Much better than expected and a rather good, fruity saison. I saw pomegranate and assumed that this one was going to be weird and bad, but Mr. Altimari pulled off a nice saison that manages to stay on style despite the fruit. It pours golden with a white head. I can imagine some red in there, but it’s not pink or anything. The aroma has some excellent funk, good malt and an interesting fruitiness. There’s definitely some pomegranate in there, but it’s playing a supporting role to the strong farmhouse flavors. The beer starts with honey-ish malt sweetness, leading into some earthy yeast and tart fruit and finishes dry and tart. The mouthfeel is fine, though the finish is nearly acrid. This is quite enjoyable. Lots of great funk and fruit.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and slight bourbon fruity. Fruity and dark roasted malty. Roasted dark malty and with a dark breadish. Lingering fruity, dense dark malty and slight warmning finish.

pitch dark, smooth brown head. nice roasted aroma, booze, wood. great aroma. flavor is roasted stuff, toffee, faint salty licorice, faint spicyness like in chili, good balance, i really like it.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours a pitch black with a small light brown head. Intense hard roasted malt in the nose, distinct Bourbon and some butterscotch as well. Solid body, hard roasted malt, vanilla and Bourbon with a roaring alcohol burn. Some malt bitterness. Fortunately the butterscotch remained in the nose! 090710

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin rim of brown head. The aroma has notes of butter, roasted malt, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of soy sauce, roasted malt, alcohol, and wood, as well as lighter notes of bourbon and butter, the buttery note lingers unfortunately, leading to a dry, alcoholic, and roasted finish.

Bottle 65 cl. RBESG Rome 2010. Courtesy of madmitch76. Slightly hazy golden with an off-white head. Aroma of fruit and yeast. Medium body, fruit and yeast with a somewhat astringent finish. 060610

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ RBESG 10 Grand Tasting at the Brasserie 4:20 warehouse.Clear medium to dark brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light roasted. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100606]

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ RBESG 10 Grand Tasting at the Brasserie 4:20 warehouse.Clear medium amber yellow color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - orange, moderate yeasty, leather. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20100606]

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ RBESG 10 Grand Tasting at the Brasserie 4:20 warehouse.Light unclear medium orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, light citrus - orange, moderate yeasty, coriander. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100606]

22 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange to yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild citrusy and mild malty. Fruity and mild citrusy. Phenolic and yeasty fruity flavoured. Dry and slight bitter finish.