Wild In the Streets

In the spirit of an old Belgian tradition, we fermented a classic saison directly inside of oak barrels. We started with California Merlot wine barrels made from American Oak, where each barrel had different blends of yeast strains including our classic French saison strain originally sourced near the shores of Calais, France. We mixed in different cultures of wild yeast strains, most noticeably Brett v. Drei and Brett Claus. Along with the earthy tones associated with these yeast typically found naturally on the skin of fruits, it developed notes of pineapple. After fermentation, the flavors were allowed to develop over a 5 month ageing in the barrels. We then tasted our individual barrels and created a final blend to mix the unique properties of each barrel and the different yeast strains. Finally, the bottles were naturally carbonated by adding fresh yeast and sugar at the time of bottling for a crisp effervescent finish. Show Less