Beer Around Town

Man, just when you think you’ve brewed up a nice Saison reality just slaps you in the face. The other day I was sipping on the Saison I brewed a few months back. I was really enjoying it, digging the pepper and spice, dry and dangerously drinkable in the warm weather, then along came a bottle of Dupont to remind me how far there is to go.

With so many new beers here in Beervana I often don’t get around to the “staples” often enough, glad a bottle of this drifted my way to remind me of it’s greatness. I don’t recall Dupont being so hoppy, but after drinking this up it is clear I need more hops in my Saison, the floral earthy hops meld beautifully with the peppery esters, a stronger bitterness finishes it off, bringing up the drinkability over my homebrewed creation. And the damn thing just looks so perfect, a gigantic rocky head stays tall the whole time, you can spread this beer out over a nice summer evening and not lose the carbonation and spiciness of it. Paired with some cave aged Swiss cheese I picked up in the bargain bin at the store, they just went hand in hand, then again what dish won’t this beer pair with?

Anyway, just an ode to The Saison, only rivaled in my opinion by it’s winter kin the Avec les Bons Voeux.