This saison is an unfiltered, deep orange colour with a solid, rocky white foam which slowly falls away. Bready malts, floral hops, citrus rind and a funky yeast combine for a simple but pleasant aroma.
The taste is predominantly herbal and floral. There is not much sweetness, but rather a dry, spicy tartness that carries through. There are also hints of lemon and green apples.
Overall this is a well balanced saison, the dry palette resulting in a refreshing beer which is very drinkable. A great example of an older beer style, currently enjoying a revival through wellpresented brews such as this one by the impressive Brewery De Ranke.
Alvinne's saison is light, crisp, quite funky with a hint of sour thanks to blending a little of the Omega blond sour beer
The new beer from the good 'Dochter' is a dry-hopped saison with bitter orange
A simple but funky and interesting saison, with two old style hops for a fruity, dry and spicy character
A classic Belgian style saison, with a twist - dry-hopped with Cascade & Amarillo
A saison with winter-type spices added including timut and szechuan peppers, mustard seeds and juniper
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
A hazy golden saison - crisp, citrusy, earthy and dry
A very tasty little saison - or Grisette - from London's Partizan Brewing
A refreshingly crisp and dry farmhouse ale with addition rhubarb and ginger
A collaboration between De Molen and Beavertown (UK) sees a beery take on the traditional Gin & Tonic
An earthy Wallonian saison from one of Europe's last remaining steam breweries
The classic farmhouse ale, and benchmark that re-popularised the saison style of beer.
A very traditional style saison, with a recipe dating back to 1884
A tasty, fairly traditional saison with lots of loverly earthy character and a little funk
A unique combination of Saison and White Beer produces a refreshing blonde ale with a nice bite.
White Pony have created what they call a Pacific Saison Ale, featuring hops from Australia (Summer) and NZ (Wakatu)
A brilliant variation to the normal tripel style; a crisp, dry delicious ale with a strong hop aroma and flavour.
The best features of a traditional strong ale, and the added earthiness of noble hops used in abundance
Belgium's hoppy beer, but there is more to this beer than just the hops
