Slow-sipping wine-like Saison brings candi-sugared Belgian-styled fungi yeast funk to sudsy hop-fizzed foaming. Buttery Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wining overrides cherry-pureed white grape snip and teasing lemon meringue sourness, reaching zesty grapefruit summit.

Brewed in conjunction with established microbrewers Stone and Victory, heady yellow-hazed Saison salutes Simon & Garfunkle’s popular ’66 album with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme herbage. Creamy caramelized rye breading reaches herbaceous black-peppered rosemary summit above lemon-seeded grapefruit-peeled bittering that lingers to caraway-seeded harsh-grained finish. Dry earthen barnyard blanch, dark floral potpourri, and fennel-like respite add depth to interesting 2010 sidestep.

More rewarding experience in the bottle than on tap. Perfectly balanced, tempering citric cider acidity with creamier malted fruits. Expansive sweet ‘n sour raspberry pulp tartness leads the way above pungent wheat straw earthiness. Pureed raspberry, cherry, and raisin illusions settle in as it warms. Honeyed wheat bed secures orange-dried fig-date subsidy.

On tap, deviant farmhouse-styled fruit ale maintains dried apricot puree theme above grassy-hopped wheat-cracked spine. Alcohol astringency soaks up subsidiary nose-tingling black-peppered sashay and ginger-spiced orange compote souring.

Zesty lemon briskness punctuates aromatic lemon-peeled bittering, dainty white wine zip, and Shiraz red wine souring of champagne-bubbled Belgian-styled Farmhouse ale. Funky cellar-bound yeast sinew fortifies peach-orange-apple fruiting and spicy coriander-clove sweetness. White-peppered lemongrass, ginger, and spearmint herbage fill out tannic grape backdrop.

Eccentricities abound for abstruse amber-hazed bubbly-headed saison. Sour-candied orange tartness, weedy dark floral frolic, cherry lollipop dollop, distant strawberry pungency, and impulsive brimstone acridity make strange bedfellows. Mild peppery-hopped orange rind bittering and soothing chamomile tea hint secure earthen fungi backdrop.

Meritorious wine-barrel aged Belgian-styled ‘sparkling Saison ale’ retains herbaceous hop-dried candi-sugared citrus nature. White-peppered orange peel, lemon rind, and juniper bitterness counters malt-lacquered grape-sugared champagne-fizzed white wine sweetness. Bubbly carbolic briskness brightens lemongrass-soured yellow-fruited theme and ancillary banana-vanilla wince overriding earthen barnyard leathering to mildewed fungi yeast backdrop.

Earthen dried fruits abound for maroon-hued ruby-shaded springtime farmhouse ale. Funky Belgian yeast musk consumes pepper-hopped orange rind bittering, yellow grapefruit sourness, black cherry tartness, and tannic purple grape parching of dark saison. Banana chip, pickled fig, and sugar plum undertones drift through recessive schwarzbier-like mocha-smoked malting.

Expectant musty farmhouse funk and tart lemon-dried bittering bring Belgian-like sour ale nature to rocky beige-headed saffron-hazed medium body. Phenol resin-hopped raw-honeyed nectarine, pineapple, banana, and curacao orange fruiting receives parched barnyard-horsehide astringency. Too harshly metallic and weirdly herbal to capture crossover attention.

Conflicted winter ’09 release closer to funky fungi-scented farmhouse ale than ‘saison yeast’-injected amber ale (with strangely off-colored tan-headed brown-bodied appearance). Leathery smoked salami snippet fades out rapidly as inadequate prune-date souring and perplexed brown sugared banana-clove trifle prove less fruity than Saison styling indicates. Leafy earthiness lambastes warbled spicing, resinous backdrop, and cigar ash hint.

Pour slowly hazy golden summery saison or billowy foam will coat glass of moderate-bodied compost-scented Belgian-styled farmhouse ale. Fulsome carbolic spritz indulges black-peppered grassy-hopped bittering, nearly overwhelming candi-sugared lemony grapefruit tang glistening above creamy mildness and dry earthen floral nuance. Tart lemondrop finish lingers over tertiary peach, apricot, and green grape illusions.