasn't easy to pick up on until after I had several "holding the glass to my nose" moments.
Overall, the smell insinuated some sourness.

The taste has the clove and lemon zest up front followed by notes of candy sugar and yeast, some banana, some pepper, and a slight funk taste. That(the funk) could have a bigger presence and I'd be happier for it but it's still tasty enough to keep me satisfied. Nice lacing and the head retention is quite good.

It has a light but pretty nice mouthfeel to it, the carbonation borders on medium, and it finishes with the lemon and funk so, I really like the finish. ;^)

Overall, I think this is a pretty good example of the style and I'd be happy if it was available locally. I'm always pleased to try another Saison and this one was tasty.

Edit: I forgot to mention. The alcohol is well hidden. I'd have never guessed that this is 8%abv.

Firkin

From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear gold with a fine white head. Yeasty nose. Flavors of banana, lemon and coriander. Slightly sweet smooth finish.

4 oz draft pour at Heavy Seas Alehouse in Baltimore. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral notes, light funk. Tastes of citrus, funk, herbs, spices. Medium body with a dry finish. Medium carbonation.

Nice.

Bottle 12fl.oz.Clear light to light medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, old malt, light caramel, light to moderate yeasty. Flavour is light moderate sweet with a average to long duration, wheat, sweet malt, yeasty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20131229]

Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate hopy and malty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. nAverage moderate bitter finish. oily palate.