Levain conditioned on Raspberries (2023)
Is/Was Brewing
- From:
- Is/Was Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 2.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 16, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 10, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 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 4 pounds per gallon of red raspberries from Mick Klug Farms Michigan. The berries impart a beautiful, deep ruby hue to the beer and notes of juicy raspberries, strawberry Fun Dip, lemon zest, tanned leather, and a touch of minerality lead to a mouthwateringly acidic finish.
After blending we rested this expression of Levain on 4 pounds per gallon of red raspberries from Mick Klug Farms Michigan. The berries impart a beautiful, deep ruby hue to the beer and notes of juicy raspberries, strawberry Fun Dip, lemon zest, tanned leather, and a touch of minerality lead to a mouthwateringly acidic finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.09/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Cellared almost a year. Upon opening it’s a gusher, so watch out! Deep red body with purple tones, pink head that settles into a collar. Giant raspberry with lacto, brett, and barrel funks with wet oak in the potent but not super nuanced nose. Taste is giant lacto and raspberry carrying, slight vinegar, vinous grape, and brett round out with a floral tone. Feel is tart, but the surprise is how acidic it is and how not funky it feels. Not even in the same conversation as the original, but a solid wild ale
May 16, 2024
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