A Salute to Saisons! (2022)

I am doing a side by side of Wherein Time and Space which was a collaboration brew between Is/Was Brewing and Supermoon Beer Company. It is a hoppy saison brewed with cascade and willamette hops. One version was brewed by the brewers at Is/Was Brewing and bottled there, the other was brewed at Is/Was Brewing and then taken to Supermoon where it was refermented with their house culture and then bottled there. I am also going to open the third version which is the Is/Was Brewing version but bottled with Brett later ...



First up- the Is/Was Brewing version:

Pours a cloudy, essentially opaque bright orange color. Thick, frothy, hilly white head forms on the beer, then slowly dissolves leaving ridges and valleys of foam on the beer. The aroma has notes of earthy, woody hops bringing with them some subtle orange and citrus. along with that comes some funky yeast notes, a touch of cracked peppercorn, floral notes and some aged hops.

Taste follows the nose with the cascade and willamette hops dominating the flavor profile - there are earthy, woody notes with some tangerine and citrus. There is also some pine coming through from the cascade. Along with that comes some floral notes, coriander, black pepper and some light yeasty notes. This is called a hoppy saison - its almost a Belgian pale ale thanks to how hoppy Feel is light to medium bodied. Bright, lively carbonation. Semi-dry finish.

Overall a lovely hoppy saison.

look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25 = 4.23 (rDev 0%)

Next up is the Supermoon version:

Pours a cloudy, but not quite opaque golden color. Thick, frothy white foamy head forms on the beer, lingering, and never fully dissipating. The aroma has notes of earthy, herbal hops. For whatever reason I am getting more of the Williamette hops on the nose in this version. There are also clear nots of aged hops, some funky yeast and a touch of peppery notes.

Taste follows the nose with the hops bringing in dank herbal notes, some catty hops, pine, wood, and some peppery, grassy hop notes giving way to those aged, dried hops coming through on the back end. The finish is dry, woody, and moderately bitter. Feel is light to medium bodied. Smooth, with bright carbonation. Dry finish.

Overall a very nice hoppy saison.

look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4 = 4.04 (rDev 0%)