Sessionable

109: A Wild Brett Appeared!

Episode Summary

It's the return of Style Roulette, and we go a bit wild with some Brett beers

Episode Notes

It's the return of Style Roulette, and we go a bit wild with some Brett beers. We discuss the advent of the American Wild Ale category, and have a closer look into the curious type of yeast known as Brettanomyces.

Sydney Beer Week

Details for our Sydney Beer Week events... yes, that's right, we're doing two this year!

• Live at the Royal Albert: our traditional Monday of Beer Week event, with special guests, great beers, prizes and giveaways (also: Frankie's afterwards)
• Style Roulette Live: in collaboration with Bucket Boys, we bring you the first ever live version of our Style Roulette series, where you get to roll the dice to pick a style, help pick a beer of that style from the Bucket Boys fridges, and discuss it with our resident beer experts

Beers

• Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie-Vous Français
• Orval Trappist Ale
• Bruny Island Second Breakfast

Links

• Style roulette: 28A - Brett Beer
• BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines
• Brettanomyces
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae
• International Trappist Association
• Leicestershire monks brew Britain’s first Trappist beer
• Bucket Boys x Sessionable Advent Calendar

Beer Recommendations

• Brad: Wildflower Good as Gold Blend #1
• Adrian: Garage Project Chocolate Beer
• Liam: Jester King Spon

Non-Beer Recommendations

• Brad: Bodyguard
• Adrian: Octopath Traveler
• Liam: Optus Sport