Ah Saisons, the Anthropologie of beer. The biére de garde is maybe the most logical style of vintagey European brew to experience a renaissance in California wine country. This particular Wallonian saison tastes of spicy, earthy noble hops to me but at a very mellow 35 ABV it’s much more fragrant than it is bitter. This saison has citrusy …
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If it hasn’t already become apparent I am a huge fan of the saison and other farmhouse ales. A lot of you are already familiar with this style so bear with me! The saison is a bottle-conditioned ale usually made from pale malts and known for complex citrusy, grassy, spicy, and barnyard notes. https://instagram.com/p/z-Em-7jDgP/ This … Continue reading Saison Saison
Firstly, this place has a ceiling covered in various lampshades, a wall mosaic of floppy discs, and bar front made of VHS tapes. Flights arrive in beat up cigar boxes. This place is cute. Modern Times also produces their own coffee, experimenting with things like bourbon aged beans, so coffee stouts and similar are huge for … Continue reading Modern Times Flavordome | San Diego
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