Wooden Robot BotBier
Jeremy Claeys, director of brewing operations, Protagonist in Charlotte, North Carolina
“BotBier is the epitome of a modern mixed-culture saison. It strikes the perfect balance as nuanced funk and balanced acidity from their house mixed culture are supported by the clean crackery local pilsner malt backbone and brisk Noble-hop bitterness. Overripe citrus meets a mild funk in this dry, complex, bitter, effervescent, and utterly drinkable saison.”
Jester King Le Petit Prince
Kyle Vetter, founder, 1840 Brewing in Milwaukee
“No Belgian-style beer has inspired our current brewing practices quite like Le Petit Prince. I love how the saison style lets brewers express big flavor in very dry beers, and Jester King’s ability to do that in a very low-gravity beer is even more impressive. There’s something about their focus on yeast, high carbonation, and crisp bitterness that just equals a perfect year-round brew to me.”
Allagash Saison
Rob Brennan, founder, Supermoon in Milwaukee
“Saison tends to get pigeonholed into a far more precious category than it rightfully should. I’m here for the high-end, mixed-culture, barrel-fermented and blended saisons, of course—but I love and appreciate a brewer like Allagash dedicating resources to bring excellent saison to market as an everyday, affordable, four-pack fridge beer.”