The Bear & The Maiden Fair is a Connecticut Wild Ale dry hopped with a healthy dose of blooming dandelions. What started out as a blend of our barrel fermented wild ales and mixed fermentation saisons developed its owns personality after being treated to the dandelions.
An aggressive floral bitterness shines through the acidity and brett funk that comes from our mixed fermentation and wild ales. With aromas of wildflower, honey, and lemon, this beer screams springtime drinkability. Light bodied, light colored, and refreshing, we’ll be looking forward to this one year after year.
Living in Connecticut has a massive perk - four full seasons. More importantly, three of those seasons run cool. Cool nights allow for me to be able to do a coolship, leaving my kettle out overnight to collect yeast. I have done this in mid-Spring, and now have done one to usher in Fall. The […]
I am a sucker for lagers. As my palate has changed over time, I've moved far away from hoppy IPAs and Pale Ales and more towards malt-forward lagers. However much I love the style of beer, the one factor in keeping me from brewing them is the fact I do not have a fermentation chamber […]
Riwaka™ is a hop I have been fascinated with ever since I first tried Hill Farmstead's Riwaka Pale Ale. I had been trying, for years, to source this hop, but it has never been available to United States home-brewers before this past winter. Thanks to Yakima Valley Hops, however, that changed. I immediately placed an […]
