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Belgian and French Farmhouse Ales
Includes both saison and bière de garde recipes.
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Lindgren Craft Brewery’s Narrow Gauge Shiitake Mushroom Saison Clone
This beer features what you would expect in a saison in regards to the malt and hops balance and the fruity esters and phenols derived from
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Abolitionist Ale Works’ Shenandoah Saison Clone
A no-boil saison from Abolitionist Ale Works in Charles Town, West Virginia.
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Solera Saison
A saison great for barrel aging and brewing time and time again when a portion of the barrel is drawn off.
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Simply Saison
With roots in the agrarian lifestyle in northern Europe, many brewers pigeon-hole saisons to look and taste a certain way. But the truth is
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Gordon Strong’s Saison
I like my saisons like my cocktails, with some rye in them. In this case, I’m using some flaked rye but malted rye can be substituted.
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Prairie Artisan Ales’ Prairie Ale Clone
The inaugural Prairie Artisan Ale, a dry, effervescent Belgian-style farmhouse saison that drinks smoothly for a beer of its size.
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7venth Sun Brewery’s Saison in Paradise Clone
With a subtle spice character and quick turnaround time, this is a great summer sipper.
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Gordon Strong’s Bière de Garde
An amber bière de garde in the style of Jenlain using (mostly) malts from the area.
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Bière de Garde: From the French countryside
The French farmhouse style we know as bière de garde has a somewhat fuzzy history. Gordon Strong catches us up on how the modern take of th
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Fair Isle Brewing
A brewery that eschews IPAs in the modern craft beer world is seemingly a rare commodity. Take a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit a fa
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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Saison clone
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To Better Times (Farmhouse Table Beer)