Single Thread 2021

Single Thread is our yearly release exclusively for you, the LC Members. Blended entirely with an approach to create something new, this year I took one of my favorite fruits - Black Raspberries - and a technique that has been treating us very well - blending young and old beers together - to create this Saison / Bière de Coupage hybrid.

I first fell in love with Black Raspberries when I had the chance to enjoy Southampton's Black Raspberry Lambic. Our usage of Black Raspberries has been excessive when compared to that beer for the most part, Fencerow has an exuberant amount of them packed into it. For Single Thread 2021 however, I wanted to focus on not only experimenting with a new wild ale base for this fruit, but to also back-blend with young Saison to create a more delicate expression of the fruit with the dryness and liveliness of our Missouri Saisons.

The result is a blend of beers which rested in oak between 4 and 24 months, consisting of about 50% of the Black Raspberries when compared to Fencerow. This expression of the fruit reminds me why I love it so much! You observe the vibrant color of the fruit, with notes of red raspberry overlaid on our dry, tart, Side Project Missouri Saison.