COLLECTIVE PROJECT : SOUR PUMPKIN SAISON ~ COLLECTIVE ARTS

This sour pumpkin saison is Collective Arts second new offering this autumn. The beer is brewed with fresh roasted pumpkins (done in house) and the spices that go along with it. Sampled on draught the beer poured a cloudy coppery amber with a thin off white head that left almost no lacing as it receded. The nose had lots of tart sourness as well as more subtle smells of pumpkin, nutmeg and spice, pepper, citrus and fruity yeast. Quite different from other pumpkin beers, this one starts off with a sour start, followed by more saison flavours and subtle pumpkin pie. Lots of lemon, some tart orchard fruit, nutmeg and cinnamon, vegetal pumpkin, and grains also show up. The carbonation was average, the mouthfeel was medium-light, and the finish was slightly astringent and dry. A difficult beer to rate as it defies being categorized. I like a sour and this one was quite refreshing and restrained in its pumpkiny-ness.
5% from Hamilton, Ontario 8 IBU

 ~ SOUR PUMPKIN SAISON ~ 

COLLECTIVE ARTS BREW LAB

This is a most interesting beverage.  This beer seems to have several names a.k.a “Teardrops of Autumn” and “Boo!”  It  is a one-off single release offering.  It is a medley of a number of styles: pumpkin, saison and sour.  The beer poured a hazy straw colour with a touch of deep orange and a small white cap of head.  The beer starts with a refreshing sourness, followed by roasted pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices.  I find the pumpkin spices in many beers can be slightly metallic, I did detect this but not to the same extent as other pumpkin beers.  Both pumpkin and spice were noticeable but not overpowering.  Average bodied and mild.  Surprisingly enjoyable. 

5.5% from Hamilton, Ontario    2 IBU