Dageraad Brewing Randonneur Saison at 6.4% ABV (C$8.29 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 650 ml, no bottle date or best before)
Appearance: hazy medium gold with a fat finger of loose white head, good retention and lacing. (4/5) Aroma: lemon zest, straw, wheat, white pepper. (7/10) Taste: mild sweet, moderate bitter, light tart. (7/10) Medium body, lively carbonation, crisp dry finish. (4/5)
I continue to be fairly impressed by Dageraad. Their focus seems to be authentic Belgian-style ales, and they’re doing a respectable job of them. They’re not perfect, mind you – this one, for example, is quite nice until most of the way through the bottle, when a little brown apple starts to develop in the finish. Not off-putting, by any means, but enough to keep this particular brew out of my 8/10 “world class” cutoff – if only by a tick. (15/20)
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