Well-done farmhouse ale with wild strawberry adjunct receiving sour lemon restraint, phenol hop astringency and oats-dried barnyard dryness to contrast lightly creamed strawberry vanilla caking. Loud carbolic spritz nearly hides sweet ‘n sour strawberry theme as tertiary rhubarb, pomegranate and white pear illusions get subsumed by peppery green tea respite.
Tag Archives: saison
CZIG MEISTER LEMON BASIL SAISON
On tap at Beef Trust, briskly clean lemon peel tang stays lightly embittered alongside refreshing basil adjunct. Soft salt-watered spritz sparkles as lemon-peeled herbage brightens and ancillary lemongrass, curacao orange and clementine illusions provide perfect backup.
LIC BEER PROJECT FLORETTE
On tap at Growler & Gill, refreshingly clean lemon-seeded grapefruit rind souring gains lightly salted lactic acidity as well as casual lemongrass herbage above delicated cracked wheat spine.
SAUGATUCK DAZE ON SAISON
Musky dry-hopped farmhouse ale retains herbal lemon souring and damp barnyard funk to its salty bottom. Wispy mandarin orange and white grape tartness as well as mild lemongrass-peppercorn conflux settle behind Mandarina-Mosaic-hopped lemon rot essence.
EIGHT & SAND BUZZKEEPER SAISON
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, hardy New Jersey-honeyed saison yeast emphasizes herbal rusticity as sweet-spiced pineapple, grapefruit and orange tanginess rides above candi-sugared crystal malting.
TROPHY HUSBAND SAISON
Tart lemon-limed yellow grapefruit entry gains mandarin orange tang to contrast musty barnyard funk, gingered lemongrass herbage and gentle peppery snip. Semi-dry finish epitomizes the Belgian farmhouse style well.
BURIAL BLADE & SHEATH FARMHOUSE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, earthen oats-flaked rye malt rusticity gains musty dry-hopped white grape tartness and mildly acidic citrus serenade.
NIGHT SHIFT MATISSE LAVENDER SAISON
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, light lavender minting gains zesty orange-grapefruit rind bittering, subtle gin-like musk and honey-spiced pilsner malting for hybridized farmhouse ale. Mild barnyard acridity off in the distance.
GRIMM CASTLING SAISON
On tap at Ambulance, “bitterly refreshing” saison pits lemon-honeyed pilsner malt grist against earthen horse-blanketed barnyard acridity and light plastique grouting.
NEWBURGH RODEO FROWN SAISON
On tap at Poor Henry’s, rustic grisette-styled saison brings wheat-malted oats and spelt barnyard acridity to lightly dry-hopped citric subtleties and floral-spiced lemongrass herbage, leaving a trace of grass along the way.
YONKERS SAISON (BABY RABBO)
On tap at Growler & Gill, refreshingly hoppy fruit-spiced farmhouse ale brings lemon souring to yellow grapefruit tang and banana-clove sweetness above mossy herbal respite.
KENT FALLS PROVERBIAL FARMHOUSE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, subtle beige-cleared lightweight brings mild lemony grapefruit tartness as well as floral-bound white grape, peach and tangerine illusions to delicate dry-hopped husked wheat base.
