The Kernel Bière de Saison Blackcurrant

This beer is a mixed culture fermentation saison that undergoes a long secondary fermentation and conditioning phase. The wild yeast and bacteria start to make themselves felt once the initial fermentation with the saison strains has run its course. The base beer is then aged on whole blackcurrants for three months.

This beer has two faces. Initially, the character is leafy and hedgerow, all nettles and brambles, even elderflower. The funk of the wild yeast adds to this woodland scene, bringing with it a little bit of the undergrowth dankness. Then the lightness and acidity of the beer and the fruit move in, where things are lively, spritzy, zingy, fresh.