I haven’t written about too many Saisons on this blog, and it is mostly because until recently, it was challenging – to say the least – to find domestically-produced amazing saisons that were worth writing about. Because I don’t review import beer on my site (though I admit to loving it a lot) that has left Sasions out of the styles I’ve reviewed much.
I walked downtown on the misty, rainy and beautiful type of night that only can happen in a rainy New England spring. Light from street lamps oozed through the haze and the faint, blue glow of the neon signs of Sebago brewing beckoned me towards Middle Street. Sebago Brewing Company is famous around here for their Full Moon Cask Nights but this night, in particular, was special. It was the last cask night in their current location before moving further down the block to a bigger and better space. And, being American Craft Beer Week, I was not planning to turn down the opportunity for great craft beer.
The long-awaited debut beer from Baxter Brewing Company of Lewiston Maine hit the shelves last week, and everyone I’ve talked to is wondering the same thing. There’s been a lot of talk about them being a can-first brewery (their motto is “We do what we can. We can what we do“), bucking in the face of the conventional, yet misguided wisdom that glass is preferable to cans in terms of preserving a beer’s quality and flavor – and yet the question remains – there’s been a lot of talk about the cans, but has anyone actually tasted the beer?
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