Jep
Fair Isle Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.67
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SAISON AGED IN JEPPSON MALÖRT CASKS
Jep is a saison aged in the world famous Jeppson’s Malört casks. Malört made its debut in Chicago in the 1920s, when Swedish immigrant Carl Jeppson began selling the traditional wormwood-based Swedish-style schnapps also known as beskbrännvin, or besk for short.
Jep started off as a honey rye saison then aged in Malört casks for eight months before packaging. The aim was to create a saison for those Malört aficionados while balancing the distinct bitterness – creating a beer that might convert more skeptics over to Malört. At first sip, the infamous bitterness is soft and hidden, but as the glass empties, it lingers and builds.
Jep is a saison aged in the world famous Jeppson’s Malört casks. Malört made its debut in Chicago in the 1920s, when Swedish immigrant Carl Jeppson began selling the traditional wormwood-based Swedish-style schnapps also known as beskbrännvin, or besk for short.
Jep started off as a honey rye saison then aged in Malört casks for eight months before packaging. The aim was to create a saison for those Malört aficionados while balancing the distinct bitterness – creating a beer that might convert more skeptics over to Malört. At first sip, the infamous bitterness is soft and hidden, but as the glass empties, it lingers and builds.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Fair Isle, pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma is quite bitter, with lots of bitterness from the Malort (I assume), and some rustic notes. Flavour is somewhat bitter, with rustic saison yeast and some bugginess. Thankfully, the Malort doesn't showcase too prominently. It's fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2024
at 03:56