Levain conditioned on Montmorency Cherries (2022)
Is/Was Brewing
- From:
- Is/Was Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 1.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 24, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 03, 2022
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- 0
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- 0
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Levain is a long time coming. The culmination of our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about the microorganisms that allow us to make beer. Mashed with raw spelt from Janie’s Mill, hopped with aged whole cone hops then fermented and ripened in used oak wine barrels with a blend of our house saison yeast, our favorite strains of brettanomyces, dregs from bottles that inspire us, and microorganisms sourced from my 6 year old sourdough starter.
After blending we rested this expression of Levain on 3.5 pounds per gallon of Montmorency cherries from Michigan. The beautiful tart cherries contributed a vibrant ruby hue and notes of baking spices, almonds, and a distinctly bright fruitiness, all of which integrate wonderfully with the funk, depth, and complexity of base beer.
After blending we rested this expression of Levain on 3.5 pounds per gallon of Montmorency cherries from Michigan. The beautiful tart cherries contributed a vibrant ruby hue and notes of baking spices, almonds, and a distinctly bright fruitiness, all of which integrate wonderfully with the funk, depth, and complexity of base beer.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.46/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Cherry red pour with a pink tinted white head, trace lacing left on the glass. Smell and taste are clones but the depth of the taste is significantly more. Sour signature montmorency cherry, big huge brett, toasty oak with light vanillins, vinous tones, with hints of earthy nut, cheesecloth funk, peach skin, and leather. Feel is funky and sour with solid wild yeastiness and oak supporting, dries out beautifully through the sip, fuller bodied while lightweight.
Dec 22, 2022
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