wowbeeryum
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For some reason, my sister in law really likes this beer and has requested that I try to clone it for her as a Christmas present. From the NB website:
Prickly pear and passion fruit mingle together for New Belgiums return to farmhouse ales. Prickly Passion Saison is truly a beer for Belgian inspiration. The combination 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. Ostentatiously amber, this Prickly Passion Saison is sure to provoke the palate with a passionate prick, turn that bottle over and take a sip.
Just the facts Ma'am...
Birthdate - October, 2011
ABV - 8.5%
Hops - Target, Liberty
Malts - Pale, C-80
Fruits/Spice - Prickly Pear, Passionfruit
Body - Light - Medium
Aroma - The yeast dominates its bouquet with big fruit and peppery notes, banana and pineapple undertones with a faint caramel malt backbone.
Mouthfeel - Starts sweet and juicy but finishes dry and warm due to the higher ABV, and because of that fruity sweetness, this otherwise lighter bodied beer will seem much fuller- medium bodied.
Flavor - Almost sticky sweet in the beginning and middle- tons of strawberry and moist tropical melon- but still with that strange addition of banana and fig. Spicy late linger and slight caramel notes.
Visual - Deep glowing amber with the slightest sheen, nice white foam and light lacing.
I have personally tried this beer one time. It was definitely sweet, but overall not super fruity. It honestly just tasted like a sweet saison.
Before we even get into a specific recipe, I'm concerned with the fruit additions.
I called whole foods and they do carry passion fruit and can order me prickly pears, not sure on the cost. I've looked online and you can buy puree for both prickly pear and passionfruit, but it's $25 per tub of each (30oz). The description above says "juices", so I'm not sure if the real fruit ever touches the beer.
What is the best way to go for getting these fruits in the beer? Additionally, prickly pears are red and from searching on here are used in meads, turning them red. This beer was definitely not red, it was a shade of gold. How could that be possible?
Prickly pear and passion fruit mingle together for New Belgiums return to farmhouse ales. Prickly Passion Saison is truly a beer for Belgian inspiration. The combination 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. Ostentatiously amber, this Prickly Passion Saison is sure to provoke the palate with a passionate prick, turn that bottle over and take a sip.
Just the facts Ma'am...
Birthdate - October, 2011
ABV - 8.5%
Hops - Target, Liberty
Malts - Pale, C-80
Fruits/Spice - Prickly Pear, Passionfruit
Body - Light - Medium
Aroma - The yeast dominates its bouquet with big fruit and peppery notes, banana and pineapple undertones with a faint caramel malt backbone.
Mouthfeel - Starts sweet and juicy but finishes dry and warm due to the higher ABV, and because of that fruity sweetness, this otherwise lighter bodied beer will seem much fuller- medium bodied.
Flavor - Almost sticky sweet in the beginning and middle- tons of strawberry and moist tropical melon- but still with that strange addition of banana and fig. Spicy late linger and slight caramel notes.
Visual - Deep glowing amber with the slightest sheen, nice white foam and light lacing.
I have personally tried this beer one time. It was definitely sweet, but overall not super fruity. It honestly just tasted like a sweet saison.
Before we even get into a specific recipe, I'm concerned with the fruit additions.
I called whole foods and they do carry passion fruit and can order me prickly pears, not sure on the cost. I've looked online and you can buy puree for both prickly pear and passionfruit, but it's $25 per tub of each (30oz). The description above says "juices", so I'm not sure if the real fruit ever touches the beer.
What is the best way to go for getting these fruits in the beer? Additionally, prickly pears are red and from searching on here are used in meads, turning them red. This beer was definitely not red, it was a shade of gold. How could that be possible?