Grisette

Description

Our grisette is a glass of Summer sunshine to brighten your day. This beer is inspired by the Belgian Grisette and our love of nature. We brewed it in September as a farewell to the Summer, designed to be delicate, nuanced and refreshing. We boiled the wort with additions of gently spicing Sichuan Pepper, Caraway Seeds, Pink Peppercorn and Cardamom pods to give nuanced notes of warmth and complexity. We then used the highest grade Chinese Chrysanthemum, Egyptian Chamomile and Calendula, in addition to whole leaf Saaz hops to make an amazingly aromatic tea in the whirlpool with hints of honey and mint alongside a lovely oral aroma. This was blended with the wort on the way to the fermenter. Chrysanthemums add a floral overtone to the entire beer, with a unique and intriguing flavour that finishes clean, while the Chamomile adds a minty, honey-like sweetness and warmth. Calendula petals add a lovely sunny yellow color and a slight earthiness, while the Saaz hops provide an earthy spice to the whole blend. Fermented with a house blend of yeasts bringing in elements of farmhouse ales and lagers, as well as Belgian Saisons. This was further blended with a house-culture grown up from wild Dandelions growing in the fields near our brewery. All of these elements give us a hugely drinkable and entirely unique finished beer with a complex flavour and aroma profile that will develop over time.