A new Fantome will find U.S. shores – Magic Ghost. This saison is brewed with green tea. This beer doesn’t appear in Fantome’s beer repertoire online, and has had very few appearances stateside.
Availability: 750ml bottles
8% ABV
Allagash Brewing’s Fluxus, 2011 edition is available for your drinking pleasure. This year, the style is a French farmhouse style ale. Previous editions include a saison with sweet potatoes, black pepper and extra hops (2009). 2010, an imperial stout brewed Continue Reading →
Stillwater Artisanal Ales has recently been adding small batches of barrel aged versions of their lineup. To date, the entries include
Existent – Aged in oak bourbon barrels
Stateside – aged in oak chardonnay
and the newest
Cellar Door – with white sage, aged Continue Reading →
Cigar City Brewing’s Guava Grove Saison is getting more guava. Double the amout. A groovy amount.
Label:
Giant cell phones. White pantsuits. Reganomics. The 80’s was all about excess. We tip our neon trilby hats to that mentality with this beer. Not Continue Reading →
Stillwater Artisanal Ales has another collaboration with Mikkeller on the way. This badass label is for Rauchstar Scandinavian Ale, a smoke beer. After Mikkel Borg and Brian Stillwater met at a festival in the Netherlands, they collaborated on “Two Gypsies Continue Reading →
Shipping now is the 2nd edition in Sierra Nevada Brewing’s Ovila series. 3 beers in total, Ovila is a monastic collaboration with the monks of the Abbey Of New Clairvaux, in California. Edition #1 was the Dubbel. Saison is next, Continue Reading →
What could make Stillwater Artisanal Ales “Existent” any better? Bourbon barrels. Stillwater has taken this dark saison and aged in in bourbon for your drinking pleasure. There are are few saisons as philosophically complex at Existent; even fewer barrel aged.
About Continue Reading →
A new Fantome will find U.S. shores – Magic Ghost. This saison is brewed with green tea. This beer doesn’t appear in Fantome’s beer repertoire online, and has had very few appearances stateside.
Availability: 750ml bottles
8% ABV
Allagash Brewing’s Fluxus, 2011 edition is available for your drinking pleasure. This year, the style is a French farmhouse style ale. Previous editions include a saison with sweet potatoes, black pepper and extra hops (2009). 2010, an imperial stout brewed with cacoa nibs.
Style: Farmhouse Ale
Taste Expectations: Peppery, spicy, & slightly funky.
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Corked/Caged. Seasonal release, style changes each year
8% ABV
Pic: @AleYeahBeer
Stillwater Artisanal Ales has recently been adding small batches of barrel aged versions of their lineup. To date, the entries include
Existent – Aged in oak bourbon barrels
Stateside – aged in oak chardonnay
and the newest
Cellar Door – with white sage, aged in oak wine barrels.
Like the others, distribution is limited.
Style: Saison (barrel aged)
Availability: 11.2oz bottles
Arrival: TBD, less than 50 cases produced.
Potential in areas: WA, OR, CA, AZ, MO, IL, WI, OH, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, PA, DC, MD, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, ME
7.6% ABV
Cigar City Brewing’s Guava Grove Saison is getting more guava. Double the amout. A groovy amount.
Label:
Giant cell phones. White pantsuits. Reganomics. The 80’s was all about excess. We tip our neon trilby hats to that mentality with this beer. Not satisfied with the amount of guava in our Guava Grove saison, we doubled the amount of fruit in Guava Groove to create a truly radical beer fit for any dude or dudette. Totally Tubular!
Style: Saison
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft.
?? ABV
Stillwater Artisanal Ales has another collaboration with Mikkeller on the way. This badass label is for Rauchstar Scandinavian Ale, a smoke beer. After Mikkel Borg and Brian Stillwater met at a festival in the Netherlands, they collaborated on “Two Gypsies Our Side” saison. Neither brewer has their own brewery.
Availability: 16.9 oz bottles
9.4% ABV
Stillwater is adding another beer the Import Series, typically brewed in Belgium. Deprived is #5 – a Scandinavian Farmhouse Ale. Brewed at Fano Bryghus – Fano, Denmark. Other Import series beers include: Of Love & Regret, A Saison Darkly, Jaded, and Rule of Thirds.
Availability: 16.9% oz
9.4% ABV
Shipping now is the 2nd edition in Sierra Nevada Brewing’s Ovila series. 3 beers in total, Ovila is a monastic collaboration with the monks of the Abbey Of New Clairvaux, in California. Edition #1 was the Dubbel. Saison is next, and a relief from the heat.
Label:
A collaboration between Sierra Nevada Brewing Co and the monks at the Abbey of New Clairvaux, Ovila Abbey Saison brings the centuries-old monastery brewing tradition to America.
Ovila Abbey Saison is complex and contemplative – but also refreshingly dry and drinkable. With early and spicy aromas, this rustic Saison has notes of green grass and a faint citrus tang. The body is light and layered with fruit and spice accents and a dry peppery finish.
A portion of proceeds from this ale goes toward the restoration of the historic Santa Maria de Ovila chapter house on the grounds of the Abbey of New Clairvaux. This medieval building stood for nearly eight centuries in Spain. William Randolph Hearst purchased the monastery in 1931 and planned to use the stone for a castle even grander than his famous San Simeon. Although Heart’s plans crumbed, these historic stones will rise again in a California Cistercian abbey.
Style: Saison
Taste Expectations: A light bodied saison with hints of grass & light fruits. Peppery & light spices, finishing slightly dry. Refreshing.
Availability: 750ml bottles, Corked & Caged. Draft. 1 time collaboration.
7% ABV
What could make Stillwater Artisanal Ales “Existent” any better? Bourbon barrels. Stillwater has taken this dark saison and aged in in bourbon for your drinking pleasure. There are are few saisons as philosophically complex at Existent; even fewer barrel aged.
About Existent:
Existent represents the philosophy behind Stillwater Artisanal. We strive to define ourselves through our passion and sincerity while accepting that not all aspects of life are readily explainable. To manifest this ideology we present an ale of intrigue. Deep & dark though deceptively dry, braced by a firm yet smooth bitterness and accented with an earthy hop and mild roast aroma. This is an ale for you to define..
Style: Saison (barrel aged)
Availability: 11.2oz bottles
Arrival:August 2011. Limited to 44 cases. Potential in areas: WA, OR, CA, AZ, MO, IL, WI, OH, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, PA, DC, MD, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, ME
7.6% ABV
Digging a little deeper, there is a pic of Barrel Aged Stateside Saison on Stillwater’s FB page. Aged in Chardonnay Barrels…
’and if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.’ —Nietzsche
