For my first experiment with a brett beer I brewed a 1.045 saison with WLP565 and brett. c., in October 2012. The idea was for a light, refreshing but tasty beer that wouldn't need as much time as a stronger brett beer for the flavors to develop.
Appearance: Orange - golden in color with a moderate foam on top. Slight haze. The foam slowly dissipates to a thin covering fed by numerous bubbles moving up to the surface. Good lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma: Fruity but subtle. Maybe bananas, pineapple or other tropical fruits. The brett is subtle but noticeable.
Taste:A fruity taste with a slight acidity to the aftertaste. To my tongue it does not have the characteristic brett phenols, but it does have some pepperyness.
Mouthfeel: Moderate carbonation. Probably should be more carbed. Body is light, but not as light as some commercial saisons I've sampled.
Overall: A refreshingly light and fruity beer with low-to-moderate brett characteristics, at least to my tongue. Fruity smell, slight acidity, and a little bit of bretty aftertaste. Low hop presence. Probably most appropriate for a hot summer day.
Note that I did get some feedback from the guys at a homebrewing club meetup. They said that while the beer is pretty good and quite drinkable, for the style it is a tad sweet and needs a little bit more hop aroma to balance out the fruit brett character. I like this beer quite a bit but perhaps I'll try next time to use more late addition hops or even dry hop in order to get a little more hop aroma.
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