Ides 11: The Face of Toronto

Toronto celebrates its birthday every March, so we though we would do the same by having two Toronto-area brewers collaborate on something special.

Brewed by Henderson Brewing

Style: Saison
Family: farmhouse

§ How it tastes

Belgian farm workers drank it in the fields. The yeast throws pepper and citrus, the finish is bone dry, and the carbonation scrubs your palate between mouthfuls. If you like hazy IPAs for the fruit but not the bitterness, this is the same brightness with none of the bite.

That's the style. This beer is one brewery's take on it.

Sweet
1
Sour
1
Bitter
2
Fruit
3
Roast
0
Body
2

§ From the brewery

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Saison

Dry, peppery and fizzy — a farmhouse ale that finishes clean.

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