Sunday, July 7, 2013

Pre-monsoonal Saison Diego

After working hard in the backyard for the past 7 years, we are done.  DONE!  All our drainage issues have finally been re-engineered thanks to our brains, muscles and sweat and hopefully solved -- which is great but means that sorry neighbors, it is not going to rain a drop in our neighborhood this summer.  And yes, I did say drainage issues when discussing my backyard in Arizona.  Thanks to a bad combination of a lazy home builder and a pool-building company who didn't care about anything other than building a pool left us with a back porch that flooded frequently during rainstorms and required us to wade through water ankle deep and sweep water (uphill) during a monsoon rather than sit outside and sip a beer while enjoying the storm.

But now I can confidently say .... bring on the monsoonal beers!!!

Saison Diego (4.2% ABV)
Green Flash Brewing Company
San Diego, California

The beer pours up beautifully but upon tasting, is very thin.  Almost watery.  The flavors are good but there is nothing there.  It's like drinking water.  One glass left me disappointed but feeling hydrated.  I wouldn't buy this one again - there are so many good saisons out there but sadly, this is not one of them.

Oh, and also, I never want to dig a trench or swing a pick ax in June or July in Arizona ever again.

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