Allagash Brewing (Portland, ME) is on the cusp of releasing new Saison Belgian Style Ale in 2014. This beer isn’t headed for big bottles however.. you’ll find Saison in 12oz/4 pks
The brewery has been teasing the public about the release Continue Reading →
Short’s Brewing’s 2013 Fan’s Choice beer is Captain Fantasy, a collaboration with Half Acre Brewing Company out of Chicago. The first edition of this collaboration dates back to 2011.
For this collaboration, the breweries chose a saison, and added pears and Continue Reading →
Stone Brewing Co. pays tribute to one of their own with this forthcoming release. Earlier this year, tragedy struck the brewery with the loss of Matt Courtright.
Matt’s Burning Rosid’s is a cherrywood smoked saison, his own recipe he developed with Continue Reading →
The above is Clown Shoes Date Night Saison, a new offering that was supposed to hit national distribution in January, 2014.
Sadly, the government shutdown will affect the release of this beer. Massachusetts will be the only state getting Date Night Continue Reading →
NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) turns their Jam Session (now in cans!) into a saison. Head brewer Chad Henderson tells you how.
The Lost Abbey has released Saison Blanc has been released – a saison with golden raisins and white pepper.
Lost Abbey doing a saison? Shocking right? Sarcasm aside, the above is Saison Blanc, an homage to farmers. We are getting close to Continue Reading →
The Alchemist (Woodbury, VT) may be one of the few breweries in the U.S. to have gained so much fame with one beer. Every since severe flooding destroyed John Kimmich’s brewpub, highly touted Heady Topper is Continue Reading →
Allagash Brewing (Portland, ME) is on the cusp of releasing new Saison Belgian Style Ale in 2014. This beer isn’t headed for big bottles however.. you’ll find Saison in 12oz/4 pks
The brewery has been teasing the public about the release for weeks now, as the first batches are ready to go.
A Traditional saison with herbal highlights and a rustic, dry finish.
Official announcement coming soon about Allagash Saison.
Style: Saison
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Arrival: TBA
Short’s Brewing’s 2013 Fan’s Choice beer is Captain Fantasy, a collaboration with Half Acre Brewing Company out of Chicago. The first edition of this collaboration dates back to 2011.
For this collaboration, the breweries chose a saison, and added pears and Sorachi Ace hops.
The result is a lighter bodied ale with a pale goldenrod color and subtle haze. Satisfying aromas of nutmeg and spice blend with bright fruity hop fragrances. A lively amount of carbonation cleanses and refreshes while leading into flavors of sweet pear, tart lemon, and pleasant herbal subtleties. The overall fruitiness is abruptly interrupted by an assertive hop bitterness that dominates the finish, turning noticeably dry.
Captain Fantasy is now available throughout Michigan
Style: Saison (w/ Pears)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Limited Draft
6.7% ABV
Stone Brewing Co. pays tribute to one of their own with this forthcoming release. Earlier this year, tragedy struck the brewery with the loss of Matt Courtright.
Matt’s Burning Rosid’s is a cherrywood smoked saison, his own recipe he developed with friend Brian Bishop. Stone will be donating funds from the sales of Rosid’s to GoDesignInc.org, an architectural charity that Matt passionately believed in.
Life is extraordinarily precious. joyous _and fragile. At Stone. we recently were reminded of this when we lost our dear friend and coworker, Matt Courtright. We felt that there was no better way to share with the world what an extraordinary person he was than by brewing this beer he created. Rather than a somber memento, please think of this as a celebration of Matt. We do. We can’t contemplate it arty other way. Matt was by no means a shrinking violet. Quite the contrary. He was exuberant. courageous, outwardly positive and the type of stalwart friend everybody who knew him was happy to have in their corner. Matt’s smile and voluminous laugh were infectious mainstays around the brewery. He was larger than life in everyday and he was without a doubt an incredible brewer.
Everyone at Stone recognized Matt’s prowess and passion for brewing. He loved to explore What-Ifs and Why-Nots. To wit he crafted the beer you hold in your hands. which he conceived with Stone friend and colleague Brian Bishop. Burning Rosids is a Belgian-style saison incorporating a unique ingredient—cherrywood-smoked malt (the name references the rosid plant family from which cherry trees hail).
Brian and Matt’s many devoted brewing comrades here at Stone were proud to hoist their mash paddles and brew this recipe for him as a symbolic gesture of how much he meant to everyone and how immensely he is missed. When you enjoy this very special beer, please on all of unto raising your glass in Motto memory and to everything he so passionately stood for: contributing and caring for others. passion and skill for his art, and laughter. Lots of laughter. Among the long list of things he held dear was GoOesignInc.org, a charity committed to fulfilling the architectural needs of developing communities around the world, and we are proudly contributing funds earned through the sale of this beer to this worthy organization in Matt’s honor. Enjoy. and please remember that life and those we hold dear are precious gifts to be cherished every day. Consider sharing this beer, conversations on life’s passions and again, lots of laughter with good friends as we remember ours.
Out of tragedy comes a celebration of life. Toasting a beer, his beer, in his honor is probably the best toast craft beer and offer. Official details forthcoming from the brewery soon.
The above is Clown Shoes Date Night Saison, a new offering that was supposed to hit national distribution in January, 2014.
Sadly, the government shutdown will affect the release of this beer. Massachusetts will be the only state getting Date Night Saison.
National distribution is the plan in the future. No ETA set.
Style: Saison
Availability: 22oz bottle. MA only
NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) turns their Jam Session (now in cans!) into a saison. Head brewer Chad Henderson tells you how.
The Lost Abbey has released Saison Blanc has been released – a saison with golden raisins and white pepper.
Lost Abbey doing a saison? Shocking right? Sarcasm aside, the above is Saison Blanc, an homage to farmers. We are getting close to harvest season, a physically rough time for those who work the fields, making the grain in your brew. Brewed with golden raisins and white pepper.
Style: Saison (Golden Raisins, White Pepper)
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles, Corked & Caged. Draft.
5.5% ABV
The Alchemist (Woodbury, VT) may be one of the few breweries in the U.S. to have gained so much fame with one beer. Every since severe flooding destroyed John Kimmich’s brewpub, highly touted Heady Topper is the only and only beer produced at the the Alchemist canning facility.
Heady Topper isn’t The Alchemist’s only beer though of course. Kimmich’s wife and brewing partner Jen, was diagnosed with celiac disease a few years ago. (Makes gluten the enemy of your digestive system.) There’s a way around that in brewing, that’s using grain without evil gluten. That’s the inspiration for Celia Saison, brewed with sorghum. A gold medal winning gluten free saison.
Ipswich Brewery recently created a commercial batch of Celia Saison on John’s behalf. Now, he has sold the recipe to Ipswich, and will now officially be an Ipswich product.
The artwork will be the same, but now with the Ipswich logo. Look for 4 packs of this brew in Ipswich markets. Gluten free drinkers, this is great news.
Style: Saison (w/ Orange Peels, Gluten Free)
Availability: 12oz bottles
