[1] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (12/3/2007 2:31:12 PM)
"Bottle: Poured a deep cloudy yellow/beige color ale with a huge foamy head with great retention and loads of foam sticking to the glass. Aroma is quite spicy which is probably coming from the yeast strain used by the brewer. Taste is a mix between some deep semi-sweet Belgian malt, some fruity ester and a spicy finish from the yeast with some light funky notes as well. Body is full with limited filtration with some great carbonation. Very well done overall but I still think this is a notch below the Dupont."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (7/10/2007 1:49:21 AM)
"Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Earthy, fruity and slightly sour aroma. Flavour is dry, earthy but at the same time very refreshing. Quite nice Saison. Lots of herbal things also lurking in the background. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by Vac from San Diego, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/31/2007 3:50:16 PM)
"PP 12-hour Belgian Beer Fest...Pours wtih a cloudy yellow body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. It’s sweet and grassy with a touch of yeastiness and a nice underlying maltiness. It’s light bodied, crisp and a touch dry."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer once. (11/19/2006 4:37:10 PM)
"Another lazy Sunday afternoon, another mixed cheese plate, and another Saison. On the deck this time? This "typical specialty of the province of Hainault". Well, with all due respect to the good folks in the province of Hainault..., I was a bit underwhelmed with this one.
"What's the problem?" Only in that this beer never really seemed to get out of 1st gear for me. More like a basic Belgian Golden Ale stuck in neutral than a Saison putting the pedal to the metal, as it were.
Now, this is not a bad beer, by any means. Looks good in my Augustijn glass, with lots of lacing, and yet without the head getting too out of control out of the bottle. And it's not a bad drinker -- enough interesting things going that I never really got bored of this at any time.
But..., there just wasn't much complexity to this, either. No complex malt notes, nor anything special going on, spice-wise. Very calm and noncommittal in the aroma. Seemed to me the the house yeast used for this beer (there's tons of it in the bottom of the bottle if you want to try to culture it) just didn't have much in the way of character. Not a dull and workmanlike American ale yeast strain by any means. But compared to it's fellow Saison yeast strains, from both sides of the Belgo-Franco border? This one's a snoozer.
Even with the beer at damn-near room temps, it never seemed to find it's own way, or say anything particularly notable IMO.
For the price ($10.99/750mL), I'd say this beer is not really recommendable. Give it a try if you can find cheap and/or splitting the cost with a few other folks.
Music: Hammers Of Misfortune's "The August Engine"
//TB"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 750ml @ $10.99 Unit Cost: $6.93 per Pint
[5] Review by aracauna from Adairsville, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (4/8/2006 8:14:28 PM)
"This saison pours a cloudy gold with a big bubbled head. Herbal and almost musty aroma. High carbonation tingles the tongue. Ripe bananas can be found in the flavor. It's a bit more bitter than I expected."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
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