
Batch #1: 650, 750ml bottles of Nicene 2014 were released on September 13, 2014. Nicene was brewed with traditional Saison ingredients to provide a rustic, bready malt backbone and paired with the tropical fruit forward wine and French oak notes achieved from the Gewurztraminer wine barrels. Over time, Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus will continue to develop the gentle sourness and earthy flavors. This Sour Saison was manually packaged with tremendous care and bottle conditioned with high carbonation for optimal enjoyment in a tulip glass.
Batch #2: 1,800 750 ml bottles of Nicene 2015 were released in September '15. This year we fermented and aged this beer for 6 months in 4 Pinot Grigio wine barrels and 2 Chardonnay wine barrels and blended the 6 barrels together, resulting in a similar product to the 2014 version but a little mustier and nuanced immediately at release time .