I have a second Saison to review tonight, this time from Southampton. This brewery has clearly demonstrated their competency with brewing Belgian beer, so I have high hops for this one. I paid $9.89 for a 750 mL bottle. It's 7.4% ABV is on par for the style.
This is another bottle conditioned beer. It's head is similar to the Wild Dog: big at the beginning, but it doesn't hang out too long. The color is the familiar cloudy gold.
The smell of this beer is a little sweeter than the others. I distinctly smell peach along with the usual light malt. The flavor, for me, is better than the other Saisons. It's reminiscent of a mild trippel, actually. There's the usual light malt with a little bit of tartness. It's joined by a little bit of fruitiness I enjoy. The herbal character I've tasted slightly in the other saisons is just a hair more pronounced in this one, and to good effect. I'm going to award this beer [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. This is a similarly optimistic rating to the Wild Dog, in that it's getting some bonus points for being good as a saison, even if it's only giving me about 3.5 hearts of pleasure drinking it. Still, if you're a saison lover, this is the one to try. Personally, I'm still underwhelmed w/ this variety of beer, at least for the price, but this one has at least come close to being worthwhile IMHO.