I definitely seem to have evolved since I last had this, nine(!) years ago. Brut, grape and wood, some light bitter funk, sparkly. A hint of licorice on the finish? Only thing holding it back may be its lightness.

Classic American saison, just a little bit of wine-like funk and a dry finish.

Lightly tart, champagne-grape notes with sweet cereal. Dry and clean, refreshing, very tasty.

A decent if puckery-tart mango opening, a fruity orange juice ending, and in between a flavor that is not unlike what I imagine drinking Scrubbing Bubbles brand toilet cleaner would taste like.

At first I was horrified by this, but it mellowed out over time. Definitely mushroomy, buttery-then-earthy, some burnt caramel sweetness. Otherwise intense in roast and over-syrupy in a way I kind of expect from this Stillwater/Mikkeller/Evil Twin bunch. It's a strange mix of flavors and never settled into a comfortable place for me.

A hazy pale, grapefruit and wood smoke beer. And that's pretty much all you need to know. Yuck.

Tons of sediment, almost unpleasant-looking, but flavor wise this is pretty good. Juicy, mango is clearly at the front of the flavor. No tartness or bitterness, and the overall feeling here is plesasantly sweet. Light finish.

I was trepidacious about this upon reading the label, but I’m pleased to report that the flavors are subtle. Almost too subtle. Like several sips in, the pepper finally starts accumulating enough to register. Otherwise, I have to admit I don’t really get the peanut here, even though it’s the third ingredient listed behind water and barley. Hmmm.

Chili and peanut are the primary flavors here. Disappointed by the complete absence of Sichuan pepper as far as I can tell, but otherwise it's not too far off from the Mexican chocolate stout flavor profile. Let it warm up a little before drinking. Shows every bit of its 11% ABV.

I have my rating but no notes on this one.

Really interesting. Bracingly tart on open, with a hop-bitter-sourness (not at all salty). Finishes clean, and all fresh grape. Each sip was a flinch followed by pleasure. Basically unlike any other sour I've had.

Looks like a porter, but tastes like a slightly thin Stout. Not what I expected from a "Belgian Dark".

Stouty in a good way. Though a little bitter on the finish.

Dry, clear fruity sourness; starts fruity and ends quite tart. Not huge amounts of funk. Finish feels salty and gose-like although I'm not sure any actual salt was involved. Pretty good!

Inky, black stout, but very tasty - about as good as you can get with a straight Imperial Stout. It's been a while, but I think this is comparable to Dogfish's World Wide Stout.

Smells hoppy, but the flavor was a super-interesting, mellow, lightly sweet flavor that really did bring the idea of rice to the forefront. Light hops finished this off. Very, very drinkable, and appealing because of its unusual character. Definitely want to get more of this.

A malty, thick stout with a more bready-sweet character than the Mean Old Tom. It was nice and chewy but it didn't have the clean directness of that other beer so it gets a slightly lower mark. Points for the name, though.

Lots of banana at the forefront, almost saturated, with some complex spice flavors in the mix. Good, lager-like cereal on the finish It's not exactly crisp, but it is flavorful and those flavors are good.

Light for a saison. Still had some tang to it. Some yeast bitterness as well.

Not sure how I feel about this beer. It tastes like a sour corn lager with a pilsner-like bitter finish. Just writing that out feels weird.

This was the harshest smooth beer I think I've ever had. It was smoky and bitter, and perhaps over-roasted, but mellowed out precipitously by the finish. Still, it was work to drink this.

Typical sourness on the nose. But bursts out with fizzy spicy notes with a hint of honey. Finishes typical with slight sour notes.

The sage and bitterness wars in the flavor. I think the sage wins.

Noticeable smell of grape which reminds me of a port. Very noticeable sweet grape taste. Dried raisins and nice roasty flavors. It's a weird/funky mix but it's pretty well balanced.

Stout with an Evil-Twin-like roastiness and thick complexion, made a bit murky by a round, fruity grape flavor which sits just below the surface. This could have been really off-putting, but the balance was just right, I thought.

Slight hint of spice in the scent. The taste is sharp and dry with a noticeable bitterness that reminds me of Czech pilsners, As you get into it, something like a bitter-tart fruit flavor becomes noticeable. It is very interesting, I feel I need to have a full serving if I'm going to decide on what I think about this beer.

Kind of like a cross between a lighter stout and a saison - tart, saison yeast leading to some roasted malt. The malt flavors waned as the beer warmed making it just a medium bodied, tartish saison.

Not too yeasty, darker in color and taste. A malt palate more towards an amber or even a Belgian Dubbel giving some "fall" ripe fruit flavors. None of that "brightness" or carbonation you'd expect. Not bad, but not really a Saison.

Characteristic spicy hop aroma & flavor of Stone dark beers, although more balanced than their smoked porter -- I think the Belgian yeast is what does it. Smoke is subtle and nicely done. Still, it was work to appreciate this beer.

Smokey tart smell. Thin body, sour edge to the taste.