Bottle split at Scopesters on melt day, picked up at the rew pube, 01/07/15. Murky orange amber with a decent light beige covering. Nose is yeasty, rotting banana, phenols, light varnish, wood, ripe fruit peel. Taste comprises yeast esters, vanilla, bitter orange, earthy, farmyard, light spice, peppery enclave. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, suggestion of booze in the close. Ok if a little harsh in places but at least not the sweet mess this style can collapse into !

Bottle at Croydonia. It pours cloudy dirty gold with a medium white head. The nose is soft, doughy, brioche, pear, apple, melon, light spice, bread and apple pie. The taste is high alcohol boost up-front, spicy, doughy, peppercorn, pear, melon, minerals candy and icing sugar with a dry, warming finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A touch rough around the edges. OK.

1st July 2015
Tropical Croydonia Bottleshare. Gusher! Hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy dry malts, very sweet. Sweet dried fruits. Tripel spice, skewed. Pepper spice. Pepper finish. Could not drink much of this.

Keg at the Hops & Glory - London. Pours mostly clear amber-gold with a creamy, white head. The aroma holds slight toasted grains, yeast, apple, hay. Light sweet flavor with grainy malts, light husky bitterness, subtle farmy funk, berry skins. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with grainy bread sweetness, some dirty hay and husk, more berry skins, damp wood. Not bad overall.

Keg at Hops and Glory, 22/05/15. Lightly hazed orange amber with a decent off white covering. Nose is apricot, bitter citric rinds, candied fruit peel, Mandarin, light hop presence. Taste comprises tangerine, soft bread, straw, light farmyard, candyfloss. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close, crisp and clean with a hoppy linger. Decent Belgo offering, good use of hops, never too sweet.

Keg at Hops and Glory, 22/05/15. Hazed golden blonde with a decent off white cap that retains well. Nose is citric peel, lemon rind, stale bread, light hop presence, tangerine. Taste comprises yeast esters, bread dough, pissy tones, straw, lemon rind, funky. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a floral hop trace. Decent enough saison.

Keg at Hops & Glory. It pours hazy orange-amber with a decent white head. The nose is funky, musty, barnyard, cereal, earth, hay, dirt, bitter orange and sherbet. The taste is crisp, big bitter orange character, marmalade, drying, sherbet, candied peel, straw, cereal, grain and mild astringency with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, prickly carbonation. Rather dry and crisp. Very enjoyable.

On tap at Hops & Glory. Gold lasting white head. Saison yeast aroma and flavour. Some hop pines like dried hop flowers . OK. A little thin sweet. Not as good as the Saison dupont.

On tap at Hops & Glory. Gold lasting white head. Some lemon some honey sweetness. Decent lemon. Quite pleasant. Overly carbonated. Decent Saison. Some herb some hop some lemon. OK yeast character.

Keg at Hops & Glory. It pours hazy pale gold with a solid white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, honeyed grain, cereal, straw and a touch of spice. The taste is crisp, bone-dry up-front, dull honey, pear drops, cracker, floral, straw, light funk, meringue, barnyard, earth, pepper and cereal with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, prickly carbonation. Good balance to it. A quaffable saeizeon for sure.