Rating: 4.5/5

Of Love & Regret (Import Series Vol. #1) by Gypsy/Gangster Brewer Stillwater Artisanal, is a 7.2%ABV Belgian Saison Ale.

Description:
For the first edition of the Stillwater Import Series I traveled to the village of Beerzel, located in the Antwerp province of Belgium. Here I teamed up with brewmaster Jef Goetelen to craft an authentic Belgian version of my liquid interpretation of the Spring season. A recipe originally contrived a few years prior as a collaboration brew with my good friend Paul Kretzer. The base is German barley & wheat, with a touch of Belgian aromatic; accented with grassy hops and an array of spring botanicals (heather, chamomile, lavender, & dandelion). Like a fresh meadow in spring.

This is the second time I get a chance to try this beer. I got around to trying the 750ml bottle this time around. Wish I could get a chance to go the the actual bar up in Baltimore (http://www.ofloveandregret.com/) lol maybe someday.

The aromas of this beers are very sweet and floral. Lime, citrus, herbs and different types of flowers. Almost like a field of flowers. Uniqueness fragrances like Lavender and Chamomile can be sensed.The flavors are rich. Orange, tamarind, biscuit bread, chamomile tea, honey, cinnamon, ginger, flowers (like the way they smell, this tastes) like Heather, Lavender and Rose hips. A beer to share your joys and regrets with others. Something quite nice and worth the taste if you can find it 😛

2011 Review:
LMFAO!!… Of Love & Regret (Import Series Vol. #1) by Stillwater Artisanal gypsy/gangster brewing. A super rarity…lol but was very affordable brew for sure :3. This brew goes out to all who have fallen in love twice or more. For many reasons. When we fall in love we think its awesome and it is a magical ride of goodness for sure little to know if we go all the way and marry someone and maybe we become miserable and want to find someone else to love…lol not to say this happens but sometimes it does. Well to those who feel they messed up and truly didn’t find what they were looking for, this brew is for you. By the way it goes both ways, man upset with his woman or even woman upset with her man. LOL cheating but you will get caught cuz karma is a real bitch :P. Anyways about this elusive brew I have been looking for ever. First off this is a wild saison ale which is brewed with wild yeast as most of the still waters go. This is different though. There truly is alot of love in this beer, literally its brewed with flowers :P. The base is German barley & wheat, with a touch of Belgian aromatic; accented with grassy hops and an array of spring botanicals (heather, chamomile, lavender, & dandelion)…YES..there is a reason why this brew was made very limited and very hard to find. Because honestly true love is the same way sometimes. In fact the brew opened up bursting and I was lucky enough to get the beer out before it spilled everywhere thank god … The brew taste like all sorts of fruits, passion fruit, mango, tangerine, banana, minor vanilla, earth and bready notes. Man it is very good. If you ever lost some one to someone else, lol love is a real bitch, but drink up this may make you feel better,….that is if your able to find this true love beauty of a beer for sure :P…Good luck and cheer up, as there are plenty of dogfish in the sea you will find the right woman/man and the right beer to share with your partner some day 🙂