8

Not your run of the mill saison. It's pretty good.

9

Very very tasty.

8

Slightly sacrilegious on Good Friday? Meh.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amber with a large foamy head that lingered and left great lacing. Grainy, citric and tangy. Medium finish and body.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Notes from October 2009 32oz growler, boring pint glass. Having nearly spent my accumulated tolerance for all things hoppy these past few months, the sample I had of this stuck me as a bit more then generic. The price was pretty good too. Something like $4, maybe a touch less. Perfect inch of soapy off-white head. Clear, toasty golden body. I see that there's some sediment down there. Next fill gets a good swirl first. A puzzling, yet invigorating combination of bittergreen tree bark, Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum, menthol, & just a little toast. Not great, but I could probably pick this one out of a lineup form now on. Taste is more toasty then grassy, though the bitterness lingers & masses into a bit too much menthol & pine. A bready sweetness that is very clean & dry & refuses to completely go away. A touch of green apple sharpens it up. A little copper becomes noticeable as the second glass begins to wear on you. No sappiness in this one. Carbonation is a touch better then average, but not biting. It's warming, but the alcohol remains in check & doesn't rush to the front. I was pretty let down by their Watermelon Wheat, but this one stands pretty solidly in a saturated field. :)