Well here we are already at the end of March. With only a month left until the Second Annual Parents Weekend, preparations are underway. Yesterday evening we brewed a very special beer for the weekend. The Parents Weekend Saison a.k.a. Mom Beer. (Don't worry Dads there will be plenty for you guys as well.)
Saison's are a wonderful style of beer traditionally from Belgium. They were originally brewed in the summer months due to the specialty yeast strains needing much warmer fermentation temperatures than your standard ales. Our's is fermenting away like crazy while sitting on our fermenter heater (Thanks Paul and Joyce). A Saison has a light straw colored body with some hazyness left behind from the yeast. With the warmer fermentation temps the yeast releases some very fruity esters that are present in the aroma and flavor of the finished product. There is mild hoppyness to the beer allowing the malts and yeast to shine. We will be aging this version of Mom Beer with French Oak to create a nice "Barrel Aged" character, as well as dried Grapefruit Peel and Rose Hips. In honor of all our mothers being the incredible women they are, we will be making this beer a bit Sassy with just a hint of Sassafras.
I hope you all have blocked out the dates for Parents Weekend at the end of April. We are in the works of locking down a Beach House and will have finalized plans out to you all soon. Until then raise your glass to the incredible families in your lives. We look forward to seeing you all at the beach soon.
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