Homestead Brewery – Midnight Blossom, Dark Cherry Sour. 5.5%ABV, 375ml can. This was really nice. Not as sour as most sours are these days, and I am going to assume it was kettle soured, which isn’t a problem. Its nice and fermented-fruit/wine characteristics with none of the weird almost fake taste that cherries can throw off some times. Mild dark cherry/dark fruit flavour, a slight cherry sweetness, and a nice mild sourness.

Lucky Bay Brewing – The Homestead, Farmhouse Ale. 6%ABV, 375ml can. Now this has the “wild” unrestrained fermentation stuff. Very Belgian, very farmhouse with lots going on flavour-wise with the yeast/bugs (some brett?). Nice malts leaning to a stronger Saison and almost a more straight Belgian Ale, but also some lager-like tastes and smells, both yeast and hops – there is definitely hops in here that become more noticeable as it warms, they seem really Pilsner-like adding to the afore mentioned lager-accents. Its good to see a more unrestrained ferment farmhouse ale like this. Definitely something we are seeing less of unfortunately.