Widmer Brothers W'12 Dark Saison

20120328:
I wrote: "I like this W'12 Widmer Brothers Dark Saison. It has a nice smell out the bottle. It has a lovely taste. It's complex. Feb 01 12." 4:14 PM

In contrast to my experience, the beer did not rate well on either BeerAvocate.com (79=Average) or RateBeer.com (64%ile Overall, 28%ile Saison).

[20120514]

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Widmer Brothers W'12 Dark Saison

Relevant Links:
Widmer Brothers Website
W'12 Dark Saison (Widmer Website)
W'12 Dark Saison (BeerAdvocate.com)
Widmer Brothers W'12 Dark Saison (RateBeer.com)
Saison (Wikipedia.org)

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Website Information:

W’12 DARK SAISON
BREWMASTERS' RELEASE

INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC FRENCH FARMHOUSE ALE, OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE SAISON STYLE GETS ITS DARK COLOR AND DEEP RUBY HUE FROM A HINT OF CARAMEL AND DARK CHOCOLATE MALTS. WHILE THE BEER IS DARKER THAN MANY EXAMPLES OF THE STYLE, THE CITRUS SPICE OF SAAZ HOPS PROVIDES A PERFECT BALANCE OF COMPLEX FRUITY ESTERS WITH EARTHY AND SPICY NOTES. DARK SAISON FINISHES SLIGHTLY TART WITH A DRYING, CLEAN, AND PEPPER-LIKE FINISH.

AVAILABILITY SPRING
BITTERNESS 25 IBU
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME 5.5%
ORIGINAL GRAVITY 11.75 PLATO
MALTS 2-ROW PALE, WHITE WHEAT, CARAMEL 120L, VIENNA, DARK CHOCOLATE
HOPS ALCHEMY, SAAZ