My mom brought some Four Winds' Operis Brett Saison from a trip to the Okanagan a few years ago, I've been meaning to review it but you know me if you come here often.. I forget to ever review it. Operis is a Brett Saison from their Farmhouse Series. It's aged in Okanagan red wine barrels. The Brett Saison is invigorated by wild yeast strain Brettanomyces, inviting hues of straw and earth. 6.5% ABVAppearance: My camera was acting up a bit so it took me a few minutes to get a photo but the beer is a deep opaque peach-orange body with a heavy off-white head that diminishes to a light layering of foam on top of the beer. There's a big of fizzy carbonation as it's being poured but it stops being fizzy pretty much immediately.
Aroma: Oh, this is a deep "farmhouse" sort of Saison - it's quite tart, funky, notes of straw and leather. There's citrusy notes of lemon, a deep red wine tartness, notes of oak, a bit of candi sugar-like sweetness, a bit of pear. This is very aromatic and all over the place.
Taste: Decently tart with a bit of a red wine profile to it, a bit of oak, a definitely barn yard vibe as expected for being a Brett Saison. There's notes of lemon, straw, a bit of orange peel, good amount of tartness, slight biscuity.
Overall Thoughts: If you like Brett Saisons, you'd like this - even after a few years of being in my hoard.
I also recommend visiting the brewery when in Vancouver - they're awesome people with awesome beer and food!
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