Saison Du BUFF - Dogfish Head Brewery

ithacabaron

California

4.2/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy yellow, burnished and full. A big, foamy head soon settles down into an easy cap. Decent lacing.

Smell is a riot of flavor; one of the best smelling beers I've had in a long while. Yeast comes through off the top, with the herbs close behind. Sage is the predominant flavor; the parsley and thyme are both there, but considerably more muted. The rosemary is nearly invisible. All in all though, it's a beautiful aroma -- I could be satisfied just smelling this one for a while.

Taste is a bit more one-dimensional. Where the aroma was a shape-shifter, always on the move, the flavor of this beer does one thing (a very intriguing thing, mind you) well, and that's it. Nice bitterness on the sides of the tongue and on the swallow. A drying finish keeps things from getting cloying. Notably, this iteration of SDB seems hoppier than its cousins from Stone and Victory.

Mouthfeel is fine and well. If anything, it could be a bit fuller; I really like my saisons foamy.

Overall, SDB is easily the best of Stone's collaboration beers. I've bought a few bottles, and I'll surely buy a few more. Nice job.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2012 00:58:31 | More by ithacabaron

Metalaero

New York

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-24-2013 14:50:21 | More by Metalaero

Kenzie

Utah

2.99/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Appearance was beautiful: golden in color with a nice fluffy head. I was excited about this one, but shortly after disappointed.
I am not a fan of this saison. The use of rosemary, parsley, sage, and thyme all at once was too much at once and I was unable to distinguish each flavor. It left a horrible Listerine after taste after drinking.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 06:18:00 | More by Kenzie

JamesC

Florida

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-22-2013 22:45:11 | More by JamesC

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-21-2013 18:13:26 | More by johntfox

rc51sport

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-20-2013 02:54:54 | More by rc51sport

megamass

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

05-18-2013 04:04:56 | More by megamass

maxcoinage

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-15-2013 19:42:45 | More by maxcoinage

Zimm

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-15-2013 17:47:02 | More by Zimm

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-12-2013 18:26:59 | More by Bonko_the_sane

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -20.8%

05-12-2013 17:11:24 | More by mikeburd1128

gpogo

California

4.38/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A- Light golden body slightly hazed with a bit of yeast particulate. Hge white head and a nice stream of carbonation bubbles.

A- Spiciness, ginger? Yeasty spicy aroma. Lemon funk.

T- Wow. Sage flavor, less ginger than I smelled. Very similar to the aroma. Herbal flavors. Light pale malt flavor. Finishes a bit bitter on the tongue, with a light funk, and pepper.

M- Smooth medium body. Very refreshing carbonation.

D- Not what I expected at all, better! The aroma and flavor are so complex, but incredibly refreshing. I just hope I can hunt down another bottle. This is the first beer to really excite me in a while.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 02:34:08 | More by gpogo

Bill235

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-11-2013 00:11:17 | More by Bill235

BMan33

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

05-10-2013 03:46:11 | More by BMan33

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -20.8%

05-08-2013 02:55:01 | More by tommyguz

JoshBrews

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-07-2013 15:57:40 | More by JoshBrews

ESeab

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-07-2013 15:12:39 | More by ESeab

rmehughes

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

04-30-2013 18:19:31 | More by rmehughes

Iamstryker

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

04-30-2013 02:28:12 | More by Iamstryker

ChrisKayler

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

04-29-2013 15:14:25 | More by ChrisKayler

thampel09

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

04-23-2013 19:10:08 | More by thampel09

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -20.8%

04-23-2013 04:37:57 | More by Kelp

slimntubbs

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

04-21-2013 05:44:11 | More by slimntubbs

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -27.4%

04-18-2013 15:56:33 | More by Jason1337

civicm87

New York

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

04-17-2013 00:50:31 | More by civicm87