Prairie Artisan Ales Standard

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.

Tonight’s featured beer is Prairie Artisan Ales Standard. Here’s another beer I picked up from Whiskey Business (here) a Fine Wine, Spirits & Craft Beer shop on my not so recent trip to Tulsa, OK.

From the Prairie Artisan Ales website: “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.”

Let’s get started!

Appearance: Pours a hazy copper color with a nice off-white head and great lacing.

Aroma: Big and hoppy with spicy and citrus hops, grainy and toasty malts, farmhouse yeast funk and fruity esters.  There’s a floral and earthy hop thing going on as well.

Taste: Citrus, floral, spicy and grassy hops collide with Belgian yeast funk, bready and biscuit malts and Saison spices.

Overall: Prairie Artisan Ales Standard is outstanding.  At 5.2% ABV his hoppy Farmhouse Ale delivers and here’s yet another beer I wish I could get in NorCal.  Crisp, well executed, highly drinkable this beer is a perfect beer for summertime.  If you find it, pick some up…pick a lot up.  You won’t regret it!

Cheers!

Mark Harvey

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