Topic Archives: Farmhouse Ales
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Jester King & Fantome Collaborate. Sorry, Texas.
Jester King Brewery (Austin, TX) recently collaborated with world famous Belgian brewer Fantome in Soy, Belgium. The brewery travelled abroad for the opportunity to create a farmhouse ale (much like they do in the Lone Star State.)
This story doesn’t have a happy ending for the folks in Texas. Jester King Fantome Del Rey will not make it shelves there. The state’s licensing fees to distribute there is way too high. In addition beers must be subjected to laboratory testing. Faced with these hurdles, many small breweries, stateside and beyond, don’t sell in the state.
Some of the Jester King Fantome Del Rey will ship stateside in small quantities, to those that receive Fantome currently.
Style: Farmhouse Ale
Availability: 750ml Bottles
8% ABV
A New Blended Beer from Jester King
Jester King Brewery’s releases can be as fascinating as they can be complicated. On Friday, April 25th, the brewery will release Hibernal Dichotomous in the tap room. What is it? Let’s break it down.
Jester King Hibernal Dichotomous is made using a practice called biere de coupage or beer that is “cut.” It is blending technique dating back hundreds of years. Hibernal is a blend of young farmhouse ale (63%), mature barrel aged beer brewed with rosemary, lavender, and spearmint (25%) from November, 2012, and fresh pressed watermelon juice.
The finished beer is 5.8% ABV, 12 IBUs, and retails for $14.
Style: Farmhouse Ale (w/ Spearmint, Rosemary, Lavender, Watermelon Juice. Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Arrival: 4/25/14
5.8% ABV
Prairie Ships New Birra Farmhouse
Prairie Artisanal Ales has released a new offering this January – Birra Farmhouse Ale.
This new offering is described by the brewery as “crisp with notes of black pepper and orange and goes perfectly with food. “
Prairie Birra is available in 4-packs in all markets they currently distribute.
Style: Farmhouse Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft
4.5% ABV
Southern Tier Creates Maple Sugar Farmhouse Ale
Something a little different from Southern Tier Brewing Company (Lakewood, NY). Grand Arbor is a culinary collaboration with Big Tree Maple Farm right next to the brewery.
Southern Tier uses maple syrup from the farm to create a unique Belgian-style farmhouse ale.
This beer is bottle conditioned and will arrive in 750ml bottles.
Style: Farmhouse Ale (w/ Maple Syrup)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: TBA
8% ABV
Goose Island’s Sour Peach Saison Hits in October
In May, we mentioned a draft only (at the time) newbie from Goose Island (Chicago) – Halia. The Belgian-style farmhouse ale will soon be offered in bottles .
Halia is brewed with peaches and aged in wine barrels with brettanomyces yeast, and it reported to have a nice sour note to compliment the fruit and wine notes. According to Goose Island this will be released in October.
Style: Saison (w/ Peaches, Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 25.87 oz bottles
Arrival: October, 2013
?? ABV
Saint Somewhere & Prairie Artisanal Collaborate
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company (Tarpon Springs, FL) and the up and coming Prairie Artisanal Ales (Oklahoma) have teamed up on a new farmhouse ale. Plus tôt L’etat, which means “the earlier state,” is brewed with persimmon and elderflower. Look for a release announcement to come.
Brewed in collaboration with our friends at “Prairie Artisanal Ales” in Oklahoma. A rustic farmhouse ale brewed with persimmon and elder flowers with a bit of Florida terroir.
Style: Farmhouse Ale (w/ Persimmon, Elderflower)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Corked & Caged
Arrival: TBA
6.5% ABV
