Midnight In Paris
Canton Brew Works

16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart blackberries, fruit skin/seed, raisin, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, red grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, blackberries, roast/bready malt, and earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart blackberries, fruit skin/seed, raisin, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, red grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness; and herbal, floral, grassy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lightly tart blackberries, fruit skin/seed, raisin, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, red grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, blackberries, roast/bready malt, and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt, bitter, spiciness balance; with no acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.1%. Overall this is an excellent fruited black saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, blackberries, dark/roast/bready malt, and earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Perfectly balanced yeast, malts, and earthy hops. Not overwhelming on blackberries, which complement the yeast profile perfectly. A very enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Hope to see more black saisons eventually, they nailed it with this one.

On tap. Dark saison with blackberries. Dark in color, but light in taste. The blackberry is prominent but not overpowering or cloying. Very light saison funk. Maybe not true to any one style, but an excellent brew