Ovila Abbey Saison with Mandarin Oranges and Peppercorns
Ovila Abbey Ales are a series of Belgian-inspired beers brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in collaboration with the monks at the Abbey of New Clairvaux...
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Saison
Hilliard’s Beer Seattle, WA Refreshing and complex. The high fermentation temperature used with the Belgian yeast strain allows it to add its unique characteristics to the flavor without the addition of spices. ABV: 6.3 ABW: 4.9 COLOR: 7.3 BITTERNESS: 20 ...
Twisted Pine Brewery Releases Summer Seasonal
Twisted Pine Brewery will re-release their popular Le Petit Saison this June....
Iron Hill Brewery Announces Collaboration Beer Saizanne
Iron Hill Brewery has teamed up with Suzanne “Beer Lass” Woods to create a pepper-infused saison called Saizanne....
Jolly Pumpkin Introduces iO Saison To Their Baudelaire Series
Dexter, Michigan-based Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales has announced the release of iO Saison....
Smuttynose Brewing Co. Farmhouse Ale
Saisons are a complex beer style....
The Season for Saison
Warm weather presents something of a dilemma for brewers, as yeast is wont to misbehave under high temperatures. Rather than letting the brewhouse lie fallow, use this period to brew saison, the seasonal, quirky farmhouse brew of Wallonia in southern ...
Jolly Pumpkin And Rare Beer Club Brew Limited Beer To Help Fight Cancer
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales and the Rare Beer of the Month Club, as well as craft beer distributors the Shelton Brothers, have all banded together to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer....
Saison: Flavors of the Countryside
In his magisterial The Brewmaster’s Table, Garrett Oliver wrote that if he were forced to drink just one beer style with food for the rest of his life it would be a Wallonian saison. Such a sense of certainty makes ...
Saison
Saison beers are distinctive specialty beers from the Belgian province of Hainuat. These beers were originally brewed in the early spring for summer consumption, though contemporary Belgian saisons are brewed all year round with pale malts and are well dosed with English and Belgian hop varieties. Lively carbonation ensues from a secondary fermentation in the bottle. The color is classically golden orange and the flavors are refreshing with citrus and fruity hop notes. Sadly, these beers are under-appreciated in their home country and their production is limited to a small number of artisanal producers who keep this style alive. With a typically hoppy character, saisons are an esoteric style of beer that should appeal to any devotees of U.S. craft beers, if you can track them down. Occasionally, U.S. brewpubs will attempt a version....
