Ridiculously hazy golden coloured body with a straw glow along with a thick, slow-dying off-white head, about seven centimetres tall. Aroma of grass, hay, brett, yeast, bread, light hops, citrus, apples and some subtle alcohol. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence; Strong rich flavour of grass and hay with some light hops, bread, yeast, coriander seed but the alcohol still shows through, along with some fruit and mild sweetness at the end. Aftertaste is quite dry and herbal with the grass and the yeast really coming through with some wheat and citrus flavours at the tail end. Overall, a good rich flavour with a nice yeastie complexity with the dryness you’d expect from a saison, but more hops than typical and a bit more sweetness as well. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 01-July-2016 for US$13,75 sampled at home in Washington on 04-November-2016.

Draft at Ginger Man. Reddish-orange with a beige head. Boozy and floral on the aroma. Both the lemongrass and rosehips are noticeable. A bit off on the taste though. Not sure this combo works.

From tap. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, light peachy to grapefruity. Mild phenolic to herbal and estery. Bitter, dry and toasted malty. Dry and bitter far finish.

On tap at Rattle n Hum - East, pours S clear blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out tons of cucumber skins, not much else to speak of. Aroma is along the same lines, with lots of cucumber skins, some bitterness and saison yeast. Nicely balanced, as well as being expressive on the cucumber. Very nice.

Tap at city hops while shopping. Golden pour small sudsy white head. Nose is bitter citrus peel and hay. Tastes of hay, fruity grapefruit, spicy hops, yeast. Bitter slight fruity finish. Pretty enjoyable.

Draught @ Malt and Mold. Milky orange with small forthy whitish head, citrus aroma, medium carbonation, thich body, medium bitter orange peel taste, long bitter finish. Nice dank IPA, Brett not being very noticeable.

The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is cucumbers, lime, and saison yeast. Taste is a lot of cucumber, lime, but I am not getting so much ginger. More palatable than other cucumber saisons, but still quite a lot.

Draft at Ginger Man. My first beer from ICONYC. Strong cucumber aroma. Some dill and spices. Pours clear gold with streaky lacing. Taste is more balanced, with cucumber and spice joined by some yeast and earth. Lime notes appear in the close, but are pretty muted. Really interesting beer. Can't say is want to drink it all the time but I applaud how much it tastes like what they were aiming for.

Beer Boutique, Brooklyn: pours slightly hazy with a white head. Aroma is citrus, lots of spice, and sugar. Somewhat bitter and quite dry. In a sense more like a Belgian ale than like a saison. Little too sweet and much for me.

Hazy yellow. Thin head, floral, honeyish, apricotty, with a little bit yeasty, and this comes through in the fizzy body. Has a fairly yeasty, dry, floral and fruity character. Medium bitterness.