Saison Des Dunes
Microbrasserie St-Pancrace

Pours a nice golden/orange/peach with two inches thick of dense white foam with good retention and lacing. Aromas of black pepper, cereals, yeast, lime, kalamata olives. Lots of spicy phenols. The taste is quite spicy and peppery. Almost a bit too much. Nice yeast fruityness in the middle of the sip, but surrounded by two different pepper feelings: one very green in the beginning and one pretty acrid at the end. The finnish is very dry and leaves a long aftertaste of pepper and hops spicyness. A good beer, but not my favorite in this style.

Deep cloudy, almost opaque, golden color with dense activity. Extra foamy and frothy light beige 4-5 finger head in a large tulip, lasting around 15 minutes, with moderate legs and lace, but a good swirl response. Flavors of sweet grains, lemon, grapefruits, orange peels, wild and brett yeast, peppercorn, caramel, with floral hops. Strong strength finish, quite dry and boozy, a bit peppery with dominant sour fruits that is more citrusy than tropical, including a thick malty leathery feel. Ends leafy and tongue coating, not crisp enough nor zesty. Too alcoholic, feels like 9%, so it lacks complexity. Hits the accessibility too, and not quite as fresh as it should. Slightly off and not like a usual Saison, more like a barley Pale Ale cross Tripel spiciness. Some bardyard feel is present, yet quickly overwhelmed by the malts. Highly warming stuff though. With some tweaks it could be interesting, until then, overall this is an okay quality craft.