Co-Op Saison: Farmhouse Ale

375ml bottle. 5.5% abv and 35 ibus

Co-Op Saison is a farmhouse ale brewed with local barley and wheat we malt in our cellar, open fermented with our house mixed yeast culture in our coolship and in open barrels, then matured for two years in french oak barrels.

Soul Barrel is built within the old cellars of the Drakenstein Co-Op, the first winery Co-Op in South Africa, founded in 1906.  Drakenstein’s fertile valley has served generations of farmers by yielding fruit, grain and grapes for centuries.

Saisons were traditional European seasonal beers, made to refresh farm workers during harvest. They feature local grains, fruits and mixed yeast cultures, which ferment the beer bone dry, making the beer very refreshing.

Co-Op Saison honors the farms heritage by using local shiraz and apricots, along with our home made malt and house mixed yeast culture native to our brewery.  The fermentation and ingredients represent a style of brewing as old as the winery Co-Op, giving the beer a distinct sense of place and time.  It is a complex beer, refreshing and flavorful, distinguished in its elegance and depth.  It’s part of our mission to create ales and lagers that reflect the Cape Winelands.