Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
As pictured.
Big, big honey and tropical fruit salad. Almost no sulfur from the Riwaka this year which is weird to me, but maybe preferable to most people. Vanilla, papaya, dessert Riesling and more honey. Clean and aromatic, though seemingly light on the acidity.
Not so in flavor, as it's got zesty guava and mineral with big dryness on the crackery, bready finish. Easygoing with plentiful tropical fruit. Very light, though. Not thin or watery, but just very low on malt flavor. Clean and snappy, though, with nothing weird going on.

Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Lightly hazy, pale brass. Small, white head steadily to light cover.
Musty socks and earth from the slightly mousey lacto. No clear Brett; at least not the Brett you want. Cracker and biscuit from the overly grainy malt. Low hop.
Vinous lacto mixing with lightly sweet malts. Grapey acidity is interesting and the texture, fairly deep and supportive, belies the sparse, cracker nose. Lingering earthy, musty lacto, fruity sweetness and a touch of vitamin.

Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Rather hazy, waxy-honey-golden. Medium-sized, white head steadily to scant cover.
Stone fruit and white pepper give a standard and low clove, somewhat unexciting nose backed by honey and white bread notes from the malt. Some basement-like soft funk.
Spicy hops with lots of white pepper and mild clove. Good maltiness with very high attenuation. Avoids the heavy clove and bubble gum of the overly Americanized examples, but it's still very far from the best Belgian saisons. Chewy body initially, becoming dry and watery on the finish.

Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Quite hazy. Interesting, is this a New England Belgian Pale Ale?
Unripe tropical and stone fruit with peppery phenols. Big mineral with a touch of sulfur. Thought it would be Motueka, but I'm not sure about that based on the nose. Seems more Rakau/Riwaka. Crusty, bready malts, very low sugar. Nicely retains it's Belgian yeastiness while still allowing hops to shine.
Very, very dry, crackery, biscuity. Lemony hop, with light tropical fruit. Just absolutely bone dry, with probably a dearth of malt texture. I appreciate the dryness and the controlled Belgian yeast character, the not overdone hops, but this goes a bit too far with the complete lack of any sweetness/softness whatsoever.

Brewery draught, 6/1/25.
Deep brass as pictured. Clear.
Rich mineral and zesty, dried herbs. Biscuit and sourdough. Clean. Not as brightly aromatic as Otava and Clear Intent.
Biscuity malts with a lighter body and crackery, slightly watery texture. Mineral, sourdough, bitter herbal hops and lingering graininess. Bit of a miss here, it seems. Just not nearly enough malt depth. Maybe a touch too much specialty malt? Not sure.