Icon Series: Bière De Saison
Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Icon Series: Bière De SaisonIcon Series: Bière De Saison
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From:
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Bière de Garde
ABV:
9%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 10.49%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
160
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 18, 2016
Added:
Aug 16, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  19
This beer has a complex spicy nose with notes of brown sugar and plums. The taste starts with big spicy malt and alcohol moving to fruity in the middle and then an earthy, spicy finish. High complexity reminiscent of something between a dubbel and a quadruppel. Here is what brewer Aaron Inkrott says about this beer:

The inspiration for this beer comes from the traditional French and Belgian farmhouse style ales; Bière de Noel and Saison. The malts used were focused on creating a complex malt backbone, with subtle floral characteristics from the Hersbrucker hops. The yeast is an aromatic Belgian Saison strain that produces complex esters balanced with earthy/spicy notes.
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Ratings by JamLand:
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Rated by JamLand from District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

Sep 25, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.96 by jtaylord from Texas

Feb 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.14 by ericat78 from Texas

Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.53 by kwolf23 from Texas

Nov 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Hazy amber brown body is crowned by a massive, dense, and persistent tan head. Volumes of fine minute bubbles surge against the glass walls. The lacing is Belgian-like.

Aroma: Very sweet, with syrupy notes, pronounced phenols, moderate dark fruits, red grapes, and yeast.

Taste: Dark fruits, namely plums and pears, as well as red grapes dominate the taste from start to finish. There is a pronounced undercurrent of spicy alcohol as well, this is notable in the taste from start to finish, and offers a moderate warming presence. Later in the taste, there is a mild black licorice flavor. Finishes with a lingering dark fruit and spicy alcohol flavor.

Mouth feel: Smooth and soft, quite full, with delicate carbonation.

Drinkability/notes: A very nice winter beer, poured as another surge of rainy weather (11.0 inches in the last ten days) storms in.

Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce short brown glass bottle with a twist-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.
May 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by DantheMan75 from Wisconsin

Dec 30, 2014
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Rated by brett606 from Texas

3.17/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
I normally don't like wheat beers, but this one is delicious
Dec 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by nathanmiller from New York

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Qabil from Texas

Oct 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Sep 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Shveta from Texas

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ScubaSteve00 from Texas

Sep 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Basoos1 from Oklahoma

Sep 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by porter0209 from Texas

Aug 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by holmesmi from Texas

Aug 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by thereal_adam from Texas

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by juicewheez from New York

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Tuck_leepulin from Texas

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zbuchanan from Texas

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Dabai from Texas

Jul 07, 2014
Icon Series: Bière De Saison from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 160 ratings