ranger creek small batch #2

Small Batch Series No. 2 is a Texas Farmhouse Ale. The Wallonian-style saison was brewed with spelt that has been smoked over 4 Texas fruit woods. The use of peach, apricot, apple and plum woods add a subtle smokiness and light fruit texture to the earthy-sweet spelt, and marries well with the complexities of the Belgian farmhouse yeast. Earthy, peppery spice, herbal notes, soft ripe fruitiness and light smoke phenols come from fermenting at high temperatures and create a deep, refreshing character. Highly attenuated for a quenching dryness, this traditional saison is an esoteric seasonal that’s made for the Texas summer months.

Sounds good.....

 

Hopefully the wax doesn't smell like shit this time

 

they used new "wax." oh and the last wax wasnt wax at all. it was plastic.... seriously, melted. plastic.

 

Does the "wax serve any purpose other than asthetics?

 

i saw smoked .... ISO!!

 

Yup. No more smelly "wax".

 

Small Batch #1 was great, so I will be buying this one as soon as I see it.

PS: I don't care what the wax smells like, the beer is excellent.

 

Will they be adding brett to this batch too?

(I liked the first batch because of the brett and this new one sounds right up my alley.)

 

FYI:

Ranger Creek Small Batch #3 (Due out in Nov.) - Imperial Red Ale
Ranger Creek Small Batch #4 (Due out in Jan.) - Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Mesquite Smoked Porter @ 10.8% abv (BBA in their bourbon barrels for about 6-7 months)

 

Gabriel's should be getting 10 cases of #2 tomorrow. We still have plenty of #1 as well.

 

Any news on when #2 will be hitting Houston shelves?

 

It already did today. Specs Midtown got 50 cases, as did Central Market. D&Q will be getting it in on Monday

 

Hopefully, they will still be there come Saturday. I'm thinking they will since there is still some batch #1 out there.

 

Will DFW be getting any?

 

Source?

 

Dan, the Ranger Creek Distributor

 

Drinking this right now. It's seriously good.

 

Drank one tonight. Very nice mix of spicy/peppery farmhouse qualities and smoke. I enjoyed it a lot. I still wish I could've gotten my hands on more uninfected bottles of Batch 1....