Avery Brewing Eighteen (Dry Hopped Rye Saison) | Beer Geek Nation Beer Reviews Episode 230

[BeerichiTuba]

5 Belgian yeast strains? Dang, I had no idea. I had this when I was w/ Ryan at Stone. It was very nice.

[BeerGeekNation]

@BeerichiTuba Yep, I think some of them get lost in there but for me this beer was a bit too heavy for a Saison

[DireAxis]

I don't think I've ever really had a Saison, what are three or so brews that are good examples of the style?

[BeerGeekNation]

@DireAxis If you havent had one I would skip this beer. I would go with Ommegangs Hennepin or Boulevards Tank 7 for amazing American saisons.

[giorgioking]

Nice man, inspirational, thanks, greetings from Chile

[mrmuyrapido]

kitty!

[BeerGeekNation]

@mrmuyrapido hahaha yeah I was wondering who would spot that. Her name is Arwen haha

[StumpyJoeJr]

I like rye in saisons. I put a bit of it my homebrew saison but next time I'm going to add more. I thought it was good but not 'A' material. I have another bottle in my fridge for reviewing I need to get to.

[BeerGeekNation]

@StumpyJoeJr Yeah it was just missing something to be an A beer. Im thinking if it was a bit hoppier i would help the feel of the beer.

[CBABitz]

I liked this one, but the mouthfeel was a tad too heavy for the style.

[BeerGeekNation]

@CBABitz Yeah this was a really heavy feeling saison for sure.

[Albion426]

Another great review Chris, personally I'm a sucker for any kind of saison so I'll have to be on the lookout for this one to hit MA.

Quick question: a friend of mine loves IPA's and I forwarded your review of Avery Maharaja to him. He was overwhelmed and wanted to know where to get his hands on one. My question is, would a Maharaja still be fresh if he bought one seeing how they are released around March through August?

[BeerGeekNation]

@Albion426 Thanks for watching. THere was a batch of Maharaja released in June. I believe it was Batch 14. It wont be super fresh but I think they will release one more batch in Setpish before its all gone for the year

[allthatalesyou]

First saison with Rye? You should get your hands on some Saison Rue. I am still waiting to get this one in my area, we are always late with the Avery releases. Cheers