Silken saison with light brettanomyces acidity offers sunny lemon spritz to raw-honeyed strawberry tartness and herbal-tinged hops for éclair-headed yellow belly. Creamy vanilla froth engages floury dough bottom of slightly eccentric moderation.
Tag Archives: sour saison
OXBOW OPEN AIR
Fine fermented farmhouse ale utilizes open-air coolship production of mixed culture yeast aged on cherry and raspberry to provide lightly acidic Sauvignon Blanc appeal as oaken cherry and raspberry rhubarb tartness pick up vinous green grape souring over straw-dried red wheat malts.
ALLAGASH SAISON GRATIS
On tap at Ambulance, brettanomyces-laden sour saison utilizes German Calistra-Grundgeist-Strisselspalt hop varieties to create vinous green grape esters, unripe orange-pineapple-guava tartness and dry lemon-limed salting above rustic white wheat spine. Puckering lemon-soured acidity rules the dry white wine-tinged finish.
KENT FALLS PARTAGE
On tap at Ambulance, rustic “table beer” (a loosely defined low alcohol Belgian pale ale with sour saison relevance) retains pleasant lemon lime tartness underscored by subtly salted wet grain musk and straw-dried barnyard rusticity. Lightly acidic citric souring gains milk-curdled yogurt spell above delicate white wheat spine of homespun farmhouse ale.
BROTHERTON EARTHBOUND WILD SAISON
On tap at Tapastre, tranquil red wine-barreled farmhouse ale stays extremely dry as vinous red grape tannins create mild Sauvignon-pinot warmth activated by wild lactic yeast. Lemon-licked peppery hop bite adds moderate bitterness and scorched earth snip provides slight acridity.
BURIAL HEIR OF MALEVOLENCE PETIT BRETT SAISON
On tap at Ambulance, mild brettanomyces acidity affects sour-candied citrus tartness and raw wheat graining of moderate beige-yellowed farmhouse ale. Subtle white peach, herbal lemon and lime peel illusions deepen Citra hop influence.
LA CUMBRE FIEVRE D’APRICOT SAISON
The essence of dry-spiced apricot steps forth for soured saison hybrid. Tart apricot juicing stays prominent, picking up mildly acidic green grape tannins over dank cellar musk and musty barnyard leathering. Tertiary peach, mandarin orange, tangerine and lemon illusions waver.
RIGHT PROPER SONGLINES FARMHOUSE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, easygoing brettanomyces-soured saison allows herbal lemon tartness to overtake stylish orange-peeled coriander sweetness and dank horse-blanketed earthen dryness. Mild floral-wafted pineapple and tangerine tanginess stays distant alongside subtle pilsner-wheat malting.
ALMANAC ROSE SOUR
On tap at River Of Beer. Combining “funky farmhouse blonde ale with Imperial sour red ale and aged on merlot grapes,” lightly vinous moderation backs up its delicate rosé wining with muskily perfumed rose hips/ rose petals. Tart red grape continuance gains oaken cherry snip.
OEC ARTAMAS
On tap at Ambulance, funky oak barrel-aged saison lets sour stave-smoked white wining pull the load. Salty lemon-candied green grape and white peach illusions gain mild hop astringency at the moderately vinous dry wine finish.
(PRAIRIE) PRAIRIE ACE SAISON
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, leathery brettanomyces-bound wine yeast increases black-peppered lemon musk and barnyard acridity against cane-sugared pilsner and wheat malts. Light floral herbage clings to tertiary pineapple, grapefruit and orange tanginess below the clean-watered citric-wined acidity.
THREES WANDERING BINE (BARREL BLEND #5)
On tap at Ambulance, bone-dry barrel-blended sour saison plies perfumed yellow grapefruit-seeded lemon tartness and tannic white grape musk to groat-y oats musk. Sour alkaline phenols gain leathery barnyard funk and brined peppercorn-lemongrass niche.
