Wow, your party sounds fantastic! Saisons/Farmhouse Ales happen to be my very favorite style. Traveling through Belgium earlier this year we found breweries consistently served the same types of foods with our tastings. 1.cheese,... (2 replies, last updated by Tom from Raleigh July 16, 2008)

Domaine DuPage French Style Country Ale. The style is not a Saison but a “Bière de Garde” with includes a funky spicy character. Pretty complex stuff all the way around. Each has a way of demanding your attention once poured and... (20 replies, last updated by Stevie Casino July 12, 2008)

Standard Fanotme Saison is a summertime ale. He does produce a winter ale, called Fantome Noel. The store that stocked the standard saison with the winter beers did you a disservice. Fantome is widely regarded as a very fine... (4 replies, last updated by kenito799 December 28, 2006)

I know this isn’t a homebrew board, but I though there might be some fellow homebrewers out there. I’v been searching for at least a starting recipe for a Saison Hombrew. I love Dupont and other similair styles such... (6 replies, last updated by Papa Kip Chee January 18, 2007)

I’m a big fan of the Dupont Farmhouse Saison and would like to try saisons from other breweries. Had Smuttynose’s last night, it was sort of blah. Any other recommendations – I tend to like these a little on the... (8 replies, last updated by warrenr August 16, 2006)

Saison Dupont, the Belgian Farmhouse Ale that Joan Kureczka introduced to this board, is now available in 750ml bottles at Plumpjack Noe Valley. I’m beginning to realize that many Belgian beers, with their residual yeasts,... (0 replies, last updated by nja May 12, 2004)

Hey folks, On a trip to Victoria last week I had the real pleasure of drinking a glass of "Farmhand Ale" from the Driftwood brewery based there. This is a surprisingly great beer—ranks in the first tier for me—and I... (2 replies, last updated by markdsgraham July 7, 2009)

was fantome automn (sp) and i only remember that because i still have the bottle (ie, i didn’t love it or hate it) i look at some other herbed/spiced ales that i enjoy (the scots' fraoch, grozet, traquair jacobite) and i... (5 replies, last updated by kenito799 May 31, 2007)

Funny, I think that Blind Lady’s pizzas are reasonably priced for the ingredients they use, but the beers are a bit more pricey than other beer bars. And why are 90% of the beers wits/saisons/hefes/pales? No love for dark... (22 replies, last updated by juantanamera August 14, 2009)

Intriguing question. Assuming it’s a traditional raclette, with potatoes and cornichon pickles, I think that you’d be well served by a traditional lambic, sour brown, saison, or Flemish red. Those are all styles where... (3 replies, last updated by Calico Jack March 8, 2008)

Belgian ales, saisons & bieres de garde – they are so expensive when store-bought, yet so perfect for home-brewing (warm fermentation temps!) -G (9 replies, last updated by houndgirl October 26, 2006)

I just had the Red Barn Ale from Lost Abbey which is a Saison. Delicious, one of the best saisons I have had from an American brewery. (5 replies, last updated by Josh September 28, 2007)

For anyone who loves beer, this is a must: March 11 6:30 pm start. A tasting of 10 specialty beers led by famed Beer writer, Michael Jackson. Finger foods will be served. This year’s beers will include Cooper’s Sparkling... (1 reply, last updated by squidocto March 10, 2003)

several lagers I’ve never heard of (sorry, can’t recall names right now). They had a number of old ales as well – all the JW Lees, including some special release I’d never seen or heard of before. Also, if... (0 replies, last updated by Josh July 30, 2006)

stopped in the brazenhead in bklyn for the cask ale festival last night. decent enough. i had a milk stout and a saison. neither really impressed me to tell the truth. i think a lot of times the experimental nature of these... (6 replies, last updated by jmoryl February 27, 2007)