tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post665439022588643765..comments2024-01-29T10:16:00.995+00:00Comments on CALLED TO THE BAR : God knows when I first drank a saisonAdrian Tierney-Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post-47928174326216951952015-06-16T10:43:33.009+01:002015-06-16T10:43:33.009+01:00Saison is merely a French (and German) word for se...Saison is merely a French (and German) word for season. So across the Continent, Saisonbier(e) means the current seasonal/special, to the considerable confusion of monoglot Anglophone visitors who wonder why this 'Saison' tastes more like a Bock, Witbier or whatever. It would be nice if we could call the style something else - Farmhouse ale, perhaps - but it is too late now. And yes, to some extent it's their problem for being monoglot! BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.com