Saison D'Epeautre
Brasserie de Blaugies

Saison D'EpeautreSaison D'Epeautre
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From:
Brasserie de Blaugies
 
Belgium
Style:
Saison
Ranked #401
ABV:
6%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,204
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 9.48%
Reviews:
153
Ratings:
310
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 11, 2024
Added:
May 04, 2002
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  24
Saison brewed with spelt.
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Ratings by Smashix2000:
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Reviewed by Smashix2000 from Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
This was my first saison, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. When i went to take the cork out of the bottle it literally exploded out! Poured a nice pale golden color with a thick head with nice retention. The beer was also very bubbly.

Smelled of yeast, with a slightly hoppy back smell.

The initial taste was sharp, almost spicy, then laying back into a more mellow malt flavor. It left me looking forward to every sip.

Mouthfeel was good. I liked the high carbonation and medium-light body.

This was quite a drinkable beer. I'll definately have to look into other beers of this style
Mar 16, 2006
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.29/5  rDev -18%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
I had this on draft 2/1/24 @ the Beer Temple.

Semi-opaque dull orange appearance.

Big bright white head; nice lacing remained.

Orange peel, banana, mild peanut butter & faint soap notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Peanut butter & banana flavors up front; cinnamon bite on the finish.

Not really what I'm looking for in the style. Drinkable, ultimately, but not one I'll return to.
Feb 11, 2024
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Reviewed by goochpunch from Texas

3/5  rDev -25.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
Hazy honey color.
Smell: Pale malt, cracker grain, herbal hops, faint urine.
Taste: Fairly tame compared to what I expected after the explosive opening of the bottle. Underbaked bread, apricot, herbal tea, dried lemon peel that's been in the cupboard for years. Finishes a bit watery. Hop bitterness is almost not there.
Feel: Upon opening, violently effervescent. Once it sits in the glass for 20 minutes or so, it feels flat.
I wanted to like this a lot more, especially after spending over $11 for a single. It's OK.
Dec 20, 2023
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

4.17/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Crystal clear golden color with a tall pile of foam that subsides to a sticky cap. Intriguing aroma of citrus and green pepper. Warm and malty with a lemon tang. Pleasing cereal taste like Cream of Wheat plus a bright pear finish. Modest yeasty zip but notable for not being as overly phenolic as so many Belgian-style brews are. Smooth taste and prickly on the tongue, with a light mouthfeel. Overall this is an especially quaffable and friendly sort of Saison. As well as being a bargain compared to so many American brews. From the 750 ml corked and caged bottle.
Oct 13, 2023
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Reviewed by champ103 from Texas

4.19/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours with a light haze, but that clears up after a minute. A pale straw/yellow color. A pillow like white head rises and sticks around for a little bit. As that recedes, lace is left behind.
S: Some basement like musk and "funk" but subtle up front. Lemon zest, peppery spice, light esters of pear. A very nice aroma.
T: Oh, got to love that musky funk. It never takes over, but is always there in the background. Lemon rind, peppery spice, fruity esters of pear and grapes. Cracker like malts. Just a touch of grassy hops to balance and round everything out. This is wonderful.
M/O: A medium body, with a perfect effervescent bite. Crisp, super dry, and even refreshing. I need to get more of this, as it is really enjoyable to drink and come back to.

This is a spot on example of the style. Just enough funk (not skunk) to satisfy, and everything else is so well balanced. This is why I love the style. Well done all around.
Aug 27, 2023
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

4.11/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottle code U2-08:21

Blaugies is a brewery I’ve heard many people talk about as a Belgian classic, but never really saw their beer. So when I saw this one on the shelf I knew I had to give it a shot. Let’s see what this traditional, old school Saison is all about

Pours a cloudy yellow gold with 3 fingers of rocky white head that slowly fades to a thin cap and leaves minimal lacing

I was expecting something ultra-traditional and more earthy, but there’s a nice subtle funk in the nose. I’m picking up on aromas of lemon zest, earthy wheat, white grape, wildflower honey, green tea, wet hay, peppery hops, and pear skin

The nose was maybe a bit misleading as this does lean in more of an earthy direction in taste, but I still dig it. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting earthy wheat, wildflower honey, pear skin, wet hay, raw grain, white pepper, lemon zest, and light white grape. The swallow brings notes of earthy wheat, raw grain, sweet honey, green tea, floral hops, pear skin, and banana

A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a slick beer. Finishes mostly dry and refreshing

It’s not amazing or anything, but one I’m very happy to have tried regardless. If I see any of their other beers I’ll probably give them a shot
Jul 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.32 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

May 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.52 by TheRatCage from Connecticut

May 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by Noelito76 from New York

Feb 10, 2023
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.06/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12.7oz green bottle. Corked and caged. No dating information found.
Clear, pale straw colored body. Massive, fluffy, small bubble head with each pour. Minimum strands of lacing.
Aroma is full of smelt malt, which gives it a very primitive wheaty smell. The yeast provides a horsey smell.
Taste is sweet but sharp with the smelt and dry yeast. Some fruit such as pear. Aftertaste is brief but continues with the malt and yeast.
Extremely dry mouth feel. Effervescent, and very high carbonation.
Good for style without any added spices, but spicy enough from the smelt malt.
Aug 06, 2022
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Reviewed by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia

3.84/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Hazy straw with a half inch white head. A lot of sediment sitting at the bottom of the bottle

S: Farmhouse funk, bubblegum, banana.

T: Bright and effervescent. Maltier than the nose with notes of lemon, hay, and banana bread.

F: Medium/light bodied and effervescent.

O: A lovely saison that has some witbier/Hefeweizen elements
May 07, 2022
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany

3.9/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly unfiltered golden yellow liquid with a huge, noisy and stable head.

Aromas on this lead with spicy, peppery yeast, fresh cooked oats, lighter glazed rock sugar and dried leaves.

Got a refreshing, well carbonated mouthfeel, which offers a lighter, intriguing stony quality among a lighter, yet soft body.

Tastes of rich wheat, earth accentuated toffee, spruce and a lighter, equally spicy dry hop undertone. Develops a smooth whipped cream smoothness among banana peel, crushed grains and a whiff of cumarine. Finishes with slightly more sugar, lighter turning spices and an aqueous softness, together with a note of matured noble hops.

This is quite an interesting, well working and complex Saison, which stays in a certain reminiscence of a Weizen, in terms of its prominent and isotonic yeast profile.
Dec 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.41 by rawbraves from Colorado

Apr 04, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
750 ml corked & caged green bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. Pale golden colour, large to moderate white head. Distinct sweetish aroma of spicy saison yeast, wheat (or more specifically spelt) malt and grassy hops. Also hints of old jam. Fizzy mouthfeel. The flavour is medium sweet (not "very dry" at all) with the same elements as the aroma. Not bad, but a bit too much on the sweet side.
Mar 27, 2021
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Reviewed by HoppyBastard from Nebraska

4.03/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 1 pint 9.4 ounce corked and caged bottle into a tulip glass, there is no dated on the bottle or cork that I can find.

APPEARANCE: pours a cloudy, straw color with billowing white head and excellent retention that slowly settled until a thin, unbroken layer of bubbles remained, there is heavy lacing on the glass, medium carbonation.

SMELL: bread, sweet pears, banana and farmhouse funk.

TASTE: the taste follows the nose precisely, sweet pears, banana and bread then a pleasant farmhouse funk note, everything in balance.

PALATE: medium body and crisp carbonation and a dry finish.

OVERALL: this is a very good traditional Saison, I like that all the flavors are balanced and it's true to the style, I would buy this again and would recommend to anyone who enjoys the style.
Oct 17, 2020
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Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany

4.13/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a clear, golden coloration with a medium, frothy head and slightly visible carbonation. Smells of slightly bready, grainy malt and estery fruit and spice notes of green apple, pear gooseberry and clove. Taste is a great balance of slighty bready, quite grainy malt, floral hops and expressive fruity and spicy yeast esters of tart green apple, pear, gooseberry, clove and white pepper, as well as some grassy hay. Finishes semi-dry, with a light sweetness and tartness, as well as some green apple, gooseberry and clove lingering in the aftertaste. Effervescent, velvety mouthfeel with a medium body and medium/strong carbonation.

A very nice Saison with a great balance of grainy malt, floral hops and estery fruit and spice notes, with a rather dry character, mild tartness and lightly sweet and bitter accents, as well as a great, velvety mouthfeel. Your typical, old-school Belgian Saison, but with quite expressive esters and a truly lovely balance, making this a joy to drink.
Aug 29, 2020
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Mostly clear golden body, white head. Tons of hay, must, and crusty bread up front in the nose with horse blanket funk, dry earth, black pepper, and robust grains in the nose, very potent to the point of almost overwhelming... almost. Taste adds some lighter fruit esters of lemon and apple, light beligan spices near the finish, and a kiss of hops. Feel is rustic, full, medium bodied, bready and super musty. Finishes dry and airy.
Jul 28, 2020
 
Rated: 4.04 by Bruno74200 from France

Jun 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.39 by spointon from Illinois

May 04, 2020
Saison D'Epeautre from Brasserie de Blaugies
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 310 ratings