Posts Tagged: Saison and Biere de Garde
Is It Really Pronounced say-ZOHNS?
Posted by on Monday, May 20, 2013 in - 25 comments
See, in these times when people are questioning all manner of stuff that is foisted upon the fan of good beer, one get's a little internally chippy. So, when I read the beginning of this NYT article by Clay Risen just now I stopped and then stopped myself: • For years, the American beer world … read more »
Maryland: Stateside Saison, Stillwater, Westminster
Posted by on Friday, April 26, 2013 in - leave a comment
Bitter Riesling from the Mosel. • I should make a habit of ramming out a first thought. Not saying I should make it a meaningful habit, just a habit. See, as there is an arc in the flavour changes to a beer over time as it ages,, beers open up as they warm from the consultant approved "ideal" …
Illinois: Sofie 2012, Goose Island Beer, Chicago
Posted by on Friday, February 22, 2013 in - 20 comments
The beer that proves craft v. crafty is a big sloppy fib - and well within the range of possible futures for brewing generally. $8.99 last weekend just across the border. I look for it and its siblings whenever I cross over as it is one of the best values in good beer. • Lemon, pears and fine …
Belgium: Saison De Pipaix, Brasserie à Vapeur
Posted by on Friday, September 14, 2012 in - leave a comment
A beer apparently from a shed. OK, if the BAer brewery page is to be believed a one and a half story brick shed in wee Pipaix-Leuze, Belgium. With a steam punk lauter tun. Neato. • The beer pours light caramel under fizz head that resolves to a white rim and foam. Not strong on the nose …
Belgium: Saison De Dottingnies, De Ranke, Wevelgem
Posted by on Thursday, August 25, 2011 in - 1 comment
Boak and Bailey... or was it just Boak... or Bailey... triggered a great discussion today about the meaning of saison. I recommended Farmhouse Ales by Phil Markowski and Yvan De Baets (and I just did again) for anyone interested in the topic. But it is neat to see that we may be in the third wave …
My Mother May Not Have Had This In the Plans In 1937
Posted by on Friday, July 29, 2011 in - 4 comments
I am not sure if she is disapproving but that is my mother having a bit of a scowl at the two halves of Saison Dupont on ice. She is sending that scowl forward from when Hitler had yet to rearrange the furniture in western Scotland. Circa 1937. But, as we like to say, Hitler lost and everything …
Hot... So Hot... That It's Haaaawt... Hotness... Hot...
Posted by on Thursday, July 21, 2011 in - 3 comments
Once, when traveling, I heard a couple speaking about the heat. They were from the southern US and, commenting on the heat, one said to the other "my Lawd, it's hawtah than haaahm." We were not quite sure whether than meant it was hotter than back home or hotter than a ham right out of the oven …
Belgium: Avec Les Bons Voeux 2010, Dupont
Posted by on Monday, April 18, 2011 in - 1 comment
Lew told me to have something new - which is just as well as I have reason. Forty-eight of them as of today. Sad to think a third of my life has passed me by already. • It pours cloudy gold with a thick rocky head that resolves to a persistent white froth and rim. The nose is quite amazing … read more »
Beau's Thursday Night Tasting In the Backyard
Posted by on Thursday, August 12, 2010 in - 5 comments
A fun way to spend the evening. Beau's had their quarterly business meetings in town and they all came over for a few hours of opening bottles - including the father, son and a sizable host. We nine started well with two saisons and biere de garde: Hennepin, Jack D'or and 3 Monts. Batch 10 from …
Florida: Saison Athene, Saint Somewhere, Tarpon Springs
Posted by on Friday, July 23, 2010 in - 3 comments
I didn't expect this to be my first Floridian beer but I guess it is. Andy Crouch in his soon to be published (review copy delivered yesterday) Great American Craft Beer calls it both "a flavor parade of spice" and a "spice bazaar" which gives me some pause. Can I handle it? • It opens with a … read more »
