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Belgian-Style Saison

Widmer Brewmasters' Release W'12 Dark Saison

Submitted by rch on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 6:03pm
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Product - Widmer W'12 label Dark Saison
Brewed By: 
Widmer
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
25 IBU

Inspired by the classic French farmhouse ale, our interpretation of the Saison style gets its dark color and deep ruby hue from a hint of caramel and dark chocolate malts. While the beer is darker than many examples of the style, the citrus spice of Saaz hops provides a perfect balance of complex fruity esters with earthy and spicy notes. Dark Saison finishes slightly tart with a drying, clean, and pepper-like finish.

Silly Saison

Submitted by ange722 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:36pm
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Product - Silly Saison.jpg
Brewed By: 
Silly
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

A Saison beer is a blend of beer, as I explained on the Saison page. Silly is one of the few Saison brewers that still stores a first batch of the top fermenting beer for about a year, and then blends the old beer with a fresh brewed batch. From this batch part is again stored
away for a year. Indeed, brewing Saison is a seasonal artwork performed only once a year.

The resulting beer is a balancing act, only mastered by the brewer who tries to get every year the same color, aroma and taste in his Saison.

Blaugies La Moneuse Special Winter

Submitted by ange722 on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 5:21pm
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Product - Blaugies La Moneuse Winter.jpg
Brewed By: 
Blaugies
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

A very festive and hardy holiday ‘saison’ home-made at Belgium’s smallest family brewery. Extra rich for the holiday season, at 8% alcohol by volume. Rated 8’s and 9’s (out of 10) by the authors of The Beers of Wallonia.

New Belgium Lips of Faith - Prickly Passion

Submitted by ange722 on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 2:39pm
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Product - New Belgium LoF Prickly Passion
Brewed By: 
New Belgium
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
8.5% ABV

Prickly pear and passion fruit mingle together for New Belgium's return to farmhouse ales. Prickly Passion Saison is truly a beer for Belgian inspiration. The combonation of passion fruit and prickly pear juices with the tropical esters of a traditionally earthy Saison yeast create a wonderfully broad and reaching mango-like character.

Berkshire Hills 01201 Saison

Submitted by Chris Cuzme and... on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:27pm
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Wandering Star Berkshire Hills 01201 Saison
Brewed By: 
Wandering Star
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Style Saison brewed to traditional brewing methods (high fermentation temps).
Strength (ABV): 
6.3% ABV
Color (SRM): 
10º L

A classic Belgian Saison brewed using Brasserie Dupont yeast, and fermented at traditionally stratospheric temperatures - reaching 98F during primary fermentation! As an ironic nod to the Massachusetts ABCC's recent attempt to force farm brewers to use mainly MA-grown ingredients, the beer uses pilsner and wheat malts from nearby Valley Malts of Hadley, MA, as well as local unmalted wheat and spelt. The result is a quenching, complex, and aromatic light amber beer with a deceptively high 6.3% ABV.

Best With: 
Barbecue pork or brisket, wild mushroom risotto, plus any other pungent and complex savory dishes; also a very good match with washed rind cheeses.

Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Saison

Submitted by rch on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 1:58pm
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Lagunitas - Sonoma Saison
Brewed By: 
Lagunitas
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
5.2% ABV

Nebraska Brewing Company Apricot au Poivre Saison

Submitted by pkavulak on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 1:26pm
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Product - Nebraska Brewing Company Reserve Series Apricot au Poivre Saison
Brewed By: 
Nebraska Brewing Company
Self-Defined Style: 
Barrel Aged Fruited Saison
Strength (ABV): 
6.8% ABV

Our Reserve Series Apricot au Poivre Saison is an artful interpretation of a Belgian Style Saison brewed with Pepper and Apricots.

Further aged in California French Oak 3rd-use Chardonnay barrels for 6 months imparts a wonderful aromatic and light oak tannins that mesh well - no single element tends to dominate.

Wonderful anytime. You'll find this one is gone before you'd hoped.

Best With: 
Lighter fare, fruity desserts, chocolates.
Awards: 
2011 LA International Commercial Beer Competition Silver Medal - Fruit & Vegetable Beer

Epic Sour Apple Saison

Submitted by Lauren Papa on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 11:29am
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Epic Sour Apple Saison
Brewed By: 
Epic
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
16 IBU

There may not be a more perfect summer ale. Sweet, yet dry and tart, apples spiced with coriander, grains of paradise, anise, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger. Whether enjoying ice cold under the hot June sun or pairing with a light dinner as the sunsets into the evening, there is no wrong way to enjoy this Saison Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale!

De Proef Broederlijke Liefde

Submitted by Lauren Papa on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 3:43pm
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De Proef Broederlijke Liefde
Brewed By: 
DeProef
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
37 IBU

Brian O’Reilly of Sly Fox Brewing Company joins Dirk Naudts to create the fifth brew in the De Proef Brewmaster’s Collaboration series. This year’s collaboration celebrates the great brewing cultures of both Philadelphia and Gent.

Birra del Borgo Duchessa

Submitted by Lauren Papa on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 10:39am
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Product Shot - Birra del Borgo - Duchessa
Brewed By: 
Borgo
Self-Defined Style: 
Saison
Strength (ABV): 
6.2% ABV

Pours a golden body with a white head and good retention with suspended yeast. Fruity floral fruit tones, light pear and crisp citrus notes. Light hop tones and floral notes. This delightful saison finishes soft with a light sweetness. Overall very refreshing.

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