V Cense
Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille

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From:
Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
 
Belgium
Style:
Saison
Ranked #625
ABV:
7%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,143
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 11.17%
Reviews:
43
Ratings:
99
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 25, 2024
Added:
Aug 17, 2009
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by ShanePB:
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Reviewed by ShanePB from Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
750 ml bottle, poured into two snifter glasses. Acquired from the Michael Jackson Rare Beer Club, and shared with my girlfriend on a relaxing summer night outside.

A: Dark rustic amber body with an overall brown hue to it. A fluffy and sudsy slightly off-white head sits atop. Retention is fairly nice as well is the lacing. It's much darker than I expected it to be for a Saison.

S: Dark roasted malts, slightly floral hops, biscuits, some very dry and hay like funk. It doesn't, to me, have those very light, fragrant and sweet notes I expect in a Saison. Even for a Belgian Saison it's definitely something different.

T: A lot of roasted spiciness comes off first, along with a sweeter caramel malt flavor. A touch of pepper, floral hops and some vanilla is left in the finish. This is a very disappointing and weak flavor profile, and completely departs from my expectations for a Saison.

M: Very thin and watery. Bubbly, very carbonated, just an okay feel here.

Both my girlfriend and I agreed, this wasn't a bad beer and was drinkable but did not meet my expectations for the style. I wouldn't buy another bottle but it was nice to sample once.
Jul 14, 2011
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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
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, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jan 01, 2024
 
Rated: 3.78 by HopBelT from Belgium

Jan 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by steverx8 from England

Aug 23, 2020
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Rated by Bruno74200 from France

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, 2020
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany

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, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by bigred89 from Maryland

Sep 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Antyk from Belgium

Feb 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Oct 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.43 by TheCrowsEye from California

May 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by desint from Belgium

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.34 by joaopmgoncalves from Portugal

Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by Celtics76 from Rhode Island

Apr 20, 2016
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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
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, 2016
 
Rated: 3.46 by dougbreathe from France

Feb 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by Evil_Pidde from Sweden

Aug 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by leitmotif from Romania

Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Ciocanelu from Romania

Jun 09, 2015
V Cense from Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 99 ratings