Best American-Brewed Saisons?

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  1. Ilovelampandbeer

    Ilovelampandbeer Initiate (0) Aug 25, 2013 New York

    I understand Europe crushes it..I'm talking exclusively American

    Also, 5 dollars to the first smart ass that posts a link to the saison category sorted by rating
     
    #1 Ilovelampandbeer, Apr 9, 2015
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  2. Eamonn-Cummings3

    Eamonn-Cummings3 Poo-Bah (1,964) Jan 23, 2014 New York
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    Ommegang Hennepin
     
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  3. John_Beeryman

    John_Beeryman Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2014 Virginia

    Smartmouth Alter Ego.
     
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  4. AndyEdgar

    AndyEdgar Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2014 Illinois

    Casey saison. Any saison from side project.
     
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  5. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Poo-Bah (5,117) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    Far as I know, these are all American saisons (based on BA categorization at my time of review), and I really liked them (and I do dig on saisons)... *no particular order*

    Boulevard's Tank 7
    Rockmill Brewery's Saison
    Stillwater's Cellar Door
    Westbrook's Thomas
    Goose Island's Halia and Sofie
    Crooked Stave's Surette and Vieille
    Brooklyn's Sorachi Ace
     
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  6. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

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  7. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    Favorite Saisons pretty much begins and ends with:

    Logsdon
    Hills Farmstead
    Side Project




    Everything else.
     
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  8. gatornation

    gatornation Poo-Bah (7,337) Apr 18, 2007 Minnesota
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    Tank 7
    Sorachi Ace
    Jolly Pumpkin
    Perennial
     
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  9. WellRested518

    WellRested518 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    From experience-
    Crooked Stave
    Hill Farmstead
    Logsdon
     
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  10. denver10

    denver10 Poo-Bah (2,956) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    Prairie Standard
    Prairie Hop
    Prairie Elizabeth
    Funkwerks Saison
    Boulevard Saison Brett
    Boulevard Tank 7
    Brooklin Sorachi Ace
    Crooked Stave Saison Vielle
     
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  11. Mikecap

    Mikecap Champion (803) May 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    Hill Farmstead Any Ancestor
     
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  12. GottaHaveMyHops

    GottaHaveMyHops Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2013 Minnesota

    Don't think this one is widely distributed but has anyone had Off Color Apex Predator? Insane in the membrane.

    Runners-up: Boulevard Tank 7, Great Divide Colette
     
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  13. breadwinner

    breadwinner Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2014 California

    Love Apex Predator, probably my favorite. Sofie. Seizoen Bretta. Funkwerks Saison for sure. Lost Abbey's Red Barn. Green Flash Little Freak. HF Anna.
     
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  14. GottaHaveMyHops

    GottaHaveMyHops Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2013 Minnesota

    Side note: does anyone feel like Goose Island Sofie has slowly been losing flavor and complexity over the last few years? (I seem to have noticed this with Matilda as well). I used to think these were both top notch, but have lost a little faith the past few times trying them. Maybe my palate has changed... or maybe AB InBev's cost cutting has begun?? Open to hear other thoughts/opinions on the subject.
     
    #14 GottaHaveMyHops, Apr 9, 2015
  15. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota
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    Until a few years ago i only drank European saisons. I don't think Europe crushes it any more - when ever I go into buy Saison Dupont - which I dearly love its a crap shoot with about a third of the bottles skunky. Some american Saisons that can more than hold their own include:
    The Alchemist Celia Saison
    Allagash Saison
    Almanac Beer Company Saison Dolores
    Boulevard Smokestack Series Saison Brett
    Brooklyn Brewing Company Sorachi Ace Saison
    The Bruery has several notable saisons
    Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Saison
    Cisco Brewer’s Island Reserve Saison
    Cismontane Brewing Company Temporada Chardonnay Barrel Aged Saison
    The Commons Brewery Myrtle Tart Farmhouse Ale
    Crooked Stave Surette Provision Saison
    Epic does some nice saisons - especially their Elder Brett
    Fair State Brewing Cooperative LÄCTOBÄC
    Jolly Pumpkin has a whole host of excellent saisons
    Logsdon’s Seizoen Bretta
    Nebraska Apricot Poivre Saison
    Ommegang Hennepin
    Perennial Artisan Ales Saison de Lis
    Port Brewing and Russian river have done some nice stuff
    Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Ale A Belgian Style Saison Ale
    Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project, Jack D’or Saison Americaine
    Southampton Publick House Saison Delux
    Stillwater Artisanal ales has produced some fine saisons
    Tahoe Mountain does an excellent job with their saisons

    I think any one of these can stand with anything from Europe. I rarely drink a saison from Europe anymore. The above list, and the new american brewers trying their hands at saisons are keeping me more than happy.
     
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  16. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado

    Casey Saison.
     
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  17. jjdc

    jjdc Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2013 District of Columbia

    Le Sarrasin
    Arthur
    Brother Soigné
    Florence
    Ble
    Fermier
    Seizoen Bretta
    Sofie
    Tank 7
    Bernice
    Cellar Door
    Provenance
    The Lady Came From Baltimore
    Casey
    Guillemot
    Handfarm
    Tropicalia
     
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  18. Testosterownd

    Testosterownd Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2014 Michigan

    Jolly Pumpkin Saison X and Cellar Door-Stillwater
     
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  19. klawburke

    klawburke Initiate (0) Mar 30, 2013 Massachusetts

    Trillium Trillium
     
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  20. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania

    Boulevard Tank 7
    GI Sofie
     
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  21. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    Sorachi Ace is my favorite, and Tank 7 and Hennepin are runners-up
     
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  22. LostHighway

    LostHighway Disciple (383) Jan 29, 2007 Minnesota

    I'm not that fond of most U.S. saisons but I love the Duponts, De Glazen Toren and some Fantomes
    Boulevard Tank 7 is arguably too hoppy but gets the bone dry finish correct and is a great value
    Goose Island Sofie is good
    Stillwater Stateside (I prefer it to Cellar Door) is decent
    Off Color Apex Predator is also decent
    Pretty Things Field Mouse's Farewell (I prefer it to Jack D'Or) is good but maybe closer to a bier de garde
    Most of the others are meh, just wrong or too expensive for what they are.

    While I like a number of brett saisons I regard them as a separate category
     
    #22 LostHighway, Apr 10, 2015
  23. Zetcha7x

    Zetcha7x Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Boulevard Tank 7
    Firestone Opal
    Ommegang Hennepin
    Lost Abbey Red Barn
    and for some local love Tired Hand's Saison Hands
     
    #23 Zetcha7x, Apr 10, 2015
  24. BenwayPHD

    BenwayPHD Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2014 California

    My top 3 are:
    Ommegang Hennipen
    Boulevard Tank 7
    Bruery Saison Rue
     
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  25. Jjski

    Jjski Aspirant (269) Nov 2, 2013 New York

    Tank 7+++++++
    Saison Rue
    Ovilla with orange and peppercorns
    Sofie
    Saison Brett
    Anything Stillwater
    Burning Rosids
    Hennepin- which I give upstate luv, but some how's seems skunky to me

    It takes a real man to wear leather undies, and sip saison. The tingling is evocative
     
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  26. georgeaaron

    georgeaaron Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2015 Indiana

    The Contessa by 18th Street is a good new one
     
    #26 georgeaaron, Apr 10, 2015
  27. neverenoughhops

    neverenoughhops Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2009 California

    anything from sante adarius. i've really loved the nonna's series, but all the ones they put on draft have been phenomenal
     
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  28. Zh78888

    Zh78888 Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2014 North Carolina

    Arthur and la biere de fantaisie. Also green flash's saison kills as a summertime session.
     
    #28 Zh78888, Apr 10, 2015
  29. StonedTrippin

    StonedTrippin Poo-Bah (20,319) May 28, 2011 Colorado
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    The stuff Mystic does deserves mention in this breath I think!
     
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  30. AndyEdgar

    AndyEdgar Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2014 Illinois

    How could i forget BLVD saison brett. Absolutely amazing
     
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  31. musicsherlock

    musicsherlock Disciple (314) Jan 2, 2012 New York

    my go to Saisons:
    Ommegang Hennepin
    Pretty Things Jack D'Or
    Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
    21st Amendment Sneak Attack

    I'm able to get Trillium once a year when at a trade show, always enjoyable.

    Also, whenever I drink Saisons I always get Cezanne by 5 Chinese Brothers stuck in my head...
     
    #31 musicsherlock, Apr 10, 2015
  32. PA-Michigander

    PA-Michigander Meyvn (1,471) Nov 10, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    I am not a fan of the style for the most part. However Hill Farmstead does the style so incredibly well. However many of their saisons taste eerily similar to me.
     
    #32 PA-Michigander, Apr 10, 2015
  33. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Poo-Bah (4,948) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    @Mikecap beat me to it: Hill Farmstead any ancestor name.

    I would add some comment about Hill Farmstead with some exclamation points but PSU_Mike might get upset.:wink:

    Cheers!
     
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  34. dwoolley1

    dwoolley1 Devotee (416) Dec 16, 2009 New York
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    In my opinion: Hennepin, Tank7 and Sophie.
     
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  35. 1withself

    1withself Initiate (0) Mar 10, 2015 Colorado

    Everything from Funkwerks
     
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  36. williamjbauer

    williamjbauer Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2012 Colorado

    Arthur
     
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  37. Monkeyknife

    Monkeyknife Poo-Bah (3,216) Jan 8, 2007 Missouri
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    My favorite is probably Boulevard Saison-Brett.
     
    #37 Monkeyknife, Apr 10, 2015
  38. Pete_IV

    Pete_IV Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2014 New York

    Logsdon seizon stands out most recently to me, such a nice beer. Also Loving Brooklyns sorachi ace.
     
    #38 Pete_IV, Apr 10, 2015
  39. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Poo-Bah (1,886) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Brooklyn Sorachi Ace is my favorite, Stillwater does a nice job as well
     
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  40. mtvolkens

    mtvolkens Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2015 Florida

    Tank 7
     
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