Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is full of that typical SARA funk with green grapes, lemon and apricot as well as a bit of a tropical fruit note. Lighter floral esters and a slight herbal phenolic note. Light grain and alcohol notes. Hints of oak. Pours a slightly hazy, golden-orange color with a medium sized, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and faint legs. Flavor is slightly acidic with a medium light sweetness and light grain notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Light oak notes. Lots of lemon, green grapes, tropical fruit and apricots. Lighter floral esters. Hints of earthy, herbal phenolics. A bit of salty, mineral note in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid saison from SARA; this is probably my favorite club beer this year. A bit of a buttery, big packed chardonnay note to this beer, which is nice. SARA funk with a bit more floral and tropical fruit notes.

Bottle. Pours clear golden yellow, medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is delicate, guava, citrus, sara bugs, mineral notes. Flavor is light tart, light plus funk, bright with fruity accents. Light body, soft mouthfeel. Excellent

Poured from a 500l bottle. Aroma is rich and full of dark caramel and toffee notes with quite a bit of burnt sugar, molasses, Tootsie Rolls and toasted bread. Faint notes of burnt bread, roast and chocolate. Light notes of raisin and date. Light bourbon and alcohol notes with faint oak. Hints of leather and tobacco. Pours an almost black color with dark brown hues on the edges and a small, thin, mocha head that recedes quickly and disappears. No lacing and fairly long legs. Flavor is rather sweet with lots of dark caramel, toffee, molasses and burnt sugar. Quite a bit of toasted bread, graham crackers and Tootsie Roll notes. Hints of roast and chocolate. Moderate bitterness and medium low alcohol notes. Medium light bourbon notes and hints of oak. Hints of raisin, date and prune with a bit of leather and tobacco as well. Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit silky with low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid BA barleywine. Nice bourbon and malt notes. A rather dark malt profile, but without the stronger chocolate and roast notes you would see in a barleywine & stout blend. Instead the caramel and toffee notes are dark. Alcohol notes are well balanced but still allow the bourbon character to show through.

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is nice and fairly floral with lighter notes of lemon and green grapes. Light oak notes and light alcohol notes. Hints of earthy, herbal phenolics. Light grain notes. Floral notes include yarrow, elderflower and orange blossom. Pours a slightly hazy, yellow-gold with a medium small, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes quickly to a small film that lingers on the edges. No lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat acidic but very soft and not sharp with light grain notes. Medium low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong fruit notes of lemon and stone fruit. Light oak notes and light floral notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an amazing saison. Floral notes in the aroma are very reminiscent of lambic while flavor is super soft and a bit fruity. Oak notes are light. Hints of SARA funk, but this has something else, more complex, going on with the fermentation notes. Top tier. The gin barrels work so well with this beer.