Allagash Brewing is launching a draft only, Rotating Saison Series this year. The first release is dubbed Saison Genever. Brewed with honey from Overland Apiaries, juniper, and lemongrass. Each edition will release intermittently thoughout the year.
Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL) will celebrate a limited migrational release of Saison du Swamp on Saturday, December 10th from 11am to 6pm at the brewery. This Saison, which conditions all summers long at ambient temperatures in Swamp Head’s brewery is Continue Reading →
New Belgium Brewing rounds out their 2011 Lips of Faith series with these 2 new releases: Fresh Hop India Pale Ale and Prickly Passion Saison. These releases follow the recent and very popular Clutch and Kick Lips Of Faith releases.
Brian Stillwater is the brainchild behind Stillwater Artisanal Ales (Baltimore, MD) Want to know more about what is one of my top up and coming breweries? Check this video out.
Terrapin’s tribute to Brittney Fox Watts is now available. Free Spirit celebrates the life of Brittney Fox Watts who past away in July, 2011. This farmhouse ale captures the “free spirit” of an individual who touched quite a Continue Reading →
Allagash Brewing is launching a draft only, Rotating Saison Series this year. The first release is dubbed Saison Genever. Brewed with honey from Overland Apiaries, juniper, and lemongrass. Each edition will release intermittently thoughout the year.
Tasting notes on Saison Genever:
This dark amber saison has an aroma consisting of a pronounced fruitiness, with highlights of honey and pine throughout. The flavor is a great balance of malts (both light and dark), hop bitterness and citrus fruit, while still leaving room to showcase a rich honey presence. Saison Genever is medium to full bodied, yet dry and very refreshing.
Style: Saison
Availability: Draft only. Arrival: Jan-Feb, 2012
Saison in a can? Sixpoint Harbinger is and will be. Here’s a litle Anne Finch poem to get you in a springy mood.
Exert thy voice, sweet harbinger of spring! This moment is thy time to sing… She begins, Let all be still! Muse, they promise now fulfull! Like most movements, Spring begins underground. Churning underneath the surface, you can almost fell the ground moving… it is a Harbinger of things to come.
Style: Saison Availability: Draft. New 16oz cans Arrival: TBA
This beer is inspired by our own philosophical sage turned brewer Justin.
Update: 1/7/12:
Brewed November 21, 2011. Packaged December 22, 2011.
This seasonal Saison is brewed with fresh herbs. The first whiff is that of a festive array of rosemary, thyme with a dominating profile leaning towards sage. This beautifully crafted farmhouse style Belgian beer is warm with herbal notes and backed with earthy hops.
Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL) will celebrate a limited migrational release of Saison du Swamp on Saturday, December 10th from 11am to 6pm at the brewery. This Saison, which conditions all summers long at ambient temperatures in Swamp Head’s brewery is currently the #7 Saison on Beer Advocate.
Summers here in North Florida are hot and humid, not exactly the conditions that most ale yeasts prefer. Except for the yeast used in the Wallonia region of Belgium to produce a refreshing yet complex seasonal ale known as Saison (French for season). Unlike typical ale yeasts that prefer temperatures in the 60’s, these little critters like it hot – they do their best work at temperatures above 80. So we figured if we have to work in a sweltering swamp environment, why not brew a seasonal ale that enjoys Florida summers too. From the initial aromas of pepper and summer fruits to the lingering finish with a hint of floral hops, Saison Du Swamp is a refreshing bottle conditioned ale that can be enjoyed in any season.
“This is an exciting release for us as it only comes around once a year and this year we will only sell bottles from the brewery for one day,” says Luke Kemper, Swamp Head’s owner. “If we do not sell out on Saison Saturday, we will send the rest of the bottles out to our distributors so that people who can’t make it to the brewery can have a chance at getting a bottle in their hands.”
At Saturday’s event the bottles will be sold for $15 each and we will not limit the amount of bottles purchased per person. The event will include music, food and some of the rarest beers that Swamp Head has to offer.
Swamp Head will have Saison du Swamp on draft, as well as special cask versions that have been treated and will be available in firkins and pins. The firkins will include a Cardamom Saison du Swamp and a Saison du Swamp with Brett added. Also available will be a firkin of Bacon Maple Smoke Signal.
In addition to the Saison and other casks, we will put one keg of each of our limited beers on draft and will pour them until the keg runs dry. This will include (but may not be limited to) a beer or two from the Catherine’s series, Smoke Signal Smoked Porter, 10-10-100 Imperial IPA and Hoe Hoe Hoe Winter Migrational Belgian Wheat Bier with Cranberries and Ginger.
Admission to this event is free. Must be 21 to enter. Beer prices will vary depending on the beer but will start at $4 per pint for each of our five year round beers. Questions regarding the event can be directed to Brandon Nappy in Marketing at [email protected] or at (352) 505-3035.
New Belgium Fresh Hop & Prickly Passion Round Out 2011
New Belgium Brewing rounds out their 2011 Lips of Faith series with these 2 new releases: Fresh Hop India Pale Ale and Prickly Passion Saison. These releases follow the recent and very popular Clutch and Kick Lips Of Faith releases.
Fresh Hop India Pale Ale – IPA, 7% ABV, 70 IBUs. Packs a citrus punch of Amarillo, Centennial and Cascade hops, straight off the vine in Washington State. This brazen and deliciously bitter IPA pours deeply golden with the slight haze of a really hoppy beer. The array of hops gives a sharp blast, but the finish is light and dry.
Prickly Passion Saison – Saison, 8.5% ABV. In a fruit medley of passion fruit and prickly pear, Prickly Passion Saison is New Belgium’s return to farmhouse ales. The fruit juices combine with the tropical esters of an earthy Saison yeast, creating a broad and reaching mango-like character. Deemed “ostentatiously amber,” this Lips selection is guaranteed to provoke the palate.
Hops: Target, Liberty Malts: Pale, C-80 Fruits: Prickly Pear, Passionfruit
“We opted not to make our fourth quarter Lips selections exceptionally wintery or heavy,” said New Belgium brewer Grady Hull. “Instead, we are hosting a hops harvest party and bringing uncommon fruit selections to the table, both of which sparkle with holiday flavor.”What? No stouts? It’s wintertime!
Availability: 22oz bombers, November-February.
As New Belgium Brewing has recently expanded their tasty empire on the east coast. Do you have NB yet? Try their Libation Locator.
Brian Stillwater is the brainchild behind Stillwater Artisanal Ales (Baltimore, MD) Want to know more about what is one of my top up and coming breweries? Check this video out.
Terrapin’s tribute to Brittney Fox Watts is now available. Free Spirit celebrates the life of Brittney Fox Watts who past away in July, 2011. This farmhouse ale captures the “free spirit” of an individual who touched quite a few lives. This funky, unique ale features sunflower seeds and elder flowers.
Label: We encourage you to DABBLE in this collaboration ale brewed in LOVING memory of Brittney Fox Watts, a member of both the Heavy Seas and Terrapin FAMILIES. In true Farmhouse FASHION, this FREE-SPIRITED memorial ale celebrates her PASSION for anything UNIQUE, FRESH, CREATIVE, and maybe a little bit CRAZED. Free Spirit has a BIG HEART and a BEAUTIFUL SOUL.
Keep and OPEN-MIND and TRUST your palate, we believe this beer will make you SMILE. This one’s for you, Brittney. Cheers!
Allagash Brewing is launching a draft only, Rotating Saison Series this year. The first release is dubbed Saison Genever. Brewed with honey from Overland Apiaries, juniper, and lemongrass. Each edition will release intermittently thoughout the year.
