Saison-Brett - Boulevard Brewing Co.

bmwats

Louisiana

3.85/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a tulip.

Caveat: This is not my favorite style; so I'm sure my review will not reflect the greatness that some of you BA's appreciate in it. Nevertheless, this is one of the best of its class; and I do love beer.... it's all relative I suppose.

A: Cloudy golden hue. Pours a giant, bubbly, white head. Settles slowly leaving dry sticky residue behind as it does. Head never fully retires, eventually settles to a thick frothy blanket. Plenty of beer ring lacing.

S: Sourdough bread, raspberry, and basil.

T: Tastes like it smells. Grains are sour and pungent with a lightly sweet fruity compliment, and hints of Italian spice.

M: Lightly bitter, lightly pungent, lightly sweet. Light body. Well-balanced with nothing really standing out. Pungent finish lingers.

D: Sip and enjoy.

Atmosphere is great. Good color, great head, and plenty of lacing. Nose is bread and fruity. Flavor is bitter and pungent. Overall, this is a really good quaff.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2012 02:55:57 | More by bmwats

Cvescalante

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -13.6%

06-18-2013 20:56:06 | More by Cvescalante

JammyV

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-18-2013 03:23:50 | More by JammyV

dctriman

Virginia

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-17-2013 13:59:32 | More by dctriman

rbmjr1

Indiana

5/5  rDev +15.2%

06-17-2013 04:28:18 | More by rbmjr1

peteh2112

Colorado

3/5  rDev -30.9%

06-17-2013 02:28:21 | More by peteh2112

Gatch

Massachusetts

4.4/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Batch #: 2012-1
Best By Date: 02-2014

A: Beautiful hazy, bright golden-yellow with a seriously massive, bright white, foamy, sudsy, soapy, lumpy head that slowly fades into plenty of lace and retention. One of the best heads I've ever seen.

S: Huge aromas of yeast and Brett. Barny, grassy, almost vinegary. Earth, hay, fresh air. A faint hint of booze when it warms up.

T: Everything in the nose is in the flavor, albeit a bit more booze is detected. Seriously yeasty and Bretty beer here. A little too "hot" for me which is strange. Too much (still not a lot relatively speaking) alcohol is discernible to justify a high score here. Without that this beer is near perfect.

M: Very pleasant feel with the proper body and carbonation you'd expect from the style. Heavy Brett character adds a nice component to it. Not as cloying or chalky as most Saisons tend to be.

O: A phenomenal beer in itself but an even better Saison. This makes me realize that the excitement about Brett is warranted because it can make a beer very special. I'm glad I sat on this for a while because the yeast seemed to really enhance the flavor profile. Delicious stuff.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 19:09:24 | More by Gatch

Greels

Oregon

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-16-2013 18:19:38 | More by Greels

Eaglefan344

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-16-2013 04:15:44 | More by Eaglefan344

Kreko7

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-15-2013 04:54:39 | More by Kreko7

ilikebeer03

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -25.1%

06-15-2013 04:24:35 | More by ilikebeer03

2dogbrew

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -19.4%

06-14-2013 23:17:13 | More by 2dogbrew

GratefulTech

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-14-2013 01:28:17 | More by GratefulTech

BEERMILER12

Maine

4.49/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2013

A: Pours a golden yellow color with 3+ fingers of quickly effervescing head that quickly falls to a thin cap

S: Plenty of barnyard and funk going on up front. Get some light fruits and earthiness underneath. Wheaty malts also come through

T: Nice and funky to start off, with a good deal of barnyard and earthiness. Fruitiness is on the lighter side, along with the wheatiness. Finishes with a hint of alcohol and more tart barnyard

M: Medium bodied with moderate-high carbonation

O: An amazing Brett saison with just the right amount of funk to go with the barnyard nature of the style. Definitely Brett focused, and easy to drink. Get some

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 00:14:32 | More by BEERMILER12

doremite

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-13-2013 20:40:12 | More by doremite

Eighty

Washington

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-13-2013 20:31:26 | More by Eighty

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -13.6%

06-13-2013 13:19:42 | More by RedneckBeerz

ComRock12

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-13-2013 12:45:28 | More by ComRock12

Gotti311

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev -36.6%

06-12-2013 16:44:37 | More by Gotti311

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

4.26/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured from bottle into stemmed wine Mekong signature glass at Mekong in Richmond Virginia. Wow what a treat! Shared with Issac. Bottle 4100?
Nice golden color with big 2 inch head. Great hop and peppery saison aroma wth a hint of brett funk. Great amazing flavors of funky pils malt, hop, peppery yeast....really subtle but very flavorful and so well balanced. Perfectly dry and crisp.
Such a great brew!

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 15:34:56 | More by DrinkSlurm

AJ01923

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-12-2013 03:35:10 | More by AJ01923

UWBadgerFan4Life

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-12-2013 01:27:04 | More by UWBadgerFan4Life

agreenman19

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

06-12-2013 01:02:21 | More by agreenman19

TheBattousai

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-11-2013 23:03:40 | More by TheBattousai

Hopbully

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-11-2013 05:26:56 | More by Hopbully