We first introduced this series of blended saison in 2023. Each of these blends is a totally different beer, the thread that runs through them is that they are a way for me to try to see where we are going with the beers by using things we have already put into barrel, and by connecting those various beers in new ways.

In the Blazing Forest Blend 2 was made to explore different aging lengths on some beers, double barrel aging, and blending beers of different ages. The result incorporates barley saison brewed in March 2023, oat and wheat saison brewed July 2023, and spelt saison brewed in January 2024. Blended and bottled in December 2024. The younger beer from early 2024 was fermented and aged in one of our oak foudres before being transferred to a neutral oak barrel, and we find that the youthfulness the larger foudre imparts changes the path of the fermentation, and then allowing it to soften up in a smaller barrel creates a distinct character for the "young" beer in this blend which helps drive the hop aromatics of the blend.

The older barrels were some I chose as being in the TCE-level of quality and aged character, but the blend on this makes the beer lighter and more rewarding directly after opening the bottle. If you want a blend that contains both youthful exuberance, is easy to drink, but also has a backing of deep complexity of aged beers like TCE or Innermost Chamber, then this is your blend. It's super citrus-rind forward, a little funky in the best way, and bright and spritzy with a refreshing hop bitterness.

Bottling date: 12/05/2024
Conditioned with: Organic sugar.
Cellar: Drinking great now, will continue to improve and develop over time. Best before Fall 2028.

Released 2025.