Paddy's Diva
Paddy's Pub And Brewery

Had at the brewery 20/12/2010.

Pours very opaque dayglo saffron colour with firm, dense white head that retains extremely well. Not much to report with no sinking of the head and no light passing through the body, but yeah, good looking beer.

Smells nice; fruity with a good barnyard funk to it. Fair rubber and leather notes and a nice passionfruit aroma together with canteloupe and that candy melon ester. Very pleasant and good saison nose.

Taste is quite nice. Fair tangy note upfront with citrus and melon character; gets quite funky on mid-palate, with rubber and wet wool notes, some touches of smoke as well that blend well with a musty Belgian character. Very mild green pepper spice as well. Lots of good saison characters and plenty of refreshing notes. A bit heavy on the phenols at the back, but it's all true to style so I can't take points off except for drinkability.

Mouthfeel is a bit overly sizzling, but a fair body lessens the impact. Pretty good.

A very decent saison and it's good to see the style getting a look-in. I'm a bit disappointed the bartender tried to talk me out of getting this :)

Pours an extremely cloudy pale yellow colour with a fine but filmy head of pure white. Love the cloudiness, it's deliciously opaque.

Nose is a very pleasant fresh wheat style, with some fragrant saison spiciness coming through - clove but surprising tropical peach and classical banana. Thinner than it could be, and maybe missing a bit of the rank organic characters, but quite pleasant.

Taste is really good, big clove spice, with a fullbodied sweet wheat fragrance that is leavened and smooth. The spice drags it pleasantly into saison territory, with a good clean profile. Very enioyable.

Very clean and fresh and very drinkable. I'm impressed with how smooth and true to style this is. It doesn't hit the high notes of a genuine saison, but it's pretty damn good.