r/VancouverCraftBeer • u/Rarg • 29d ago

Question Best Saisons?

Was always a fan of Everyday Balloons by Twin Sails. Super dry, crisp, a little touch of fruit. Seems like they’re done brewing it for the season though. Anyone else doing a really nice crisp dry Saison? Always struck me as a perfect fall style

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u/Itchy-Pin-1528 29d ago

Beva, Dageraad and Luppolo all have saisons regularly. Saison is definitely one of my favourite styles but I don’t think the general public shares that opinion

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u/beer_curmudgeon 8d ago

I would add Temporal at Threefold to this list, usually has a nice table beer that fits this mould

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u/domminator13 29d ago edited 29d ago

La maison by four winds is fantastic

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u/Itchy-Pin-1528 26d ago

Not actually a saison though

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u/domminator13 26d ago

It's called tropical ale now, but it is a table Saison

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u/Itchy-Pin-1528 26d ago

It’s not fermented with a saison yeast it’s fermented with sacch trois but I guess one could have a philosophical discussion about what saison actually is. So maybe it is a saison…whatever. I wish they still made phaedra

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u/jmarc1 28d ago

The OG BC saison. Still one of the best.

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u/domminator13 28d ago

Oh absolutely! 🍻🍻

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u/BroliasBoesersson 29d ago

Try Temporal Artisan Ales's table saison

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u/shark_mandro 28d ago

Field Theory, hands down

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u/NeanderStaal 28d ago

Randonneur is a solid offering from Dageraad as well.

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u/basher1239 29d ago

The peppercorn saison at Tinhouse is one of my favourites.

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u/oddible 29d ago

Strangefellows when they have them, they're one of the best for wild fermentation. Along with Dageraad.

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u/NeanderStaal 28d ago

Lots of great options already mentioned. I would add Townsite to the list.

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u/Dudelovesdogs 28d ago

100% agree. Townsite makes the best traditional Belgian saisons in the province.

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u/MrPesun 29d ago

Tinhouse's peppercorn saison is pretty much my gold standard for saisons.

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u/langur_monkey 19d ago

There was a saison style that was popular in the late 2010s but nowadays is almost nowhere to be found. It had no real tartness or brettiness, but was super dry and peppery, and generally came in at 6% alcohol. It wasn't really "true to the style" (because the alcohol content was higher), but I didn't care because I liked it.

Strange Fellows' Bayard is a prime example.

It seems to me that this style has mostly gone out of fashion. Anyone know what I'm talking about or where to find it?