Fox Farm - Bloom

This one is for the saison lovers. With Bloom’d, we explore an entirely new fermentation profile - one that layers modern saison character with our approach to farmhouse ales. Following our spontaneous brewing season last April we brewed Bloom’d, sending the hot wort into our coolship. After a night of cooling exposed to outside air, we pitched a single saison strain (a first at Fox Farm) and let Bloom’d ferment in our coolship over several days. The beer was then transferred to one of our oak foeders typically used for farmhouse ales - there our usual house mixed-culture (residing in the wood) started to shine through little by little over a period of four months. Bloom’d was bottled in August and naturally carbonated to a slightly higher level than our typical target. Up front, Bloom’d delivers on the qualities we look for in a saison: characterful yeast, energetic carbonation, firm hop presence. While it’s dry in the finish, the stone fruit and lemon zest we’ve come to expect from our farmhouse ales lends a level of depth and balance.