[S2/E15] The Saison Showdown, Part 2

Season 2, Episode 15 - The Elite 8 of The Saison Showdown, and the reveal of the big winner.

We’re back with part 2 of The Saison Showdown and we’re pretty excited to announce the winner, which – SPOILER ALERT – is after the photo. We were all really happy with the results, and really taken back by how some of the beers did in the competition.

Just to recap, in order of the combined average rankings of both Rate Beer and Beer Advocate, the beers we tasted on the show are as follows:

· Anchorage Brewing Company – Love Buzz· Boulevard Brewing Co. – Saison-Brett· Brasserie Fantôme – Saison· Logsdon Farmhouse Ales – Seizoen Bretta· Brasserie Dupont – Avec Les Bons Voeux· Brasserie Dupont – Saison Dupont· Boulevard Brewing Co. – Tank 7· Grassroots Brewing – Arctic Saison· Brewery Ommegang – Hennepin· The Bruery – Saison Rue· Prairie Artisan Ales – Prairie Ale· Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project – Surette· The Lost Abbey – Carnevale· Firestone Walker Brewing Company – Opal· Monkish Brewing Co. – Selah· Propolis Brewing – Beltane

The “Elite Eight” that made it to the second round are as follows:

· Boulevard Brewing Co. – Saison-Brett· Brasserie Dupont – Avec Les Bons Voeux· Monkish Brewing Co. – Selah· Grassroots Brewing – Arctic Saison· Firestone Walker Brewing Company – Opal· Brasserie Dupont – Saison Dupont· Prairie Artisan Ales – Prairie Ale· The Lost Abbey – Carnevale

The “Final Four” that made it to the third round are as follows:

· Boulevard Brewing Co. – Saison-Brett· Grassroots Brewing – Arctic Saison· Firestone Walker Brewing Company – Opal· Prairie Artisan Ales – Prairie Ale

The finalists of The 2015 Four Brewers Saison Showdown:

· Boulevard Brewing Co. – Saison-Brett· Firestone Walker Brewing Company – Opal

The big winner of the 2015 Four Brewers Saison Showdown is:

· Boulevard Brewing Co. – Saison-Brett

There you have it folks! Congrats to Boulevard Brewing Co.!

There are three awesome individuals that helped us with this massive blind tasting; Sara Kidd, “Dr.” Zack Alexander, and Bob Vreeland. We couldn’t have done this show in such an orderly and swift manner without the help of these pillars of podcast production. Our gratitude is extended to them for all of time.

BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT.

Links to things from this week’s episode:S2/E15 Show OutlineSession #15 Live Video StreamThe Saison Showdown Score SheetThe Hand-Written Four Brewers Saison Showdown Bracket SheetPDF of The 2015 Four Brewers Saison Showdown Bracket

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