Farmhouse Ale
It s actually a broader category of styles. Before the industrial revolution agriculture in the area attracted a ton of seasonal workers better known as saisonniers. Driftwood Farmhouse Saison Best Beer Whiskey Drinks Farmhouse Ale In general a beer that falls under the farmhouse. Farmhouse ale . It can be a saison bière de garde gueuze or sahti. Most farmers would brew for christmas and or the late summer work but in areas where they had enough grain farmers would use beer as the every day drink. This bright crisp beer is refreshing in every way. Farmhouse ale is an ancient european tradition where farmers brewed beer for consumption on the farm from their own grain. Farmhouse ales aka saisons were back in the day brewed with local to the farm ingredients in you guessed it farmhouses. A farmhouse ale is not a single style of beer. Belgian style saison may have brettanomyces or lactic character and fruity horsey goaty and or leather like aromas and flavors. It s a
