Foeder Saison: Vintage Hallertau

Funk Factory Geuzeria • Saison/Farmhouse (Mixed Culture & Brett)

ABV: 6%

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Madison, WI

What Our Editors Thought

Cacophonous but intriguing nose—jagged pineapple and lime cross paths with spicy herb and funk. Likewise, the sip is endearingly off-kilter, as soft lime sherbet, gentle herbal spice, and pineapple highlights dominate the sip. Up and down, it’s a wild ride.

What Our Panel Thought

Fascinating aroma: juicy white grape, drier red wine, phenolic spice, cellar-floor funk. Flavor joins light bread and stone fruit with funk and spice. Moderate acidity draws the juicy impression over light, dusty bitterness. Dry, delicate, funky, complex—a wallflower with a lot to say.

What the Brewers Say

Foeder-fermented saison dry hopped with aged whole-leaf Hallertau hops from the 2014 harvest season.

Review printed in: Beyond Beer: Hard Seltzer, Hard Kombucha, and More (Apr-May 2021)

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Date Reviewed: December 8, 2020