Perennial Artisan Ales Saison de Lis

**Aroma:** “A healthy blend of saison fruity esters (lemon, apple), light peppery spice, and sweet peach. Medium earthy hops aroma. Floral esters (geranium). Light citrus ester notes.” **Flavor:** “Heavy peach up front, as if I bit into a ripe one in the middle of August. The saison flavors emerge as the peach fades, with a noticeable peppery character and pleasant lemony ester. The peach comes back in the aftertaste, but is just subtle enough to encourage another sip. Perhaps a little sweet or heavy on the body for a saison, but overall tasty.” **Overall:** “Good peach saison—big peach notes, classic black pepper with light esters, a bit of bitterness, and a moderately dry finish. An easy-drinking summer beer that’s a bit on the sweet side with a strong balancing bitterness. A solid combination of a well-crafted saison with choice selection of peach. Could finish drier for even better drinkability. Having said that, I liked it. I want to drink all of this.”

“Every pale ale should be a celebration of hops; this beer clearly wants to wave that flag. Pine, grapefruit. and tangerine form a warm mélange, and a perfect touch of malt-and-ester punch carries the hops without taking the foreground.”

__Aroma:__ “Juicy raspberries without being overly sweet, but the color threw me for a loop since it’s not red or pink at all. Lemon citrus, shortbread, slight herbal, and some acidic notes.” __Flavor:__ “Screams raspberry with low-to-moderate sweetness that quickly transitions into high acidity. Huge tart raspberry esters pull everything together. Some nice bready notes and subtle funkiness provide support to balance things out.” __Overall:__ “Lots of raspberry with a bit of bready malt behind it. While the strong acidity isn’t my favorite for this style, the fruit is well blended with the sourness. For those who like raspberry sours, this is the one for you.”