I have to admit that I haven’t been drinking as much recently, although pubs reopen in my part of Australia next week (in a weird, only 20 people in them at a time sort of way) so I’m very much looking forward to getting back to a relaxing night at the pub.
Until then we are getting around to drinking the beer in the house. This one is a very special beer that my partner got me for my birthday which was about a month or so ago, and it’s been sitting in the fridge ever since.
Now I like sours and farmhouse ales and those classic barrel aged style so this beer from Californian Brewery – The Bruery Terreux (with help from Green Cheek Beer, also Californian) was always going to appeal.
Here’s how the brewer’s describe it:
For two breweries located in the middle of industrial warehouse zones, we brewed one hell of an old-world, rustic, farmhouse-style ale. Brewed with our friends at Green Cheek Beer Co., this experimental beer is a foeder-aged, mixed fermentation saison. They brewed wort, we brewed wort, then we got together and crossed them in the Foeder Forest at Terreux. Lightly tart, soft and complex – for as much fun as we had making this beer, we’re certain you’ll have even more fun drinking it
Here's how I would:
It poured a great yellow colour, so clear and almost luminescent, with a thin dense pure white head – really quite beautiful – if you were drawing a picture of a perfect beer, this might be it.
It had gentle carbonation, touching on velvety and maybe a hint of serbet.
The taste, as they described themselves was subtle and gentle but really multi layered and quite sophisticated.
All in all this was a really good beer, it would make a perfect replacement for wine in a fancy dinner or as we did with creamy brie cheese.
As always this beer review is part of #Beersaturday organised by 
