On tap at Ambulance, passive dry-hopped saison (a collaboration with Three’s Brewery) retains dainty yellow grapefruit tang, brisk lemon zest crispness and subtle curacao-mandarin orange tartness. Mild brettanomyces bacteria deepens sour citric acidity over sugary wax-candied crystal malt base.
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(FLYING DOG) OTTERBEIN’S CITRUS SAISON
Amiable sweet ‘n sour pepper-spiced citrus zest informs herbaceous white and green-peppered Belgian yeast fungi of easygoing moderation. Aromatic yellow grapefruit zing and subtle tangerine tang contrast lemon rot dryness. Mild lemongrass tingle entices polite citric-spiced finish.
SMUTTYNOSE SMUTTLABS: BIERE DE’SHIRE AMBER SAISON ALE
On tap at Ambulance, strong ethyl-charged saison (with pronounced 9.1% ABV) buttresses stylish dry-spiced citrus tones against fungi-like French saison yeast pungency, sugary vanilla vodka boozing and light brettanomyces funk, creating a bustling biere de garde for heartier thirsts. When the alcohol astringency subsides, its sweetly soured orange, pineapple and grapefruit tartness envelops musty barnyard acridity, wispy white peppering, herbal thyme-basil remnants, phenol red grape esters and earthen musk above its buttered biscuit spine.
SURLY CYNICALE
Undemanding canned saison proves worthy with its balanced blend of honeyed Belgian yeast sinew, floral peach-apricot juicing and herbal black-peppered hop bittering. Mild pastry-sugared sourdough sweetness and tart lemony orange effervescence drift above oats-dried straw wheat spine as well.
KANE APIARY
Enigmatically complex hybrid brings sour saison yeast funk to wildflower honeyed mead insistence and orange-dried oats, spelt and rye rusticity. But its abstruse blend never completely suffices as oncoming white-wined Chardonnay spell, latent cider tartness and displaced sourdough bottom receive ethyl malt liquor astringency at musky groat-milled citric finish. Nevertheless, seasoned mead drinkers may find this to be the cat’s pajamas.
ABITA TWO BOOTS SAISON
Pleasurable soft-watered saison made in collaboration with Italian brewer, Birrificio del Ducato, places pepper, honey and lemon balm adjuncts alongside stylish orange and yellow fruited nature as well as sweet banana-clove licks. Palm-sugared lemon balm lightens herbal white peppering, candied grapefruit-pineapple sugaring, mild honeyed tea aspect and limey mandarin orange tartness of easygoing hybridized moderation.
SAINT SOMEWHERE PUNAISE DE AMOUR SAISON
On tap at Ambulance, hibiscus-flowered saison brings sweet coriander spicing to light citric souring. Zesty lemon peel tang dries out above dainty floral herbage and vinous grape esters.
FUNK FALLIAGE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sharp-spiced saison brings fig-sugared caramel malting to black-peppered lemony hop foliage and perfumed cologne restraint. Mild pecan pie sweetness overtaken by ginger, cinnamon, allspice and clove seasoning at wet leafy autumnal finish.
FULLSTEAM SUMMER BASIL FARMHOUSE ALE
KENT FALLS FIELD BEER – SPELT
KENT FALLS FIELD BEER – WHEAT
KENT FALLS GARDENERS TALE
On tap at Ambulance, tart saison with mint adjunct retains soft mouthfeel. Minty freshness stays recessive, providing distant candied sweetness to lemony orange tartness and sweet cider snip in a unique, if debatably unconvincing, manner. Approachable session beer will suit herbal citrus beer lovers.