Farmhouse Ale Popularity. The original term saison comes from light ales brewed by farmers hence farmhouse ales during the Autumn months and stored for drinking in the summer months. Buy Online Pickup In-Store.
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Has recently skyrocketed due to craft brewers embracing the style and putting their own twist on it.
The folks at Crooked Stave have upped the ante by allowing even more of those flavors to develop thanks to extensive aging in oak barrels. Farmhouse ale is an ancient European tradition where farmers brewed beer for consumption on the farm from their own grain. Inevitably the origins of these farmhouse ale is shrouded in mystery and this is my scenario how these ales likely evolved. Farmhouse ales can occasionally pick up sour or earthy flavors during fermentation thanks to wild yeast and assorted other airborne critters.
