Saison Rue
750 from Westmere in Albany. This'll be my third famille Rue beer, and having tried the standard Black and White Orchards, I was not yet very impressed. The best thing about this beer is the way it looks. The color is amber/red, a little turbid...ok...but the head is fantastic...a calm pour leads to 3+ finger of head that settle to a very creamy, fine bubble foam with tons of lacing on the glass. The scent is strong, huge saison notes of belgian yeast, lemon, bread, banana, and a bit o' that band-aid smell. The taste is very similar, wheaty, spicy, somewhat subdued, but there is a soapy taste at the end, accompanied by a green apple flavor. Strong effervescence in the mouthfeel from the lasting carbonation...thickness is suiting. Drinkability is a bit low for me, due to the alcohol flavor, carbonation, mainly.