Our first stop is in Oklahoma and Prairie Artisan Ales. I start here because their beers have made their way out to L.A. (though I have yet to buy one of yet).
It is run by the Healey brothers, Chase and Colin. And their focus is on the wonderful Saison style. They have multiple versions to try but here are the ones that strike me off the bat….
Prairie Standard (and it’s super cool comics label)
Prairie Standard is our everyday beer. Its a light, crisp saison with a hoppy finish. This beer is dry hopped 1lb per bbl with Motueka hops. A lovely New Zealand hop with a spicy lime like flavor and aroma.
Prairie Hop
Prairie Hop is our hop driven saison. This beer is packed with Simcoe and Citra hops. Notes of peach, mango, and tangerine can be found in the flavor and aroma of this beer. The beer finishes dry which helps the hops jump out of the glass flavor wise.
I like how ‘our everyday beer’ is a ‘light, crisp saison with a hoppy finish,’ you lucky dog you.
Around here, everyday beers are still, ‘watery yeasted lager served as cold as possible.’
There is still plenty of industrial water lager around but we in the know can find plenty of hopped up everything.