hnnng this Keepers De Garde/SARA collab...
The Long Tooth
A collaborative blend made with our good friend and continual inspiration, Tim Clifford, of Sante Adairius Rustic Ales. When Tim came to visit us, we knew that we had to come up with something special.
After a bit of discussion, he suggested a blend that incorporated both of our unique passions and directions. A blend of 8 month old spontaneously fermented beer (presenting a more Saison/Farmhouse character, akin to what SARA does fantastically well) and some longer aged spontaneous beer (drawing more heavily from our own biggest inspiration, Lambic). The combination of fruit and spice characteristics from the younger barrel, and the funkier Brettanomyces focused character of the older, created something much greater than we could have hoped for after conditioning.
We are now excited to share it with you!
There are so many reasons why we love Tim; he’s not only a great person, but also full of really great ideas. In this case, a blend we had not considered making ourselves, and are proud to have worked with him on. As one of our favorite people, we look forward to future hours spent in our respective rocking chairs on a deck somewhere. As we get even older. Longer in the tooth, if you will.