Pays du Soleil
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
6.86
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From our favorite Floridian brewery comes this Belgian-style dubbel. It’s rich and fruity, with some herbal flavors, and some funkiness thrown in for good measure. And, as always, somehow it’s reminiscent of it’s hometown of Tarpon Springs.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A tiny push on the cork causes it to rocket out of the bottle - very lively (and loud!) pour - well-sustained head of loose, soapy bubbles - effervescent body - hazy burnt orange - hibiscus is very prominent in the nose, along with some other wildflower notes, a touch of honey, acetic acid, the faintest hint of damp oak - despite the lively carbonation, it feels soft in the mouth - some honey sweetness up front, but this fades fast, and the beer remains semi-dry for most of the experience - dry, bitter herbal character - a bit of sourness that tastes almost like rye - a bit of oakiness and acetic character arrive along with that - some mild earthy funk on the back end - despite the fact that it is rather dry, it never develops the crispness that distinguishes a quality saison - it just seems kind of "wet" and sort of flabby - some warming character in the finish, with lingering acidity, some peach and apple flavor - there are some good things happening in this beer, but they don’t wind up coming together nearly as well as they could.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2010
at 19:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2009 Vintage thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a huge white head over a hazy amber body. Aroma is funky, phenolic, dry, oak, wine, buttery, and lightly herbal. Taste is tart, nearly sour, with a grainy note. Super attenuated. Lively bubbles on a very dry mouthfeel. Another delicious beer from Saint Somewhere.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2010
at 10:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle courtesy of Bob @ St Somewhere pours hazy golden, fizzy white head aroma distinct St Somewhere, Belgian champagne yeast, notes of wild berries; palmetto, hibiscus adds a nice floral dimension that is subtle and not overpowering. flavor, yeasty, notes of funk and lots of tartness coming out of this one meshed up with some dark sugar and a fresh floral palate. I realized that St Somewhere’s beers just get better with age, this one will only get better with time, and I will revisit the rating in the near future.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2009
at 12:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce handbottle ??? from Bierkraft in NYC by way of goryskewych. Thanks George! Pours a dark hazy copper color with a medium head. Fair head retention and lacing. Tart, fruity aroma with notes of peach, plum, berries, apple, banana, spicy herbal and floral notes. Earthy with toffee malts in the finish and a bit of alcohol warmth. Taste is full of dry, tart berry notes. Almost cassis like, though I assume that is the palmetto. Also notes of apple, peach and herbal/floral notes. Dry and tart throughout. Slight alcohol warmth. Smooth, med-full bodied. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2009
at 19:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of Degarth and Bob. Pours murky brown with initially tall tan head that drops off in a couple of minutes to a thin ring. The aroma full, rich, quite varied and inviting. Wow, lots of notes of dark fruitiness like prunes, sticky mashed dates and sweet Concord grapes. There’s a big hit of tartness that leads into faint funk at the end of a big draw. It can have a different aroma on successive draws. I even get freshly cut oak notes at times. There seems to be lots going on here and the nose has ratcheted up the expectations of the flavor to come. Here goes, the taste is very much like the nose with sweet varied fruitiness like prunes, dates, ripe cherries, dark grape sweetness and ripe red delicious apples. The flavor also has a layer of tartness, yeasty spice, some mild tannins and a faint background of funk. I look forward to trying this again and when it has aged.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2008
at 22:21