Soft-toned ‘ale with spices’ places sweet orange peel zest atop timid pilsner, Vienna and straw wheat malting as well as delicate coriander spicing. In backdrop, light hop bittering contrasts cotton-candied apricot-peach-melon illusions.
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GOOSE ISLAND SOFIE PARADISI
Highly tauted grapefruit-juiced sour saison aged in wine barrels offers succulent citric peeled bite to vinous green grape tannins, bringing forth gin-soaked Chardonnay, pinot grigio and champagne wining by the dry-fruited finish. White peppering affects ancillary lemon zest, green apple, nectarine, mango, pear and kiwi illusions. Oaken musk and farmhouse elements (hay, horsehide, wild oats) properly dessicate fruity paradise.
(BOULEVARD) TANK 7 FARMHOUSE ALE
Captivating straw-cleared saison brings honeyed herbal regalia to effervescent tropical fruiting. Brisk grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, peach and mango juicing postively affects basil-leafed lemongrass-peppercorn-coriander nuances and soured lemon rind pittance. Prickly white pepper spicing and tangy lemon zest brighten the corners as the doughy malt backdrop usurps dry horse-blanketed minerality.
CAMBRIDGE SGT. PEPPER FARMHOUSE ALE
Taking the Beatles classic ’67 album title as its moniker, this easygoing saison effectively incorporates pink, black and green peppercorn spicing to candi-sugared yeast, mild rye malts and tropical fruits. Tangy orange, pineapple, peach and grape illusions spread across wheat-husked wild oats and earthen olfactory potpourri. Uncommon black-peppered jalapeno burn adds unique luster to the finish, but may interfere with fruitier elements.
EVIL TWIN RYAN AND THE BEASTER BUNNY
Veritable gypsy Denmark brewer strikes again with rustic farmhouse saison brewed by Connecticut’s Two Roads. Cellar-like fungi yeast musk saturates herbaceous clay-hopped black peppering and tart citric briskness. Musty straw wheat, wild oats, alfalfa, fennel and sod earthiness contrasts juicy grapefruit rind, lemon zest and orange peel illusions. Lemongrass, orange blossom and grains of paradise undertones secure the pungent soily backend (alongside wispy green, yellow and white grape snips).
(CAPE ANN) FISHERMAN’S SUNRISE SAISON
Sashaying summer saison brings soft hop spicing to sweet and sour fruiting. Subtle strawberry tartness affects casual cherry rhubarb, bruised peach, banana daiquiri, pear wine and watermelon illusions. Acidulated malts offer lactic sourness to interesting changeup.
GREEN FLASH SAISON DIEGO
Summery ‘golden farmhouse ale’ brings soft hop-spiced fruited tartness to white-peppered herbal respite. Sour lemon-dropped banana-clove-coriander piquancy and botanical orange-peeled grains of paradise briskness layer wheat-honeyed base. Herbal ginger notion regales salty Seltzer fizz.
STILLWATER / BREWER’S ART DEBUTANTE SAISON
On tap at Jimmy’s No. 43, musty Belgian yeast picks up botanical floral aspects and white-peppered herbal notions for sweet ‘n sour citric ascendance. Heather tips (instead of hops) provide hyssop-perfumed honeysuckle nectar sweetness to soft lemon custard, mandarin orange and green grape illusions.
BOULDER HONEY OF A SAISON
On tap at Three Wise Monks, viscous wildflower honey-spiced Belgian strong pale ale (with citric French saison attributes) fortifies sour green-white grape esters and orange-bruised Grand Marnier boozing with sparkling champagne yeast. Well disguised 11.5% alcohol burn never interferes with honey fruited pleasantries.
TWO ROADS WORKER’S COMP SAISON
Reliable farmhouse ale for sessionable imbibing. Sweet candi-sugared Belgian yeast gains tangy tropical-fruited spicing above herbal-hopped flaked rye, dried oats and straw wheat. White-peppered pineapple, banana, mango, peach and passion fruit illusions increase intensity.
JUST BEER CRAISON
Summery dry-bodied moderation (a.k.a. la saison de pete) forsakes typical stylistic saison tartness for thinner lemony herbal frontage and wispier grapefruit-peeled bittering. Musty grape-skinned clementine, tangerine, navel orange and marmalade souring turns a tad acrid. Mild grassy hops dessicate frail white-breaded spine and local cranberry influence gets hidden beneath slushy citric swerve.
LOST RHINO PRETTY IN PINK SAISON
Intriguing collaboration between local Virginia brewers (Lost Rhino/ Vintage 50/ Hardywood/ Bluejacket) brings lemony pomegranate-juiced tartness to citric-soured grape esters. Vinous green and white grape leathering and oaken cherry pucker cause bone dry acridity to contrast honeyed wheat base. Floral hibiscus-lotus nuances flutter by botanical citric-spiced finishof turbid pink coppered farmhouse ale.
