Green Bench Brewing Co Saison de Banc Vert

**Aroma:** “Subtle aroma of lemon and _Brett_ funk with a slight vegetal note. Light spiciness and lots of phenols—smoky, white pepper. A bit of overripe peach and a bit of toasty malt.” **Flavor:** “Starts a bit sweet and becomes moderately acidic with a finish that’s sweet, sour, and bitter. Lemon and stone fruit with a hint of tartness. Finishes semidry with a slight tart note. Lots of pineapple, peach, and spicy, smoky phenols—almost a BBQ sauce. Some horse blanket but just a touch of _Brett_ with a few woody notes. High carbonation pushes into a light, dry finish.” **Overall:** “Odd beer to taste: sweet, tart, and bitter all at once. Lots of unusual smoky phenols, lots of peach. Moderate tart notes with grapefruit and light peach notes. Light funk note and a slight astringency toward the end of the sip. Light body and funky spicy complexity were enjoyable. No major flaws but the flavor is outside of the canon and tough to wrap your head around. ”

“Aroma of light pils malt has an overlay of spicy white-pepper hops; a whiff of diacetyl disappears quickly. Mostly clean and crisp flavor, finishing just dry. Very quaffable, and overall solid, but a slight vegetal quality; some overripe fruit lurks in the retronasal.”

“Unassuming nose, but light layers of mango, raspberry, peach, citrus with white-pepper spiciness. Moderate tart lactic acidity in the initial flavor fades to cotton-candy stone fruit.”