Year of New Beer: The Porthole, Evil Twin Brewing (Denmark)

Written By: Dion on 12/02/2014

Mild blueberry, apple skin, tart pear, and Belgian yeast on the nose. On the tongue, a mineral water/seltzer bite leads with the blueberry coming through only as the beer languishes in the mouth during a slow swallow. I was expecting a more dominant note, honestly. Instead, the mid-palate is overtaken by a slightly syrupy sweetness before finishing with a mildly bitter, peppery bite. I've never been to The Aviary in Chicago, but I can only imagine that this tribute to their famous cocktail falls a little short. Not a horrible saison, just different than I was expecting.