Dandy Brewing Company Une Vieille Maîtresse Grisette / Petit Saison at 3.5% ABV (C$6.07 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 650 ml, no bottle date or best before, acquired 18-Aug-2016, reviewed 19-Aug-2016)
Appearance: clear pale straw with one fat finger of fluffy white head, good retention and moderate lacing. (4/5) Aroma: pale malt, grassy hay, stone fruit, light barnyard funk. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, low bitter, mild funk. (7/10) Light body, moderate carbonation, crisp lightly funky finish. (4/5)
This is only the second grisette I’ve ever had, and the first one didn’t kindly dispose me towards the style. This? This… disposes me more kindly towards the style. Much more. It tastes like a light saison, which a cursory research tells me is exactly the intent, except unlike saisons brewed for farm workers, the grisette was brewed for miners. There was a lot of variation in the style, with colour ranging from blonde to amber., but the overall intent was one of a dry and refreshing ale with a low ABV – and this is pretty much that. A nice recovery drink after cycling… 🙂 (14/20)
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