The Saison Thread

[RochesterAaron1]

It's going to be a chore to finish this bottle. The first half a pour or so tasted fine, but as it warms up it becomes malty, flat, and kinda soapy. I have no idea how old the bottle is. It very well could've been sitting on the store shelf for years.

Opened one a couple of week ago that blew me away... in a good way.

 

[FTowne1]

Opened one a couple of week ago that blew me away... in a good way.

I'll go with my theory that this was just a bad bottle that suffered from sitting on a store shelf for too long.

 

[Snarf1]

I'll go with my theory that this was just a bad bottle that suffered from sitting on a store shelf for too long.

Seems likely.

 

[Gus13]

I so wish I had bought more of this beer. It was amazing. Very similar to HF Saisons IMO. Supremely drinkable with nice notes of lime and bready/grainy flavors. I drank on this bottle for over an hour. Bums me out to know Ben isn't doing these beers here anymore but the folks in Denmark are getting superb stuff for sure.

 

[PurityControl88]

Finally picked up a couple Blackberry Farms bottles. DuPointish saison with a nutty maltiness. Maybe a little bit or rye. Just a really solid and dialed in saison. Despite the price point I'll probably buy one of these again.

 

[ccbstl]

Finally picked up a couple Blackberry Farms bottles. DuPointish saison with a nutty maltiness. Maybe a little bit or rye. Just a really solid and dialed in saison. Despite the price point I'll probably buy one of these again.

If it wasn't for the price I'd have a fridge full of their stuff. I've never been disappointed.

 

[Snarf1]

SRS question re: Blackberry Farm. Why by BF instead of the Belgian saisons they're emulating?

 

[kbs]

I think dark versions of saisons are almost always bad, but Brouerweij West does an export stout with saison yeast that I really enjoyed. Something I've thought about brewing for a few years and always been hesitant to try.

Generally yes, but recently had a Bam Noir that was amazing. JP culture FTW.

 

[Snarf1]

Generally yes, but recently had a Bam Noir that was amazing. JP culture FTW.

I haven't had that in forever. I like the stout I can't spell, too.

 

[iong516]

Very light with a mix of mild stout and yeasty grisette character. There's a metallic thing I feel makes sense for the style but don't necessarily appreciate, but otherwise it's great

 

[iong516]

This is outstanding. 5/2014

 

[Snarf1]

yeasty grisette character

 

[Snarf1]

SRS question re: Blackberry Farm. Why by BF instead of the Belgian saisons they're emulating?

*Buy. Damn it. Come on people.

 

[Gus13]

SRS question re: Blackberry Farm. Why by BF instead of the Belgian saisons they're emulating?

I don't see DuPont often any more. At all in my state of MS it was completely dropped by all distributors. That said I've come across Blackberry Farm pretty often in my travels. Only once have I paid over 12.99 a bottle. In TN, AL, and LA I've gotten all their base line beers at 12.99 or below. That's not too bad really. But I get your point about other places. I saw bottles in PA not long ago that were $19.99. That's all distributors there I think.

 

[iong516]

idk, vocab was escaping me ¯\(ツ)/¯

 

[Gus13]

Yazoo Embrace the Funk - Brett Saison ReMiXeD

This is their Brett Saison put into wine barrels for secondary fermentation with local Nashville native LAB and yeasts. Tart blueberry, apricot and peach, with a touch of white wine character. Just a little bit of spice and pepper character and finishes super dry. I was dumb for not buying more earlier this year.

 

[Gus13]

This is outstanding. 5/2014

Wonderful beer.

 

[CornAndBeer]

I don't see DuPont often any more. At all in my state of MS it was completely dropped by all distributors. That said I've come across Blackberry Farm pretty often in my travels. Only once have I paid over 12.99 a bottle. In TN, AL, and LA I've gotten all their base line beers at 12.99 or below. That's not too bad really. But I get your point about other places. I saw bottles in PA not long ago that were $19.99. That's all distributors there I think.

No DuPont! Holy **** that sucks!

 

[iong516]

Wonderful beer.

Yeah fresh batches have been great, but this was something else!

 

[Gus13]

No DuPont! Holy **** that sucks!

Believe me I know. I used to be the only one that bought it and I thought that was lucky. Turns out it's not. Distro dropped it because it wasn't selling. I have a few bottles stashed away but days of grabbing a 4 pack on the way home from work are gone.

 

[ASUBeer]

Not too long ago, we started getting saisons from Birds Fly South. I had their Rustic Sunday which is a rye saison, over the weekend and I really enjoyed it. It was very funky and odd at first but it grew on me after a few sips and I loved it by the end. It's very crisp, and their house yeast is pretty darn funky.

I've got a couple of their other saisons in the fridge to try another night. I'm having Paper Airplanes (Brett pale) right now and it's delicious which is what reminded me to post about their saisons.

 

[Gus13]

Not too long ago, we started getting saisons from Birds Fly South. I had their Rustic Sunday which is a rye saison, over the weekend and I really enjoyed it. It was very funky and odd at first but it grew on me after a few sips and I loved it by the end. It's very crisp, and their house yeast is pretty darn funky.

I've got a couple of their other saisons in the fridge to try another night. I'm having Paper Airplanes (Brett pale) right now and it's delicious which is what reminded me to post about their saisons.

Great folks there too. I haven't had any of their beer just yet but I hope to get over there soon.

 

[PurityControl88]

SRS question re: Blackberry Farm. Why by BF instead of the Belgian saisons they're emulating?

Just seeing this.
They've been in my distro area for a while now and so I was just really curious. Also, that bottle was only a few months old. Some of those DuPonts and Thiriez bottles hang around for a bit so I'm weary of getting an extra skunky bottle. I really want to grab another Train to Mars bottle but the last Thiriez bottle I had wasn't in the best shape.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Seems to me "why try the new version of an old classic" question is about the silliest thing you could ask in all of craft beer.

 

[CornAndBeer]

the last Thiriez bottle I had wasn't in the best shape.

Which one? We keep all our Extra and Train to Mars backstock in boxes in the walk-in

 

[PurityControl88]

Which one? We keep all our Extra and Train to Mars backstock in boxes in the walk-in

I believe it was Extra? Danny and I split it.

 

[CornAndBeer]

I believe it was Extra? Danny and I split it.

weird

 

[PurityControl88]

weird

Maybe just not the freshest batch? Idk. Green bottles, **** happens.

 

[chtoder]

Drinking this tonight. Honey and yeast flavors stand up to the herbs well

 

[americanzero4128]

Saison Sunday. Digging this beer! I get a bit of that nice Belgian funk, refreshing, not the cleanest finish, but a solid saison. Don't know if I'd buy it again just because it was something like $14 or so for a 750, and I'm trying to stick to a beer budget, but it's a really good saison.