Southampton Saison
Southampton Saison, I thought the Hampton's were in NY, not southern Belgium. Anyway, back to the beer, and what a beer this is- a gorgeous looking reddish/orange color topped with heavy, thick white/yellow foam. So far it looks like it came from Belgium, and the aroma, you just cannot get the traditional Saison aroma here in the USA, right? Well, there is peaches,tart lemons, and a slightly sweet smelling farmhouse smell that can only come from the saison source right? I am truely impressed so far. Now lets check out the flavor, that should tell us something. Fruity and lightly acidic with a light carbonation and hop bitterness in the finish. Peaches and herbs, spicy yet refreshing and the flavors became more balanced as it reached room temp, with the bitter finish blending away into the fruity body, very nice. My wife and I had nice smiles on our faces drinking this beer. I can't believe it's not from Belgium, they really recreated this well.