Saison
Swing Top bottle opened with a crack and foam instantly started to slowly ooze over the top of the bottle and down the side. Poured into a Duvel tulip glass with a thick 2 finger head of slightly off white foam. Head had decent retention. Moderate lacing present. Head settled into half a finger of foamy suds. Color was a hazy caramel or dried apricot brownish orange. Fruity nose, hardly any hint of funk which I found a bit odd, but the nose is pleasant none the less. Notes of Apricot and Apple and caramel. Very very slight earthy must smell. The taste is pretty in line with the nose, also a bit spicy, a bit peppery, some citric notes....but unfortunatly nothing really jumps out and grabs you, it's a fairly subdued palette, the malt is the strongest characteristic in the taste profile Mouthfeel is thin a little watery but strangely round in the center of you mouth. A weird mouthfeel, a bit of a dry finish, but very wet on the pallete with very subdued mellow carbonation. While this was a good beer, it was a bit disappointing for the style. I usually expect a lot more depth out of a saison and this was kind of monochromatic. I was excited to try this beer but disappointed by it, perhaps it's be aging to long and has mellowed out a bit too much?