Saison 1900 - Brasserie Lefèbvre SA

deg

New Hampshire

3.73/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I poured the beer into a tulip glass, and it was nice and cloudy with a little bit of head. I could smell hops and a little malt. The taste had some spice and some hop bitterness. I did not notice any fruitiness in the taste or smell. Easy on the palate, no alcohol burn or cloying aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2009 04:13:53 | More by deg

thomasausud

France

3.81/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

I agree with the guy who could smell toffee. The label leads you into thinking that you're going to smell something funky or dusty, but its a nice smelling beer. I could smell toffee, apple and... beer. Big white head. The taste follows the smell and is similar to other saisons, maybe a little more sugary than some others. Once it warms up the head leaves and takes some of the taste with it.

Overall, a good beer for drinking. You won't be transported to a higher plane of existence. Set your hopes to 'moderate anticipation' and you will be pleasantly surprised.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 18:27:29 | More by thomasausud

sumpjh

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-03-2013 14:39:41 | More by sumpjh

His_Royal_Hoppiness

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +9.3%

10-29-2012 22:09:44 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +9.3%

09-01-2012 02:49:17 | More by t0rin0

samEBC

Belgium

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

08-10-2012 21:01:37 | More by samEBC

UCLABrewN84

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a murky light orange with a 1 inch puffy white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. There is a lot of sediment floating around in the glass after the pour. Smell is of grains and some white grape juice aromas. Taste is of grains, honey, and some grape-like fruity flavors. This beer has an aggressive level of carbonation with a very prickly mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good saison but it's much fruitier than other saisons I have had in the past.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2012 02:50:39 | More by UCLABrewN84

phaedrusovchaos

Romania

4/5  rDev +9.3%

01-27-2012 09:21:10 | More by phaedrusovchaos

zonker17

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

01-12-2012 22:35:43 | More by zonker17

Jaacob

California

4/5  rDev +9.3%

12-29-2011 22:09:12 | More by Jaacob

skypup

Germany

3.88/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle purchased from 2Be in Brugge; Belgium
.33L Bottle served in Saison Dupont glass

A- Clear amber with a thick head that dissipated quickly. High carbonation.

S- hops and yest light waif of citrus.

T- Sweet malt with slight hint of hops.

M-fairly smooth with relatively high carbonation. Mild bitter aftertaste.

D-I enjoyed this beer quite a bit, but I find it relatively light compared to most Belgian ales and saisons.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2011 10:36:07 | More by skypup

sfprint

Germany

2.68/5  rDev -26.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

On the verge of expiration. Bought from Bier tempel in Brussels and it was less than two weeks from expiration when I bought it. :( 9/4/11

A: Poured into my Chimay chalice, healthy 3 finger head, even seafoam, murky tan/olive. A little rising carbonation visible at the base of the glass.
S: Sweet and sour mix but less sweet and heavier. Certainly has a whisky sour quality to it plus a sweeter ice creamy yeast on top. Lemon,
T: Relatively bland. Difficult to describe. Very mild sourness and bitterness, yeast is very apparent. Well blended and it has a flavor, but it's quite neutral, earthy but unexciting. Old apple, honey. But not bad or gross.
M: Slight astringency, little carbonation.
O: Not bad but quite unexciting.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2011 23:22:25 | More by sfprint

Jason

Massachusetts

3.15/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

11.2oz brown bottle with a freshness date.

Hazed over dull golden color, bubbly lacing barely stays around. Smells of apple skin, taffy, lemon zest, light honey and kiwi. Smooth moderate sized body. A little spicy, a little fruity and a little tart. Mild biscuit malt flavor within, light on the hops. Dusty yeast in the dry finish.

Decent, there are others that are not so much of a mess ... or perhaps better put together. Glad I tried it though.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2011 01:31:06 | More by Jason

rvdoorn

Netherlands

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Look: the beer pours a clear golden-yellow color, with a nice fluffy white head.
Smell: Malts, toffee, grass and citrus.
Taste: Honey, malts, toffee, apple and citrus fruits. The aftertaste is hoppy, citrus and dry.
Mouthfeel: Medium-high carbonation, crisp and firm bodied.
Overall: Nice beer. Will drink this one again

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2011 11:15:05 | More by rvdoorn

rarbring

Sweden

3.15/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

The beverage is clear light amber, has a small off-white head that leaves little lacing.

The smell is sour and earthy, stable (hay, dust, leather, and horse).

The taste starts with a small honey sweetness, some dried peas and stable - the lower regions ....

Medium high carbonation, small intense bubbles, a slightly dry finish.

An average saison, not bad but not extraordinary.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2011 20:50:00 | More by rarbring

impending

California

3.68/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

33cl into a tulip. Pours a pure butterscotch, nice frothy head, considerable lacing.

Lots more of darker fruits than typical in the aroma for the style. Citrus, spices and candy, uplifting, sweet and clean with zero funk. Unusual, very nice.

Atypical taste for the style as well. Blindfolded I would say a strong pale, a nice one at that. Honey is strong in the flavor, again no funk, zero sour. Medium bodied prickly mouthfeel.

mediocre as a saison but nice as something else
unique
cheers
jd

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2011 06:10:15 | More by impending

krisandajt

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This brew was a part of the NEPA Beer Club's latest Stockertown AKA Shangy's Split...

Appearance: Poured from the bottle into my DFH glass, the beer is a cloudy, dull amber color with a huge, overflowing amount of bone white bubbly head. Retention is good, and the lacing is most plentiful. There's also bits and pieces of sediment floating around.

Smell: Light, sweet, and mildly fruity. It really doesn't have much in the way of funk, which is a quality I've come to look forward to in my saisons. Still, it's not bad.

Taste: Similar to the nose, the taste is light and sweet with some mild fruit thrown in, mainly an apple sort of taste. Again, not much in the way of funk which is a little disappointing, but otherwise a decent brew.

Mouthfeel: Light, plenty of carbonation, crisp.

Drinkability: Overall this is not a bad drinking beer. The flavors are mild, and I think this beer is lacking some of the big flavors that make a saison what it is. I'm glad I had the chance to try this beer, but I'll be honest...I don't foresee myself running to the store to pick up more.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2011 21:30:22 | More by krisandajt

eric5bellies

Australia

3.68/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Drank from my Duvel Tulip.

A - Golden colour with a white head that dies quickly.

S - A little honey malt and some hop, not much else.

T - A littel sour and a little citrus hop, quite different to most saisons.

M - Light body and full carbonation.

D - A seasonable saison but falls a long way short of the Dupont.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2010 13:39:09 | More by eric5bellies

Gueuzedude

Arizona

3.8/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle Date 20100317
Sampled April 2010 @ Brasserie Beck, Washington DC
A big cracker-like and hay aroma greets me as this is poured into my glass. The beer is actually quite explosive as I even lost some as the waiter (embarrassingly), popped the cap. This is not anywhere near as hoppy as Dupont or the Saison IV that I just had, but there is still a grassy, light herbal hop character. Some light, oxidized notes round out the malt character and somehow adds an almost orange aroma to the hint of sherry that is here. A light, but present fruit character adds some apple (from the oxidation) as well as a touch of pear. There is also a light earthy quality to the nose that even gets a bit musty.

The beer is lightly sweet (though this is pretty sweet for how I like my Saisons) with apple fruit flavors, some oxidized malt (hints of cardboard, but not aggressively so) and lots of orange notes are found in this beer; this last makes me wonder if orange zest was used in this beer. Slightly peppery tasting, or really quite so, though I suppose it is not as peppery as the Saison IV. A big nutty note becomes noticeable here after warming in my glass for a bit. There is lots of aged character to this beer (despite being only two weeks passed its best by date), but apparently it has been selling like hot-cakes here at Brasserie Beck.

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2010 14:11:00 | More by Gueuzedude

ccrida

Oregon

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

33 cl bottle poured into a goblet, Saison 1900 is murky dark gold with lots of lots of unappealing sediment in static suspension. A small off-white head leaves scattered laced.

Smell is estery, over-ripe tropical fruits, passion fruit and bananas especially.

Taste is similar, nice and fruity, a bit of honey, perhaps a bit on the old side (best before 8052010), but I doubt this was ever in the really snappy style when fresh. You can taste the yeast faintly as well as a hint of cracker. Something about it though really works for me, very farmhouse. I'm not tasting the hop cones depicted on the label per se, although it's decently bitter on the finish. Reminds me a lot of a smaller version of the Hoegaarden Grand Cru.

Mouthfeel is very carbonated but not crisp, light bodied.

Drinkability is pretty good, if you enjoy a rustic, authentic style saison. Not one of the uber attenuated peppery saisons, with the emphasis here on the the fruity esters. I really dug it, lots of flavor but quaffable, I could definitely enjoy a few of these.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2010 03:50:52 | More by ccrida

organicbrewer

Pennsylvania

2.93/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

A-light cloudy gold with a huge white head.

S-Light honeyed malt with an almost skunky hopiness. Slight cardboard. Not too much saison type yeast aromas.

T-Again, light sweet crackery malt. More cardboard (age). Very low bitterness, could use more. Very low hop flavor. Again, very little Saisonness.

M-fairly dry. Medium high carbonation.

D-This beer (i think) must have had a rough time getting here. A stale bottle. For a saison, it could use a bit more hopping (flavor and bitterness) and more saison yeast character.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2010 23:45:46 | More by organicbrewer

illidurit

California

3.55/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2 ounce bottle poured into a tulip glass. Pours a hazy dark gold color with a big rocky off-white head. Carbonation is fed by the etching at the bottom of the glass, helping lead to a ton of retention and lacing. Aroma is lightly citric with some yeast and bubblegum. Flavor is sweet, plenty of vanilla and banana esters. Nice honey note on the finish but this is a little flabby and sweet. Finish is dry but in an astringent way. Pretty enjoyable but not exactly a thirst-quencher.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2010 08:32:46 | More by illidurit

DmanGTR

New York

3.7/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Review from notes on 4/17/10

What an epic gusher. This one shot all over the table. Had maybe 2/3 of a bottle left after it blew up.

Hazy and cloudy yellow with a gigantic white head. Lemon peel and coriander with a healthy funk too. Pepper is slight but also detected. Taste is pretty funky, but spices are in the background and pretty balanced. Light bodied, dry, and very carbonated. If I had more of this I would probably finish it! Can't bring myself to lick the table though...

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2010 16:02:21 | More by DmanGTR

jwc215

New Jersey

3.78/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This started out as a mild "gusher", but soon calmed down. Nice pour despite that. Pours hazed yellow golden with a creamy/foamy white head. Some trailing lace sticks.

The smll is of lemon, grass, some tart funk, some bready notes and a touch of honey candy.

The taste is of honey sweetness - sweet for a saison, as the tartness is milder than in the nose. Grainy awith a touch of grass. Sweet, but with a refreshing dryness pulling through in the finish.

Light-bodied and crisp. Ample carbonation gives it effervescence.

A sweeter, milder, easy-drinking saison.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2010 15:35:17 | More by jwc215

Avagadro

New Jersey

4.2/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: pours with a monstrous white head that maintains a healthy film of froth throughout the experience. 1900 is the color of straw, slightly hazy, and loaded with vigorous lacing.

S: bouquet is slightly muted, with a touch of mint, banana, and clove all contributing equally to form the bouquet.

T: quite dry, with subtle notes of mint, honey, and banana. I am happy that this saison doesn't try to beat you over the head with its fermentation by-products. They are simply there to add to existing brew.

M: Very light, heavily carbonated, and just a touch of slickness that I wish was absent. Other than that, 1900 possesses a perfect body.

D: a great saison that is actually to style; no sweetness, very thin body, and subtle with its profile. A lot of American saisons have a hard time adhering to these guidelines.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2010 01:59:03 | More by Avagadro