SAISON

Saison de Pipaix

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 6% ABV

A living piece of history, brewed on the last working steam-powered brewery in Belgium, whose machinery dates to 1785. Dry, lightly acidic and emphatically spicy, with black pepper, ginger, sweet orange peel and star anise.

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FLAVOR PROFILE

PepperyGingerOrange PeelSpicyTart

Crisp, dry and peppery, with notes of peppery, ginger, orange peel, finishing crisp and dry.

SERVING

Serve at 8-12°C in a tulip to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

8-12°C

CHARACTER

DryDrySweet

LightLightFull

SoftBalancedBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES

Appearance: Bright golden-orange, effervescent, with a rocky head
Aroma: Orange Peel, Spicy
Taste: Dry, medium-bodied, peppery, ginger, orange peel, spicy
Finish: Dry.

BEER DETAILS

Style:: Saison
ABV:: 6%
IBU:: 20-35
Origin:: Hainaut, Belgium
Glassware:: Tulip

CELLARWithin 1 to 2 years

Best fresh. Brightest young, though rustic classics can hold a while.

PERFECT PAIRING

"Its spice and acidity cut through grilled sausages, herbed pork, or a sharp aged cheese."

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Charcuterie

Saucisson, paté, ham

Roast Meats

Chicken, duck, beef

Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), Ardennes ham, pate gaumais, and saucisson, or roast pork with grain mustard.

AVAILABILITY

Widely available

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PRICE GUIDE

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Classic

A dependable shelf staple.

Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose

Peppery

IIOn the palate

Peppery
Ginger
Orange Peel
Spicy

IIIThe finish

Tart

III

Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Brasserie à Vapeur in Pipaix is the last steam-powered brewery in Belgium, running on machinery installed in the 1890s and a brewing tradition on the site that dates to 1785. Saison de Pipaix is its living link to that past: a dry, spicy farmhouse ale seasoned with black pepper, ginger, sweet orange peel and star anise, brewed on public 'brewing days' for visitors to watch.

On the Saison style, Farmhouse ale traditionally brewed for harvest workers. Highly carbonated, fruity, spicy, and bone-dry. Often rustic and thirst-quenching.

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BREWERY

Brasserie à Vapeur

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

Hainaut

STYLE

Saison

Glassware & Ritual

THE TULIP

For aromatic Belgian ales

The tulip's flared lip captures the foamy head while the bulb concentrates the beer's volatile aromatics, made for swirling and savouring.

Chill the glass

Rinse with cold water, not freezer-cold

Pour at 45°

Aim for the inside of the glass wall

Finish upright

Build a two-finger head for the bouquet

Swirl, sip, savour

Re-release the esters halfway through

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