What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[obscure]

I'm ashamed to say that I know nothing about saison. I've never seen it on the shelves in the supermarkets, I guess it's a regional thing, and I've been reluctant to make it as I've heard that one of the yeast strains in it eats everything in its path and is extremely hard to get rid of (S. Diastaticus) or is this a myth?

I honestly don’t know much about them either and rarely if ever seem to see commercial Saison here in the UK, though it’s certainly true that the yeast seems to eat everything (97.7% attenuation on my most recent batch that came in at 1.001) using Belle Saison. As for if it’s hard to get rid of I must admit after hearing a few horror stories of batches being contaminated by Saison yeast I have made a point of taking extra care to clean out my fermentor afterwards but I’ve used the same fermentor afterwards without issue.

If you like the style they make for fantastic beers and are really easy to make.

 

[LesTom]

I'm a SMaSH beer fan and this effort from Buxton is an absolute cracker

 

[samale]

Let's get started

 

[DocAnna]

This was last night but I forgot to post the picture. A golden hued Saison courtesy of @Brewnaldo who was kind enough to share some of his recent brews. From what little experience I have Saison this is a good match to style with a fruity spice both in aroma and taste. The high carbonation gives it some proper zing and I think there’s ginger in there too. , good Summer drink with a wee bit of warmth for the evening.

 

[Donegal john]

Sounds a bit gimmicky to me.

Tasted like it

 

[Donegal john]

Let's get started
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What kept you ?

 

[Donegal john]

Last beer before a Thai curry and some wine. Much prefer the blonde to the bruin. Cheers all

 

[samale]

What kept you ?

Two football matches. One at 2pm in greysteel the other at 4pm in leafair. Back down to the campsite now

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Back in the B&B and onto my favourite beer, however after an afternoon of hoppy beer its tasting very strange !!

I have one of those in the fridge for late, love the stuff.

 

[jayk34]

Another first for me. Maggies leap formidable IPA. Gets a thumbs up from me

 

[UKSkydiver]

Finally got around to sampling @samale 's 7% Doppelbock

With a bit of a side x side comparison with mine . . . .

Very nice indeed (his, not mine)

 

[Gerryjo]

Having my Shipyard V3...

 

[jayk34]

I have one of those in the fridge for late, love the stuff.

Love it too but can't taste any porter after all the hoppy beer in the afternoon.

 

[Gerryjo]

Another first for me. Maggies leap formidable IPA. Gets a thumbs up from me

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One of my go-to beers on the shelf...

 

[jayk34]

Let's get started
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Quite pricey this beer but really like it.

 

[Donegal john]

Two football matches. One at 2pm in greysteel the other at 4pm in leafair. Back down to the campsite now

Oh I remember that well. Running all the time. Enjoy

 

[Pennine]

Finally some homebrew, it's 2 days old in the bottle and quite green with a bit of apple. I don't care though I am enjoying it. Cashmere pale ale.

 

[marshbrewer]

Got a four pack of McEwen's Export - I don't mind admitting I love this stuff. Old school (well, late C20th) IPA. Probably coloured up with brewer's caramel. Classic.

Got some Timmy Taylor Landlord and the ever excellent Badger Tanglefoot vas well .

The Mrs is out in her hen do, so I shall be watching bloke telly and getting drunk. Lol

 

[Brewnaldo]

This was last night but I forgot to post the picture. A golden hued Saison courtesy of @Brewnaldo who was kind enough to share some of his recent brews. From what little experience I have Saison this is a good match to style with a fruity spice both in aroma and taste. The high carbonation gives it some proper zing and I think there’s ginger in there too. , good Summer drink with a wee bit of warmth for the evening.
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Thanks Anna, not got around to any of yours yet im afraid. And for the benefit of those looking at the pic, my 4 year old daughter, and definitely, definitely not me scrawled that label in block caps

 

[Alastair70]

Had a couple of Summer Breeze while packaging the Blocktoberfest earlier and remembered I’ve got some mates coming over next weekend so better not empty the kegerator. Time for something shop bought. Malt character is a bit lacking for my palate, I’ve brewed a few ambers recently which were like toasted sourdough with a smear of honey. This is drinking like a pale ale that’s had a drop of something roasted added for colour. It’s a nice enough beer, but not what I was expecting.