Ferme De Cassis
Hourglass Brewing

 

i have really liked the wild beers these guys make for the most part, not at all a generic brett or bacterial profile to their stuff, and uniqueness in these is a huge turn on for me in this day and age when so many are trending the same. this one is fermented in oak with black currants, and they did a great job with the beer. i think even before the fruit its a great saison, with plenty of wood on it and a cool multigrain rustic malt base, cerealy, earthy, and dry, much more character there than a lot of these have, but it still drinks light. the funk is high and the tartness moderate, seemingly as much coming from the tangy currants as from the bacterial elements in play here. i love the maturity, even though its off dry, the yeast flavors are really well developed. a touch of vinegar and iodine to it too. the fruit is natural and bold, balanced well by the grain though too, this isnt all juice. red winey, purple grapey, blackberry jam, really deep and awesome in here, all smoothed over by the wood in the finish. carbonation might be just a little lower than what i want from this style, but overall this is an awesome and drinkable wild beer with a great natural black currant flavor. i wish these beers made their way out west a little bit...