Opens with a mighty pop, nearly shooting the cork out of my hand -foam started volcanoing from the bottle right away, and the pour could not contain it - pour produces a huge froth of rapidly growing head, but this quickly settles down - cloudy copper in color - aroma is fruity at first, light strawberry and peach, but this makes way for some herbal and earthy qualities, and a healthy dose of musty old farmhouse, complete with hay - high but soft carbonation, not abusing the palate too much - subtle flavors - peppery at first, with some lemon rind and light herbs - late-arriving fruits, mostly peaches and pears - some hops come in near the finish, mingling with the spice quite well - semi-dry, lightly bitter finish, leaving some grainy malts behind on the tongue - quite a refined ale.

2003 (I assume) 750mL bottle. Surprised this brewery’s beers arent rated higher. Pours a hazy, soft fuzzy yellow, with some light whitish greens and some deeper golds swirling around in there. Tons and tons of vigorous white head pour forth from the bottle and perch atop the beer. Aroma of wheat (I guess it would be the spelt), some grassy herbal notes (light mint, thyme, grass concoction). A hint of some fruitiness, quite dry, more like dry pears. Plenty of spicy yeastiness. Flavor is soft, surprisingly, quite dry and earthy, with tons of chewy wheat, lightly peppery yeast on the finish and a pleasing bitterness, just enough to provide some variety in the palate. This stuff drinks like water after you’ve let it breath for a good hour or so (or overnight in my case). Very hydrating and drinkable!! Utmost quality from blaugies, and I’m really excited to try the rest of their beers. 2004 bottles drunk over the course of 8 years ending 2012 Wow this stuff is sublime. Perfect yeastiness. Cellar notes of mustiness, leather, lightly cheesy and bits of vinous sourness. Almost like fermented wheat meal in the flavor. But that’s just a subtlety. The main force of the beer is dry, peppery phenols, lime-like bitterness from the hops and probably one of the most creamy, tight carbonations and supple texture of any beer I’ve ever had. I’m sad I drank these all. Though the recent Vermentoise I had was reminiscent. Blaugies is the F-in best. Rating is currently based on this vintage. 4.7 prior rating.
I've retrospectively bumped the rating as this was probably my favorite saison of all time and the benchmark for a Brett saison, in my mind.

2003 750mL bottle. Pours a rusty orange-amber with some dark yellows and golds. Good light yellow head with lots of sediment flecks, quite hazy and of course, bottle conditioned. Aroma of honey, almonds, coriander or light curacao, mild but flavorful yeast and a light but tart yellow/green fruit smell. Flavor is lightly sweet, hints of toffee and light caramel with plenty of dough, almost like a raisin oatmeal cookie. The yeast is not very funky yet, making me somewhat regret my decision to open this young. Still, a well-balanced, mild flavor, a touch of wateriness, lots more malt on the finish and a good, moderately carbonated medium-full body. Very drinkable, dripping with quality. I would have NEVER guessed figs. . . .

After the airgun-sound with which the cork blew off after removing the muzzle, nearly taking half my ear, VERY subdued gushing - still a huge yellowish head, collapsing above a peach-gold, hazy beer. Something "doggy" at first, then lemon- or grapefruitpeel aroma, some honeyish-flowery nose, a little herb full of nectar-laden springflowers for tiny bees. Bitter, tart taste, but neither hops nor roasted malt - spices, herbs, weeds. Some grapefruit flavour again, or some weird alien citrusfruit, sprouted from one of MartinT's poetic descriptions. I get some metaloxide too - the liquor? Light but not empty, extremely refreshing - great summerbeer - and DRY! Surprisingly true to the original Saison style. I can't but love this one.