6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing this at Peter’s NY gathering - I love me some saison, but this one is underwhelming - nose of summery spices and tropical fruits - semi-tart citrus character up front, followed by a honey sweetness that is far too strong - finishes with bitter herbs and another attack of citric/acidic tartness - meh.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2009
at 22:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of dkachur on 04/26/2009. Very hazy amber body with a large frothy white head. Sweet grainy aroma, lots of wheat, oats, and a caramel background with some spice. Spicy grainy flavor, lots of floral character, with wheat and oats in the background and a bit of caramel and a bit of fruitiness. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2009
at 11:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
1L swingtop from the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Grainy aroma with notes of wheat, corn, oats and strong fruity notes. Flavor is dry. Bready with notes of stone fruits, yeast, spice, green apple. Full bodied. Interesting.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2009
at 02:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a white head over a hazed golden body. Aroma of orange, grass, bread and Belgian yeast. Taste is wheat and some dark fruits, and a bit of hops. Light bubbles and a watery mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2009
at 17:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a small white head over a hazed golden body. Aroma is grassy and citrus hops. A bit bready. Taste is hoppy and grainy with some honey. Water like mouthfeel with extremely lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2009
at 16:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
1 liter swingtop from the brewery. Pours a hazy amber with a large head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of lemon zest, bread, yeast and peach. Taste is bread, caramel, citrus, banana, pear and apple. Full bodied.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2009
at 00:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Served on draft at The Thirsty Monk in Asheville. Pours a clear cranberry red color with a small head. Poor head retention and lacing. Fruity aroma with notes of pear, green apple and caramel. Taste is green apple, pear, toffee, caramel and bitter hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2009
at 20:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Served on nitro at Barley’s in Asheville. Pours pitch black with a large brown head. Great head retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, bitter hops and green apple. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, espresso and strong bitter hops. Very bitter finish. Full bodied. Damn good.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2009
at 19:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a reddish caramel brown with a small head. Aroma is caramel, toffee, candi sugar, peach and pear. Taste is coffee, candi sugar and pineapple. Full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2009
at 08:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a reddish brown color with a medium head. Poor retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and bitter hops. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate and very faint hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2009
at 08:04