Now we are breaking our own unwritten rules this month by having two Atrium beers in the same pack. Our very late container is to blame, and to mitigate this faux-pas we are presenting two very different beers.
The first of which is Florita, the label motto is ‘flower power’. It is a Saison with Chinese red hibiscus, orange blossom and yuzu (an Asian citrus fruit).
Unsurprisingly the beer smells and tastes quite floral, which I guess was the intention. There is a solid malty backbone to the beer, and a real sweetness (I’m guessing) from the hibiscus. In behind that is some citrus but it is the flowery hibiscus that is the dominant flavour.
There isn’t a great deal of saison character, with the yeast sitting back and coming in late in the form of a nice prickly spice note.
The beer finishes kind of medium to dry, with the good carbonation helping dry this beer up a little on the finish.
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 simple but funky and interesting saison, with two old style hops for a fruity, dry and spicy character
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
A traditional Belgian saison, dry and funky, grainy malt and a solid bitterness
by Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
A traditionally styled saison brewed with just the four ingredients as such beers were in the past
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
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 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)
From Brasserie Atrium, this super tasty Red IPA is a beautiful balance of caramel malt and fruity, piney hops
A big and tasty imperial stout brewed with cacao, vanilla and orange peel
This classic Belgian Saison was the first beer produced commercially by Brasserie Atrium
