Luminous Immersion
Category: Beer
Mixed fermentation Saison aged 15 months in a Cognac barrel with dried Meadowsweet flowers. Then blended with barrel aged wild ale before bottling.
Category: Beer
Mixed fermentation Saison aged 15 months in a Cognac barrel with dried Meadowsweet flowers. Then blended with barrel aged wild ale before bottling.
The dried meadowsweet really comes through on the nose before the cognac warmth hits—it's floral but not perfumey, and the 15 months of aging give it this round, velvety finish. I saved half the bottle for a month later and the wild ale blend had softened into something even more complex.
Fifteen months in that cognac barrel really shows—there’s this deep, oaky warmth that wraps around the tart wild ale perfectly. The meadowsweet adds a soft floral note that keeps it from being too heavy, and the bubbles are just lively enough. I sipped it slowly over an hour and every pour got more
The dried meadowsweet gives it this gentle floral note that plays so well against the Cognac’s warmth, and the 15 months in barrel really shows in the smooth, rounded finish. I opened one for a quiet evening and ended up finishing the bottle before I knew it.