One of our favorite days of the year is almost here. Celebrating saison. Celebrating great beer. And not only with our friends at Allagash, but with a few rarities from even more friends! Jester King, Penrose, Is/Was, and Afterthought on draft with additional delicacies featured in bottles.
Below you’ll find a comprehensive draft and bottle list for Saturday. We'll be swapping out kegs as they kick, so availability will change as the day wears on. [Scroll past the lists for descriptions!]
Plus, get first dibs on these new releases!
Ghost Lemons, our 2018 collab with Allagash, returns Saturday! A fresh take on draft and in 250mL 4-packs to go! We’ll also have a limited quantity of 750mL bottles from 2018 available for on-site consumption.
Reine des Renards Framboise on draft and in 250mL 4-packs to go
Preview our to-be-release 10th Anniversary brew, DecaBeer, on draft.
Beer for Beaches is back for the season!
Merch? Yeah, we have some of that, too. This year’s Saison Day tee is a fun, springy green with a portion of proceeds supporting our National Parks! (It is NPS Week afterall.) We also have a new stemmed glass to commemorate this beloved style. Fun stuff! Now on to the funner stuff, the beer!!
Allagash
Saison
Coolship Resurgam
Honeyberry Tumble
Upward Movement
Coolship Red
Wild Ale Aged on Haskap Berries
White
Interlude (750mL bottles)
Once Upon An Orchard (375mL bottles)
Shiro’s Delight (375mL bottles)
Off Color and Friends
Off Color x Allagash Ghost Lemons 2023 (draft), 2018 (bottles)
Jester King Queen’s Order
Penrose x Afterthought Beacon
Afterthought TBA
Is/Was Saison Dégel
Off Color x Jester King Cygnet
Off Color x Native Species Garamond
Reine des Renards Framboise - New!
DecaBeer - Preview our 10th Anniversary Release!
Chicago Craft Gin Week
Gator Time
Blood Magik
Miscellanea Vol. 4
Pink Knit Socks
April Rain
Juicy Predator
Apex Predator
Large Format Bottles (Limited!)
Allagash Interlude
Allagash Once Upon An Orchard (375mL)
Allagash Shiro’s Delight (375mL)
Off Color x Allagash Ghost Lemons 2018
Off Color x Side Project Blush
De La Senne x Off Color & Friends Amerikan Pils (11.2oz)
Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek
Blaugies x Hill Farmstead La Vermontoise
De Ranke Mirakel
Saisei
Ochhi del Lupo
Blended by the Light
ALLAGASH DESCRIPTIONS
Saison
Their interpretation of a classic Belgian farmhouse-style ale. Saisons were once brewed to slake the thirst of farmers returning from a long day of toil; they were spicy, light, and drinkable. By fermenting with a traditional saison yeast strain, notes of spice and tropical fruit accent the aroma. Citrus and peppery spice balance its pleasant malt character. This beer is full bodied with a rustic, dry finish. Made for enjoying, no matter which type of work you’re returning from. 6.1%
Coolship Resurgam
A blend of this one-, two-, and three-year-old spontaneously fermented beer. The finished beer has aromas of apricot, lemon zest, and candied fruit. Notes of tropical fruit and flavors of funk lead to a clean, tart, and dry finish. 6.3%
Honeyberry Tumble
Golden Sour Ale with honeyberries and cherries. (Honeyberries aka Haskap Berries.) 6.3%
Upward Movement (2023)
Released earlier this month, the Allagash Pink Boots+ Team created this hoppy, aromatic saison to welcome springtime to Maine. Balanced and festive, it’s dry-hopped it with this year’s Pink Boots Society hop blend, filling the beer with notes of orange creamsicle, honeydew, and pineapple. 5.8%
Coolship Red
After this blend of spontaneously fermented beer spends over two years aging in French oak wine barrels, local raspberries are added and the beer rests for an additional four to five months. The finished product is bright red in color with an aroma of raspberry and oak. Its raspberry-forward flavor is balanced by notes of light funk, apricot, and a tart, dry finish. 5.6%
Wild Ale Aged on Haskap Berries
A blend of wild, sour beer and a golden ale aged in Calvados barrels—that is all aged on haskap berries. The haskap berry, also known as a “honey berry,” is said to have flavor notes reminiscent of blueberry and raspberry with undertones of blackcurrant, all of which round out the balanced profile of this tart, complex beer. 7.8%
White
Allagash White features a refreshing balance of citrus and spice. Coriander and Curaçao orange peel round out the flavor of this hazy Belgian-style wheat beer. 5.2%
Interlude 3750ml bottles
Two yeast strains were used to create this unique Belgian-style ale. The first, a Saison yeast, establishes the flavor foundations of a classic Belgian-style ale. The second, our house strain of Brettanomyces yeast, contributes myriad flavors including pear, apricot, graham cracker, and bread crust. A portion of Interlude is aged in red wine barrels, which imparts a distinctive vinous, plum character and a dry, almost tannic, finish. 9.5%
Once Upon an Orchard 375ml bottles
We aged this wild saison on fresh peaches and let it age for four months, creating an enchanting sour beer with notes of apricot, peach pie, and spice. 6.6%
Shiro's Delight 375ml bottles
This ruby beer’s base is fermented with two yeast strains: a saison strain and then our house strain of Brettanomyces. After about eight months of fermentation and aging, Pluerries and plums are added before the beer rests for another four months. The finished beer has a flavor that calls to mind a mixture of tart cherry, plum, and tropical fruit with hints of spice and oak. 9.9%
OTHER GUEST BEER DESCRIPTIONS
Jester King Queen’s Order
Farmhouse ale with tallow honey and dried lemon peel, 4.7%
Penrose x Afterthought Beacon
Stainless fermented Spelt Saison with Eraclea Pilsner Malt and American Noble Mosaic hops, 6%
Afterthought TBA
Is/Was Saison Dégel
Spring Saison brewed with Chamomile, Lavender, & Honey. 5.3%
Off Color x Side Project Blush
Foedre Aged Wild Ale finished in vintage Side Project and Procatsination collaboration barrels picking up a tinge of residual raspberries because Cory uses too many raspberries. 6.1%
De La Senne x Off Color & Friends Amerikan Pils (11.2oz)
Hoppy Saison brewed in collaboration with De La Senne and a bunch of us American saison producers. 7.5%
Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek
Lambic refermented with cherries, 6.6%
Blaugies x Hill Farmstead La Vermontoise
Spelt Saison hopped with Amarillo, 6%
De Ranke Mirakel
The first lambic produced by De Ranke. 6%