“We have always had a deep appreciation and respect for the styles that hail from England. Complex in technicality & nature but designed to be drunken by the masses. We are proud to announce a new range that takes inspiration from these pub beers of old, with our Sobremesa spin & 100% independent Australian ingredients.”

Glassware: English pint.

Appearance: Deep golden-orange pour with a NEIPA-level haziness. It only managed one finger of bright white head before settling to a fine film. Reasonable lacing as we go.

Aroma: Pretty much a 50/50 split between an English real ale and an Aussie pale ale. With the addition of a very nuanced yeasty funk. It’s interesting coz it’s throwing out notable saison qualities i.e lemon rind, black pepper, wheat grains and clove. The longer this beer sits in the glass the more saison it becomes. We had a sneaking suspicion it may do this.

Flavour: It’s the beer chameleon. What started as a very unique and edgy golden/pale ale has completely transformed into a wheat ale/saison fusion. We’re now getting big yeasty overtones of bubblegum, clove, wheat grains, peppery spice and orange citrus. Delicate floral hops and a soft bitterness leads into a fairly dry and funky finish. Good length on it.

Mouthfeel: Smooth and approachable. Mild-moderate body and Co2. The 4.6% ABV is on par for the style…whatever that is exactly.

Overall: This would be a good beer to give someone as a gateway into saisons. It has the traits of one albeit scaled back. We’re unsure of it, it’s kinda all over the place to be honest. Not really our jam