Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
From the rare beer club. Sampled from a 750 corked brown bottle this beer poured an extremely murky yellow-peach color with a huge soapy yellow-white head that lingered forever and produced great lacing. The aroma was very yeasty with strong citrus and a funky peachy undertone. The flavor was spicy and tart with a strong citrus element and notes of peach, banana, yeastiness and brett underneath. The finish was long, dry and tart. Thick and full body. A rich and complex brew. Excellent.
bb (18428) reviewed Pays du Soleil from Saint Somewhere Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Rich amber beer with a light tan head. Earthy aroma with tartness and light malt. Tart flavor with easrth and light citrus. Medium bodied. Tartness lingers with light citrus and light malt.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 75cl. @ Chris O’s Night of the Gaylords.Clear medium amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, lacto, fruity, moderate yeasty, glue, woody. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091229]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 75cl. @ Chris O’s Night of the Gaylords.Unclear hazy light to medium yellow orange color with a huge, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, spicy, citrus, fruity, light to moderate yeasty, spicy - chamomile - nettle. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sour, peppery. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091229]
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle at Chriso Gaylord tasting 09. Cloudy orange/brown colour, lasting beige head. Airfix glue aroma. And malt vinegar. Bit better in mouth, but pretty bad. What a difference from the Saison Athene which was stunning.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle at Chriso Gaylord tasting 09. Thanks to Ruth for bringing this back from her conference. Cloudy pale gold lasting beige head. Lemony pepper, lots of white pepper, awesome aroma. Lemon and white pepper dominate throughout. Awesome, stunning.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled@Chriso Gaylord Tasting. Deep orangeish brown colour with mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is fruits, wheat, some slight sour/tart wooden notes as well. Flavour is quite much the same in a rather earthy and dry notes. Mild alcohol as well.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled@Chriso Gaylord Tasting. Hazy yellowish golden colour with mediumsized white head. Aroma is wheat, yeast, spices and some slight notes of yeast as well. Flavour is fruits, yeast, spices, some wood as well as mild notes of barnyard. Rather spicy burning aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
bottle courtesy of Bob @ St Somewhere pours hazy golden, fizzy white head aroma distinct St Somewhere, Belgian champagne yeast, notes of wild berries; palmetto, hibiscus adds a nice floral dimension that is subtle and not overpowering. flavor, yeasty, notes of funk and lots of tartness coming out of this one meshed up with some dark sugar and a fresh floral palate. I realized that St Somewhere’s beers just get better with age, this one will only get better with time, and I will revisit the rating in the near future.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
bottle, pours a hazy light yellow with a tall frothy white head, nice lacing. Very lively. Aroma is grassy, some floral hop notes....smells like a tripel. Solid pale malts mix with peppery hop and alcohol. Nice lingering spicy bitter finish with a nice alcohol burn. Solid saison.