North Brewing Co/Benjamin Bridge Saison de Pinot 2016
Editor Rating
- Rated 4 stars
- Excellent
- Nova Scotia
- Reviewed by: Sean Wood
- Published on: March 9, 2017
- Last modified: March 9, 2017
Review Summary:
North Brewing Co/Benjamin Bridge Saison de Pinot 2016, Nova Scotia ($18/750ml) A collaboration between gifted Halifax-based craft brewer North Brewing and celebrated Gaspereau Valley winery Benjamin Bridge, this highly distinctive brew uses a significant percentage of Pinot Noir must from the winery in the wort. The result is a cloudy, reddish-amber brew with appealing red berry and cherry on the nose, and a hint of barnyard Brett. Flavour tastes like a hybrid between wine and beer, showing red fruit and zingy spritz, finishing quite dry with a touch of sour cherry. It vaguely resembles the style of wild yeast-charged Belgian lambic beer. Though the idea was apparently pioneered by northern Italian brewers who came from wine-making families, this may be the first beer of its kind made in Canada.