Abundant lactobacillus bacteria deepens sour edge of amber-bronzed bourbon-aged farmhouse ale. Subtle dry bourbon influence seeps into vinous white wine tannins, musty oaken cherry leathering and bitter lemon peel zesting, picking up salted lime licks and tart strawberry-kiwi snips at the finish. As it warms, slight berry-peach sweetness sneaks by.
Tag Archives: sour saison
HUDSON VALLEY KINDS OF LIGHT SOUR FARMHOUSE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, delightful oak-aged sour saison refermented in Albarino grape skins reaches heavenly nirvana. Polite white grape must gleefully seeps into tart lemon spritz and hard cider reminder, leaving lactic souring upon acrid barnyard leathering for mildly acidic white wine-like tartness. Elegant.
OXBOW FIRST FRUITS 2018
On tap at Ambulance, vinous ultra-dry pinkish amber barrel-age blended farmhouse ale unites Kriek-like oaken cherry tartness with puckered raspberry vinaigrette souring and woodruff-syruped raspberry rasp. Leathery farmhouse funk seeps into the mix alongside a hint of champagne lemonade.
THREES WANDERING BIND (BARREL BLEND #11)
On tap at Ambulance, bone-dry foudre-blended sour saison retains limey green apple pucker, tannic green grape tartness and pungent lemon rot musk in moderately acidic lactose setting. In the back end, earthen acridity hides tertiary melon, oaken cherry and berry snips.
OXBOW SAISONDRE 3000
On tap at Ambulance, mixed fermentation oak-aged sour saison retains summery lemondrop tartness and vinous white grape tannins over desiccated oats-dried barnyard acridity.
GRIMM PATTER SAISON
OXBOW MOON JUICE GRISETTE
On tap at Ambulance, dry mixed fermentation farmhouse ale adds white grape juice to lime-salted acidity over spelt-dried dehusked oats for sour frontage. Vinous white wine esters gain champagne sparkle and peppery tingle.
OXBOW PAST TENSE
OXBOW PUNCH BROOK FARMHOUSE LAGER WITH RASPBERRIES
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, frothily pink-headed, ruddy-bodied sour saison aged on raspberry gains vinous lemon-limed acidity. Raspy raspberry vinaigrette souring spreads across sharp green grape, cranberry and cider illusions as well as light beechwood-smoked tinge. Worthy.
MUCKRAKER SAISON BLUEBLOOD
CASA AGRIA SOL Y MIEL SAISON
On tap at Ambulance, wildflower-honeyed sunflower seed salting gains limey lemon rot desiccation to contrast mild chestnut sweetness of interestingly peculiar sour saison hybrid.