Salute to Saisons! (2023)

General shout-out to Yazoo Brewing in Nashville.

I'd never heard of them before my first visit to that city in late 2022; however, they've been at it for 20 years. They brew all kinds of styles, but definitely carry a torch for saisons / brett beers / flanders red ales / wild ales, and the entry of their "Embrace The Funk" saison series I tried was real tasty.

Can't wait to try more from them!

 

Good: Saison Dupont (the gold standard)
Bad: Wilderness Brewing Saison (this is basically a sour). They also brew a sweet potato saison, which IMHO is just a bad idea.

 

I have not tasted it, but I don't really care for sweet potatoes or their saison brewing style, so... as I stated, it is just my opinion!

 

Perhaps my favorite style, but I do wonder if this thread is redundant with the Belgian Ale Appreciation thread now in existence?

 

My apologies upfront for being 'that guy'...

A soured Saison is typically from the use of bacteria (e.g., Lactobacillus) used along with a Saison yeast strain.

Tired Hands uses a mixed fermentation to produce their 'House' Saison: SaisonHands. I used to be a fan of this beer when they first produced it several years ago but their mixed culture must have 'evolved' over the years. That beer is presently more sour/tart than I prefer.

Cheers!

 

I don’t think so. Rather this thread is more focused on the Saison Family of styles.

IMO, we should keep this thread, and ask the Belgian Ale Thread to differ here for Saisons. Not sour if that even needs to be policed, maybe just a suggestion so this thread doesn’t go stale.

 

That sucks that Saison Dupont is not readily available where you live. There are several shops that regularly carry it in Chicago.

I also co-sign on Tank 7 by Boulevard. More hoppy than a typical Saison, but works well for my taste preference.

I usually am in Saison Hibernation until warmer weather, but hoping to catch both in LA and/or Vegas soon.

 

Frank, I'm sure you've heard the buzz about Seedz Brewery by the Michigan / Indiana border by now (if you haven't already been there), and they have a Sweet Potato Saison on draft currently.

It's pretty fucking good!

 

I just picked up a 4 pack of 4 different Oxbow saisons at the store the other day. Had the Honey/Clover so far. Was a very traditional classic (like Saison DuPont but a touch of honey addition).

 

I have not had Tank 7 for a while now. I'll pick up some next week to revisit it.

 

I look forward to reading what you have to say about this beer.

I used to be a BIG fan of Tank 7 but my last four-pack purchase (about a year ago) was a disappointment since it was not that great. Maybe it was just a bad batch? Or maybe Tank 7 is just 'different' from how it was a number of years ago?

Cheers!

 

I was in the "big box" beer store today and had a six pack of Tank 7 in my hand when I noticed that they also had Collette (Great Divide), so based on Jack's pan of Tank 7 (and me remembering I didn't think it was fantastic when I had it last), I bought Collette instead.

I found Collette to be quite good with a pretty mild sourness, some tangerine tartness, and some yeasty funk typical of a German wheat beer. The combo was quite good and I would recommend it over Tank 7.

 

Sounds great. I had a squash saison once that is still a top beer by me. Brewery closed but the beer lives in my head. If done in a good way a sweet potato saison with a bit of earthy sweetness should be real nice

Enjoy

 

I really enjoy Colette, not see it in a long time. Biggest issue for me was the abv, much rather a low ABV and I think Colette was around. 7%. Same with henapin and many of the more popular saison.

Two roads made a low ABV saison I liked. Can’t recall the name of It now.

Any suggestion of low ABV saison send them my way


Enjoy

 

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