Episode 440 – Saison Death Match: Chicago vs. Milwaukee
The time has finally come to pit the world’s premier saison producing cities – Chicago and Milwaukee, obviously – against one another in an arbitrary competition to determine once and for all whose farmhouses rule the I-94 corridor. We have six saisons, three from each city, going head-to-head in specified categories to help determine a “winner.” Also, we evaluate which candies would make the best breakfast food, Craig’s mundane superpower of ABV-detection, and our desire to drink fancy bathroom beers.
ABV Chicago Episode 440 – Saison Death Match: Chicago vs. Milwaukee
Beers Reviewed
Round 1: Saisons with Brett
Is/Was Brewing – Spandrel (Saison brewed w/ aged hops, raw spelt, and Brettanomyces)
vs.
Radix Fermentation – Simpler Times: Batch 2 (Brett-conditioned saison)
Round 2: Saisons with Fruit
Keeping Together – Watching the Mind, Watching the Body (Saison w/ Michigan pears, Chaat Masala, and honey)
vs.
1840 Brewing Company – Three Part Harmony (Saison w/ peaches)
Round 3: Barrel-aged Saisons
Afterthought Brewing Company – Biere De Pieces #39 (Blended saison aged in mead and whiskey barrels)
vs.
Supermoon Beer Company – Many Phases: Blend 003 (Blended saison aged in French oak wine barrels)
