Glimmerglass
Brewery Ommegang

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz glass into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Pours a bright medium golden color with massive foamy white head. Head lasts forever and leaves great lacing.

S: Sweet citrus and thyme. Zesty and spicy.

T/F: Orange and citrus mixed with Belgian yeast to give a fruity and refreshing Saison. Herbal and spicy... peppercorn and thyme. Well carbonated. Medium to light in body. Finish is a little sticky with sweet and bitter orange rind.

O: Ommegang knows their way around a Saison and this is a tasty one. Lots of citrus and herbal character. Bitter orange and sweetness complement the yeast nicely... great for the warming weather.

 

Clear sparkling gold-amber with an eggshell dome that mushroomed out of the glass to an uncanny extreme without spilling. Sediment brings the snowglobe effect when you aren't careful of the full pour.

Smell is wheat, Belgian yeast that is more phenolic than estery, with clove, pear, banana, herbs and toffee.

Taste is bitter orange rind, Belgian yeast again that is more on the phenolic end, with some grass.

Soft, frothy, medium bodied.

 

 

 

 

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05/14/2015
On tap at Brother Jimmy's, New Brunswick, NJ.
Appearance, hazy yellow brown.
Aroma is apple, wheat, grass.
Taste is fruit, but light.
Feel is thin. Flat.
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Pours a nice clear light gold color with a lot of bubbles. The head is huge, it reminds of the head you get from Duvel, which means it is large and persistent.

The smell starts out sweet and citrus like, seems more like lemon. There is also a bit of funk there, giving it a bit of an earthy smell.

Very fruity up front, at first it seemed mostly apple and pear, but as it warms a bit, I can detect the orange peel. There is just a hint of funk, and finishes with some pepper.

Feel is about normal for the style, not quite as tongue tingling as I thought due to the bubbles.

Overall a decent beer, but nothing too outstanding. It is easy drinking, a good beer for a hot day. Still, if you want a world class saison, Hennepin is still the benchmark. Still, glad I tried it.

 

Pours a gold, light orange with medium to high carbonation. Not much aroma in my bottle. Taste is fruity, a little spice. Less spicy and funky than a typical saison but still tasty and well executed. A good, well executed beer even if it isn't the most ambitious example of the style.

 

 

 

 

 

Another excellent saison from Ommegang. Not quite at the Hennepin level but damn good. The smell is yeasty, bready, and slightly spicy with apple, pear, and apricot all coming out as it warms. The taste follows with a peppery bite to the finish. Beautiful bottle conditioned carbonation and mouthfeel. yb

From the potsdam ny iga for $3

 

 

 

 

12 oz bottle. Poured a clear golden amber with a lasting white head. Aromas of straw, fruitiness and light pepper. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of fruit and pepper with a crisp dry lingering peppery finish.

Enjoyed from the growler via Jungle Jim's in a snifter. This NICE saison pours a chill hazed deep golden straw color with a moderate head of white foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin layer, and very light lacing. Nose of soft wheat, subtle yeast, light honey, and light orchard fruits. Flavors surpass the nose with sweet wheat and breaded notes on the front and middle, light white pepper and pears hit on the sides, and yeasty breaded malts follow through on the rear. Excellent mouth feel, crisp and satisfying, clean and subtly dry. An excellent saison.

Cheers

Pours a dark straw with a huge head that was well above two fingers. The nose is funky with plenty of lemon. The lemon essence continues through the flavor profile.

This offering is light and refreshing.

L: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had an orange-gold color and a cloudy texture. There was a huge, fluffy, long-lasting head. pretty good lacing.

S: A nice aroma of citrus, yeast, spices, and malt. Sweet and light.

T: Tasted of coriander, light malt notes, a little Belgian yeast, peppercorns, orange, and the saison barnyard funk. A light, fruity, fairly complex flavor that has the right amount of spice. More citrus than most saisons, but this is a good thing.

F: A well-carbonated beer with a fairly lively finish. Light- to medium-bodied.

O: In general, this is a well made, drinkable beer. Light, sweet, and likable.