The Saison Thread

[RyanG1]

Actually, it is working.
We're working on the licensing for Cali distribution, have talked with a preferred distributor, and would love to be able to share beer with our friends and family down there. Unless the rest of them move to Oregon first.

It won't be much, but it'll be beer!

 

[Farnsworth]

I really hope another Brekeriet shipments drops here, cause this is really good.

Such a delicate beer all around. Wonderful.

 

[Farnsworth]

Blew my ******* socks off

So no problems with the growlers or carb?

 

[user 305778]

Yeah brekeriet is quite good. I wish I drank more when I was in sweden.

 

[Thorpe]

So no problems with the growlers or carb?

For what it's worth, when we lived in Virginia and went to Tired Hands fairly often, the growlers were always under-carbonated, but never oxidized, and the fill levels were always to the top. I think a lot of the whole TH growler carbonation discussion stems from the fact that the beers aren't super carbonated on tap either. In particular, the saisons aren't as effervescent as you'd normally expect from the style.

 

[stakem1]

I got irresponsibly drunk on Fantome last night

the new tonka is like a belgian ipa. very different coming from Dany but im pleased to say this is the first time one of his "hoppy" creations was actually enjoyable and did not display a face wrecking bitterness that totally clashed with the rest of the beer's profile

brand new batch of printemps is nice - the herbs are restrained and it had some nice citrus/tartness underneath. with some age and letting the house character emerge will turn this into something really special

brand new batch of tome classic surlie is unreal. its suffering from ete syndrome meaning the carb is very, very low but if it is still working and gets carbed...its gonna be one of those beers you wish you had stockpiled cases of. slight clove/banana clean yeastiness sitting overtop strawberry juice and mild tartness. insert some more carb and tome house character and its a beer to end all

 

[stakem1]

i know logsdon gets a lot of love...but i dont get it.

i had a saison and bretta version right out the gate when they opened (admittedly before i knew anything about the brewery) and i thought both were overcarbonated bottles of mehh. i dont understand the hype of their peche beer that was quite forgettable and their cherry beer was not that great either.

im not writing this to be a dick, i just dont get it. i recently was gifted a bottle of bretta so im hoping it changes my opinion and i finally see the light on this brewery

 

[MooseLang]

i know logsdon gets a lot of love...but i dont get it.

i had a saison and bretta version right out the gate when they opened (admittedly before i knew anything about the brewery) and i thought both were overcarbonated bottles of mehh. i dont understand the hype of their peche beer that was quite forgettable and their cherry beer was not that great either.

im not writing this to be a dick, i just dont get it. i recently was gifted a bottle of bretta so im hoping it changes my opinion and i finally see the light on this brewery

I was skeptical of the hype when it came to Peche n Brett, but that beer definitely lived up to it for me. Loved that someone made a non-sour fruit beer, with some underlying Brett funk. It was like smelling a fresh peach, there was no sign of the 10% abv, and it finished nice and dry. Ticked all my boxes.

 

[abawol01]

Finally got to try some Blaugies last night. I am very jealous of you folks that get distro. Some of the best saisons I've had.

 

[cultclassic89]

i know logsdon gets a lot of love...but i dont get it.

i had a saison and bretta version right out the gate when they opened (admittedly before i knew anything about the brewery) and i thought both were overcarbonated bottles of mehh. i dont understand the hype of their peche beer that was quite forgettable and their cherry beer was not that great either.

im not writing this to be a dick, i just dont get it. i recently was gifted a bottle of bretta so im hoping it changes my opinion and i finally see the light on this brewery

Yeah, I'm not the biggest fan of their stuff either. Peche n' Brett smells so good, but it just doesn't deliver on the taste the way I want it to. I know not every saison needs to be tart, but I'm definitely going to gravitate more towards that.

 

[The Red Viper]

i know logsdon gets a lot of love...but i dont get it.

i had a saison and bretta version right out the gate when they opened (admittedly before i knew anything about the brewery) and i thought both were overcarbonated bottles of mehh. i dont understand the hype of their peche beer that was quite forgettable and their cherry beer was not that great either.

im not writing this to be a dick, i just dont get it. i recently was gifted a bottle of bretta so im hoping it changes my opinion and i finally see the light on this brewery

Yeah, I'm not the biggest fan of their stuff either. Peche n' Brett smells so good, but it just doesn't deliver on the taste the way I want it to. I know not every saison needs to be tart, but I'm definitely going to gravitate more towards that.

Yeah I have found their stuff pretty average overall. Agree precisely about PnB--nose is amazing, taste is good but not exceptional. I think my favorite of their beers has been Oak Bretta. Regardless, I enjoy the shelf stuff enough to pay their (very reasonable) prices if I have the chance, but not really to trade for them, certainly not to hype them up.

 

[nophunk]

i know logsdon gets a lot of love...but i dont get it.

i had a saison and bretta version right out the gate when they opened (admittedly before i knew anything about the brewery) and i thought both were overcarbonated bottles of mehh. i dont understand the hype of their peche beer that was quite forgettable and their cherry beer was not that great either.

im not writing this to be a dick, i just dont get it. i recently was gifted a bottle of bretta so im hoping it changes my opinion and i finally see the light on this brewery

I think PnB is really tasty, smells like ripe peaches. I think the saisons used to be better. Especially Bretta, doesn't seem to have the citrus character it used to have fresh.

 

[ASak10]

I've said it before, I'll say it again, anyone who is disappointed by PnB and has access to it, pleeeeeeease hit me up, I love that beer!

 

[Thorpe]

i know logsdon gets a lot of love...but i dont get it.

i had a saison and bretta version right out the gate when they opened (admittedly before i knew anything about the brewery) and i thought both were overcarbonated bottles of mehh. i dont understand the hype of their peche beer that was quite forgettable and their cherry beer was not that great either.

im not writing this to be a dick, i just dont get it. i recently was gifted a bottle of bretta so im hoping it changes my opinion and i finally see the light on this brewery

I think I love the idea of Logsdon more than the actual beers a lot of the time. With that said, I've had bottles of Bretta and Oak Bretta that I thought were magnificent, and others that were just okay. I really enjoyed the Szech n Brett bottles that I've had thus far. I've only had Aberrant and Straffe Drieling once each, but really enjoyed those "super saisons" when I had them the first time. Very different profiles for two relatively-high ABV saisons from the same brewery. I have another bottle of each (had ordered earlier versions online) now that they're in Chicago. Looking forward to trying those.

I did not enjoy the Wit or the cherry (Cerasus).

 

[ShawDeuce221]

Finally got to try some Blaugies last night. I am very jealous of you folks that get distro. Some of the best saisons I've had.

Hell yeah man, when you get a good bottle they are great beers. Wish they switch to something other than the green bottle though, I get pretty upset when opening a skunked bottle. This bottle I had a few weeks ago was taken directly out of a box and I asked the guy to put it in a sleeve bag for me...primetime.

 

[abawol01]

Hell yeah man, when you get a good bottle they are great beers. Wish they switch to something other than the green bottle though, I get pretty upset when opening a skunked bottle. This bottle I had a few weeks ago was taken directly out of a box and I asked the guy to put it in a sleeve bag for me...primetime.

Had that same beer with a much different label last night. WTF??

 

[Thorpe]

Had that same beer with a much different label last night. WTF??

http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/blaugies-saison-depeautre-labels_274722.htm

The tan label (which I assume is the one you had) was the old label and apparently they're now switched back to it based on the thread linked above.

 

[jivex5k1]

I had a Goose Island Sofie over the 4th weekend, I remember being very surprised how good it was. I believe it had quite a bit of funk in it.

 

[Thorpe]

I had a Goose Island Sofie over the 4th weekend, I remember being very surprised how good it was. I believe it had quite a bit of funk in it.

I haven't had an aged bottle in quite some time, but at least in the past, a really nice tropical, pineapple-heavy Brett character would develop after a year or two in the bottle. I hope they haven't changed things up and that beer is still bottled with Brett.

 

[jivex5k1]

I haven't had an aged bottle in quite some time, but at least in the past, a really nice tropical, pineapple-heavy Brett character would develop after a year or two in the bottle. I hope they haven't changed things up and that beer is still bottled with Brett.

Hmm... IDK how old the bottle was, had it at a bar and didn't think to look. I'll hit up the store and do some research tonight, they usually have Sofie just sitting around.

 

[ASUBeer]

I can't remember the name of it but the canned plum tart saison that RayP semt me was tits.

 

[nophunk]

I can't remember the name of it but the canned plum tart saison that RayP semt me was tits.

Atalanta? Send me some RayP

 

[RayP]

I can't remember the name of it but the canned plum tart saison that RayP semt me was tits.

Atalanta, made by Orpheus. Anytime you want more just let me know.

 

[SeattleBeerPenguin]

I've has some nice ones from Spain.

I dug this one

I looked for a local saison all over Spain and struck out. 55 different beers and not a single one. Sad Penguin.

 

[libbey]

I looked for a local saison all over Spain and struck out. 55 different beers and not a single one. Sad Penguin.

Pouring at SIB this weekend if you find yourself there.

 

[harrymel1]

No McKenzie love in this thread?

For shame.

 

[Farnsworth]

No McKenzie love in this thread?

For shame.

Someone didn't read the whole thread... tisk tisk tisk.

 

[tcblack4d]

Atalanta, made by Orpheus. Anytime you want more just let me know.

To be clear, this is not a saison. It's just a sour mashed sour.

 

[tosh1]

To be clear, this is not a saison. It's just a sour mashed sour.

it is delicious whatever you call it.

 

[abawol01]

To be clear, this is not a saison. It's just a sour mashed sour.

They ferment with 3711. Technically, it is a saison.