If you were to imagine a traditional European farmhouse brewery, Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal is about as authentic as you can get. The rural village of Tildonk, near the university town of Leuven is home to this quaint establishment.
They are known for using many of their own-grown ingredients. They have 15 acres on which they grow barley, wheat and spelt as well as growing two different types of hops. To complete the ecological cycle, the spent grain is fed to the horses and cows on the property including the beautiful big draught horses.
This saison is made with a host of different grains – barley, wheat, spelt, rye and oats and it is hopped with Magnum, Cascade and Prima Donna.
The beer is quite dry, with the typical funk you’d expect from a saison. Grainy malts combine with a grassy, floral hop bitterness that finishes with a peppery tickle.
Alvinne's saison is light, crisp, quite funky with a hint of sour thanks to blending a little of the Omega blond sour beer
This classic Belgian Saison was the first beer produced commercially by Brasserie Atrium
The new beer from the good 'Dochter' is a dry-hopped saison with bitter orange
A spelt saison brewed in collaboration with Hill Farmstead
A simple but funky and interesting saison, with two old style hops for a fruity, dry and spicy character
A collaborative Saison featuring rye, spelt and wheat malts, dry-hopped with a Ukranian hop called Zachrava
An attempt at recreating a traditional 19th-Century saison, heavily hopped and mixed with lambic then barrel aged
An historical style spelt saison, dry-hopped and refermented with Brettanomyces
A classic Belgian style saison, with a twist - dry-hopped with Cascade & Amarillo
A saison with winter-type spices added including timut and szechuan peppers, mustard seeds and juniper
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
A hazy golden saison - crisp, citrusy, earthy and dry
by Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
A traditionally styled saison brewed with just the four ingredients as such beers were in the past
'Tess' is a White White Saison - a farmhouse ale fermented on Pinot Grigio white wine barrels and hopped with Hallertau Blanc hops
A very tasty little saison - or Grisette - from London's Partizan Brewing
A refreshingly crisp and dry farmhouse ale with addition rhubarb and ginger
A collaboration between De Molen and Beavertown (UK) sees a beery take on the traditional Gin & Tonic
A classic Belgian saison from Brouwerij De Ranke - hoppy and floral with a dry finish.
An earthy Wallonian saison from one of Europe's last remaining steam breweries
So good it was recently included in USA Draft's '25 Best Beers of the Year'.
The classic farmhouse ale, and benchmark that re-popularised the saison style of beer.
A special annual vintage version of Dupont's classic saison
A very traditional style saison, with a recipe dating back to 1884
A very traditional style saison that offers a glimpse of past beer styles
A black India saison isn't something you see everyday from a Belgian brewer
A tasty, fairly traditional saison with lots of loverly earthy character and a little funk
A unique combination of Saison and White Beer produces a refreshing blonde ale with a nice bite.
White Pony have created what they call a Pacific Saison Ale, featuring hops from Australia (Summer) and NZ (Wakatu)
A fantastic Kriek that takes the Zure Van Tildonk blond barrel aged sour to another level
A wintery imperial stout with roasted chicory root
A special Belgian Strong Pale Ale that is the only Belgian beer to use Witloof