Saison Du BUFF - Victory Brewing Company

cratez

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle purchased at Rozi's Wine House in Lakewood, OH.

Pours a burnished golden hue with a slight chill haze, one finger of eggshell white froth, and several strands of lacing. Head lasts for the duration of the beer.

Smell is rosemary, thyme, cardamom, clove, dandelion (sappy-resiny), fresh cut grass, mineral water, lemon zest, faint mustiness, and flowery-perfumey aromas.

Taste is lemony, grassy, and weedy flavours, very spicy and zesty, bold herbaceous middle with rosemary, thyme, and basil, light floral notes to end.

Mouthfeel is spicy zestiness upfront, crisp and clean palate, spritzy carbonation, big herbaceous middle transitions to a drying finish with fading afters.

Overall, this is a one-of-a-kind beer with extremely strange flavours that somehow work well together. It's a ballsy, out-there saison that pushes the boundaries of the style. But given the calibre of the brewers involved, I guess that's unsurprising.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 22:25:47 | More by cratez

jkane101

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-24-2013 02:11:55 | More by jkane101

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-13-2013 00:38:02 | More by Zimm

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-08-2013 21:46:15 | More by Kegatron

pfamiano

New York

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

05-07-2013 02:57:58 | More by pfamiano

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

04-30-2013 19:24:08 | More by blknikon

civicm87

New York

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

04-17-2013 00:50:13 | More by civicm87

Boto

Connecticut

4.2/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz. bottle: This one pours a hazy, golden color. There wasn’t much of a white head on it, and what was there didn’t linger or leave any lacing. It has a nice aroma. Somewhat musty, with lemon and grapefruit, wheat and some peppery notes. Interesting taste. Some tartness, wheat, spiciness, bit of bitterness, lemon, a touch of yeastiness and breadiness. A very nice Saison. I hope they do it again!

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 20:06:14 | More by Boto

powpig2002

Florida

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-12-2013 21:50:19 | More by powpig2002

Lare453

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-28-2013 01:48:39 | More by Lare453

mixed_master7

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-27-2013 23:35:00 | More by mixed_master7

Jamison85

Indiana

4/5  rDev +3.6%

03-27-2013 16:08:08 | More by Jamison85

NorthSideSean

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

03-12-2013 02:19:38 | More by NorthSideSean

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

4.21/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

No bottled on date. Purchased for $2.99. Poured into a pint glass.

A - Ours a slightly cloudy, straw yellow. Minimal white head, which quickly dissapates. Zero lacing. Well carbonated.

A - Grapefruit and herbal, citrusy

T - Crisp and clean, peppery, hint of citrus, not the typical funk of a saison

MF - Sharp and tingly

O - A refreshing balanced beer that I would buy again.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 02:35:05 | More by Sludgeman

acurtis

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

03-10-2013 14:08:27 | More by acurtis

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

03-08-2013 21:15:34 | More by bacher468

ifixufly

Indiana

4/5  rDev +3.6%

03-06-2013 02:05:31 | More by ifixufly

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +3.6%

03-05-2013 17:56:46 | More by t0rin0

warnerry

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-05-2013 00:41:55 | More by warnerry

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4/5  rDev +3.6%

02-27-2013 07:45:57 | More by marlinsfan4

bdtva

Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.6%

02-24-2013 21:37:25 | More by bdtva

MiamiRedSkins13

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

02-23-2013 01:14:10 | More by MiamiRedSkins13

DarkLordPsycho

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -22.3%

02-20-2013 04:21:45 | More by DarkLordPsycho

gshak

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.6%

02-17-2013 01:03:44 | More by gshak

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.6%

02-12-2013 21:38:08 | More by Phillyz