$5.99 from Green’s on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. The 1 Pt 0.9 fl oz bottle has the classy, usual Nogne label.
Very interesting and enjoyable beer. Poured into the Dogfish Head palm glass. Slightly cloudy golden yellow with a bubbly, soap like head an some great lace. Looks super.
Very mild funk in the nose with some alcohol. As it warms more funk comes on.
Very mild tatrness, very mild alcohol and a slight hop bite add to the taste sensation. Slightly oily, slick mouthfeel with a little pils like, Saaz hop bite toward the end. In ALL respects this reminds me of a diluted Imperial Pils (Sam Adams or a DFH Golden Era/Golden Shower). Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot lighter than those beers, but it is a very interesting. Very, very mild white pepper.
The mouthfeel IS a bit unusual for the stlye, but for me it works! Slightly slick, slightly Pils like, slightly delicious!
I like this a LOT – all kinds of interesting angles on a Saison which treads a fine along along the edge of the style, but it works VERY well. Very tasty and subtle too. I think this could be a really nice crossover beer. ABV compliments the whole package.
This is one of the best beers I have tried in quite some time.