Posts Tagged: Saison and Biere de Garde
All Saisons All Weekend All For Me
Posted by on Friday, January 29, 2010 in - 1 comment
Time was I used to post review posts that I added a bit here and there over time. I stopped when one reader noted that there was no way of knowing when these posts got updated. He was right. The internet sucks when you get right down to it, doesn't it. Why isn't there an autobot dedicated to the …
Massachusetts: Jack D'Or, Pretty Things, Holyoke
Posted by on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 in - 4 comments
If you have read this blog for a while you will appreciate that I like saison. A few years back I wondered out loud if it was going to ever be the next big thing and I may have had my wish granted to some degree as they are out there even if they haven't exactly bumped macro pilsner off the shelf …
Belgium: Fantome Noel, Brasserie Fantome, Soy
Posted by on Saturday, December 19, 2009 in - 3 comments
I was good to myself. Having a family reunion with one great uncle in the house, I thought I would pop this gem as we consume t-bones and lamb chops. Have you noticed that steaks go discount at Yule? It sure does here. We always have the beef feed in the lead up. • Barn. Moinette Brune meets …
Illinois: Domaine DuPage, Two Brothers, Warrenville
Posted by on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 in - 1 comment
I should have saved popping this one from Two Brothers until the weekend as I have a decent shot at a run to Marche Jovi and a number of bieres de garde to compare with this mid-western take on the style. But I didn't. • It pours an enormous fine off-white head. Sort of like that foam insulation …
Belgium: Saison, St. Feuillien Brewery, Le Roeulx
Posted by on Thursday, August 6, 2009 in - 1 comment
Saison. I think I said somewhere that 2006 or so was going to be the year of saison. Maybe 2010 will end up that way given the new takes that are popping up here and there. I picked up this one when I was in Maine a few weeks ago. It pours a slightly oranged straw with a white froth and rim. On … read more »
France: Vivat Triple, L’Abbaye Du Cateau, C-Cambrésis
Posted by on Friday, June 19, 2009 in - leave a comment
A French triple. Bought on the zip into Quebec a few months ago, this one has me rubbing my left temple with a serious knuckle. • Nice website. Is it really a triple or is it a saison? It lacks the earthy thang that its fellow country brew biere de garde is known for. It has no triple bubblegum …
New York: Local 1, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NYC
Posted by on Saturday, February 7, 2009 in - 3 comments
I picked this up two weeks ago at Wegman's in Ithaca for just $8.99. Even with an 80 cent dollar exchange rate that is great value... especially as this is an old school ridged bottle - so when the end times come, I can trade that for rice and mustard, right? • Tonight, we baked salmon slabs and …
Saison: Red Sky At Night, Clipper City, Baltimore, USA
Posted by on Thursday, July 3, 2008 in - 3 comments
Have I set up a saison category? I can't keep up with these things but if I did create a new category for these posts I would want it to be saison. I was sure it was going to be the next big thing back around 2005 but adding hops to the hops that just had been added to the hoppy beer seemed to be …
Beer At Yule: La Moneuse SWA, Brasserie De Blaugies, Belgium
Posted by on Saturday, December 22, 2007 in - leave a comment
We've had a look at a few beers from Brasserie de Blaugies: Darbyste , a fresh figgy saison (that I was calling a lambic for some reason); Saison d'Epeautre spelt saison; and La Moneuse, their rustic straight up saison. This is the final of the brewer's four brews to try. It's an upgrade of La …
Belgium: Saison d'Erpe-Mere, KleinBrouwerij De Glazen Toren
Posted by on Sunday, October 7, 2007 in - 1 comment
What to have with Thanksgiving turkey...and garlic and spuds, and roast Brussels Sprouts - and parsnips...and pear and ginger pie. Stuffed and wrapped figs, too. What a feed - but what to drink? I wanted something less than a tripel, less malty than a barley wine or dubbel and without the hops of … read more »
