Kumquat Farmhouse Ale

Saisons are also known as farmhouse beers. Most of them are found in the Wallonia region of Belgium, located in the Southwestern part of the country, which is known for farming. In the early to mid 20th century, farmers would hire saisoners (farmhands) for the summer months to work the land. During the winters, farm owners would brew beer called saisons for the summer workers who were each entitled to five liters of beer per day. The Saisons, whether modest or strong in alcohol, are known for being tart, a little funky, light on the palate, dry, fruity, spicy, complex and very quaffable.

Kumquat Farmhouse Ale is built on a creamy, quaffable base - highlighting the spelt and raw wheat used in the beer. We purée 0.5 pounds per gallon of fresh kumquats and add them to the beer after fermentation was complete. At fruiting, we pitch Brett Trois to create another fermentation with the fresh kumquats. This farmhouse beer comes off ripe, fresh, tangy, and very fruit forward.