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. 

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)