On tap at Track 84, slightly askew limited edition (2015) saison brings wood-grained lemony grapefruit tartness to hop-spiced herbal tea stead. Wispy lemongrass, white pepper and earthen soil accents contrast tertiary banana bubblegum sweetness at sour citric finish.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, daringly complex hybridized saison tosses light buttery saffron pungency at green chili pepper burn, obscuring stylish lemony orange souring but not at the expense of good taste. In deep recess, cayenne-peppered ground cinnamon, curry and cumin wisps increase chili heat.
Ambitious stylistic depth marks expressively melodic ‘sonnet.’ Everything’s in harmony. Moderate lemongrass adjunct influences zesty tropical fruiting, herbal honeyed saffron spicing and mild white-peppered hop bittering. Candi-sugared Belgian yeast sweetens curacao orange, peach, pineapple, mango and tangerine tang. Delicate French breading underscores ascending banana overtures, creamy vanilla caress, distant butternut squash snip and wispy cologne-laced alcohol sway at spritzy citrus finish. Recommended.
On tap at Growler & Gill, lemon-soured saison picks up mildly creamed vanilla sugaring, light banana-clove-coriander snip and ascending orange-peeled grapefruit bittering. Salty carbolic spritz contrasts fruit-spiced sweetness.
Underwhelming springtime saison tries to utilize blanched strawberry tartness but gets pared down by lemon-soured yellow grape esters and musky horseblanket astringency.
On tap at Ambulance, subtly fruited collaboration with Switzerland’s Trois Dames pushes aside usual citric-soured saison styling for evaporative strawberry tartness and dry earthen musk. Wispy lemon liming thins out alongside pithy seltzer-crisped strawberry resonance to its honeyed biscuit spine.
On tap at New York Wing Factory, appeasing moderation brings sharp citrus fruiting to salty white-peppered hop bittering and soft-watered minerality. Sour lemon rot, mild mandarin orange tartness and light tangerine tang provide subtle illusions above mild barnyard rusticity.
On tap at New York Wing Factory, perfunctory Calypso-hopped version of well respected saison fails to deliver. Pungent floral-perfumed citric spice and barren white-wined yellow grape tartness receive musky earthen barnyard rusticity. Fungi-like navel orange rot, lemon musk and dessicated pineapple never fully integrate.
On tap at Ambulance, dry-hopped springtime farmhouse ale just misses the mark. Perfumed yellow grapefruit bittering stays sharp and sour lemon-rotted tartness provides decent backup, but musky cologne-like spicing is an acquired taste.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, crisp Noble-hopped farmhouse ale places moderate orange-rotted lemon souring atop light pilsner malting and mildly creamed vanilla sugaring. Tart citric briskness retains clean finish.
Murky saison brings sour-fruited expectancy and hard cider bite to delicate hop spicing, losing luster by citric-spoiled finish. Orange-oiled tartness, honeyed lemon herbage and terse lemongrass-coriander snip fit stylistic realm.
On tap at Track 84, smoothly crystalline apple-juiced saison utilizes champagne yeast to provide inviting white-wined cider lilt. Subtle lemony orange souring and tannic yellow grape esters fill the backend, but advertised apple adjunct relegated to a certain anonymity.