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V Cense
Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
- From:
- Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
- Belgium
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #626 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,151 - Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 11.17%
- Reviews:
- 43
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 25, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 17, 2009
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 8
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Ratings by Cozzatoad:
Reviewed by Cozzatoad from Italy
3.48/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
750ml bottle, label says best before see bottle but i can't find it
A- Pretty intense orange colour. One finger white head that shows both good retention and lacing. A bit of hazyness and quite a lot of yeast sediment in the last pour
S- Delicate malts with caramel notes along with a light yeast note. Fruity notes of stawberry and cherries in the background. Maybe the faintest citric touch. Overall very much on the sweet side but still soft and delicate
T- Quite sweet for the style with notes of caramel and honey from the malts. Subtle fruity notes on the back of things as the smell suggested, with strawberry being the easiest to pick up. Some slight floral/herbal hints showing up from time to time. A bit of citrus in the aftertaste. Quite dry on the finish. Sweet for the style as the smell suggested. Reaper16 nailed it by saying subtle but not complex
M- Light to medium body with medium carbonation, a bit too watery given the ABV
O- Decently refreshing. Being so fruity this is not your typical saison, but still a not very interesting or complex one in my opinion. Highly drinkable and overall still pleasant. I'm a saison fan, but i was not impressed with this one
Apr 07, 2012A- Pretty intense orange colour. One finger white head that shows both good retention and lacing. A bit of hazyness and quite a lot of yeast sediment in the last pour
S- Delicate malts with caramel notes along with a light yeast note. Fruity notes of stawberry and cherries in the background. Maybe the faintest citric touch. Overall very much on the sweet side but still soft and delicate
T- Quite sweet for the style with notes of caramel and honey from the malts. Subtle fruity notes on the back of things as the smell suggested, with strawberry being the easiest to pick up. Some slight floral/herbal hints showing up from time to time. A bit of citrus in the aftertaste. Quite dry on the finish. Sweet for the style as the smell suggested. Reaper16 nailed it by saying subtle but not complex
M- Light to medium body with medium carbonation, a bit too watery given the ABV
O- Decently refreshing. Being so fruity this is not your typical saison, but still a not very interesting or complex one in my opinion. Highly drinkable and overall still pleasant. I'm a saison fan, but i was not impressed with this one
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ATL6245 from Georgia
4.48/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Pours clear amber, then muddy amber after pouring yeast in. Fluffy white head with good retention.
Aroma: Floral and herbal
Flavor: Herbal and floral. Low sweetness. Restrained bitterness. Alcohol very well hidden for 7%.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied. Short finish.
Overall: Initially pours a clear amber, but muddies as you pour the yeast in. I like this. It has a unique aroma I can't quite put my finger on. Not Brett-like, but more floral and herbal. Nice. Flavor follows aroma closely with faint citrus fruit note. Drinks light. Short clean finish. I seemed to have rated it much higher than everyone else, but it is a easy drinking with unique flavor and aroma and none of the barnyard/Brett yeasty character that I don't like in many Saison. Well crafted.
Jan 25, 2024Aroma: Floral and herbal
Flavor: Herbal and floral. Low sweetness. Restrained bitterness. Alcohol very well hidden for 7%.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied. Short finish.
Overall: Initially pours a clear amber, but muddies as you pour the yeast in. I like this. It has a unique aroma I can't quite put my finger on. Not Brett-like, but more floral and herbal. Nice. Flavor follows aroma closely with faint citrus fruit note. Drinks light. Short clean finish. I seemed to have rated it much higher than everyone else, but it is a easy drinking with unique flavor and aroma and none of the barnyard/Brett yeasty character that I don't like in many Saison. Well crafted.
Rated by Bruno74200 from France
4.07/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very nice head.
Nice brown saison
Aug 19, 2020Nice brown saison
Reviewed by aleigator from Germany
3.98/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a clouded nut brown color with a noisy, medium sized head.
Smell is surprisingly hop forward, revealing a noble, matured quality among slightly less pronounced caramel malts and melting toffee.
Has a vivid, yet balancing carbonation with a lighter, refreshing mouthfeel to it.
Tastes of ground coffee, bakers chocolate, wet leaves and a hint of toffee, blending together to a balanced and complex first impression. This gets enriched by the beer‘s higher carbonation, adding a mineralic quality, which tones down the well fitting sweetness in this. Finishes mellowed out with some wood bark, more pronounced bakers chocolate and faint hops.
I expected something totally different but this was a great surprise. Very complex and well balanced, this convinces, due to its unique flavor profile.
Sep 21, 2019Smell is surprisingly hop forward, revealing a noble, matured quality among slightly less pronounced caramel malts and melting toffee.
Has a vivid, yet balancing carbonation with a lighter, refreshing mouthfeel to it.
Tastes of ground coffee, bakers chocolate, wet leaves and a hint of toffee, blending together to a balanced and complex first impression. This gets enriched by the beer‘s higher carbonation, adding a mineralic quality, which tones down the well fitting sweetness in this. Finishes mellowed out with some wood bark, more pronounced bakers chocolate and faint hops.
I expected something totally different but this was a great surprise. Very complex and well balanced, this convinces, due to its unique flavor profile.
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.64/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.64/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Great fortune to have this "5th Sense" on a hot summer day at a family reunion (one of my nephews is a hop-head.)
Aroma was hugely citric and the initial taste was refreshing, but the hops took over and I drank no more as I knew it would not go with the food. And what are saisons for, but to go with food?
Interesting that this beer is inspired by American IPA's. But, they seemed not to make it too bitter to drink...just too bitter to go with food.
Bought this because it was on the "1001" beers list and, arguably, should not have been.
Mar 19, 2016Aroma was hugely citric and the initial taste was refreshing, but the hops took over and I drank no more as I knew it would not go with the food. And what are saisons for, but to go with food?
Interesting that this beer is inspired by American IPA's. But, they seemed not to make it too bitter to drink...just too bitter to go with food.
Bought this because it was on the "1001" beers list and, arguably, should not have been.
V Cense from Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
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