Prairie Artisan Ales Seasick Crocodile Sour Ale

 

Prairie Artisan Ales Seasick Crocodile Sour Ale. With cranberry, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

6.3% alc. by vol. Brewed and canned by Kreb’s Brewing, McAlester, OK.

Thoroughly clouded, bright pinkish color, small white head.

In the nose: cinnamon hits first, ginger coming up behind. Fruit is silent.

In the mouth: Kicking it off hot and spicy. Quite tart and with that, the cranberry takes center stage, spice is at the side. With each new sip, that’s what we get: tart cranberry, puckering, spices. Light bodied, refreshing, unique. Tasty little sour ale, I like it.

Wild Mind Warm Wishes

Wild Mind Warm Wishes. Spiced Imperial Saison.
7.9% ABV. 40 IBU.
Wild Mind Artisan Ales, Minnespolis, MN.

Lightly hazed. Bright golden color. Large and lovely white head.

In the nose: Big spice from the start. Clove, coriander, ginger. Nicely spiced. Lovely. Louder than the rest of it's parts, though.

In the mouth: Spice is up on top, and underneath citrus, Belgian yeast, slight funk, and smooth malt flavors. Stone fruit to match the citrus. Ginger hangs over all. Light bodied and easy-going. Almost flat-out delicious. But, nonetheless, good beer and you can drink it. Just enough spice, and plenty of saison.

Is it Imperial, at nearly 8%, though? Maybe. A regular saison is usually about 6 %, so it's not that much larger.

All in all, I'm digging it. The bomber went down in no time.

Spiced with cardamom, nutmeg, and ginger, this Imperial saison has a range of spicy notes to elicit the spirit of the holidays. A light body and slightly spicy hop character round out a dry overall mouthfeel that finishes with the tingle and bite of a ginger snap.