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Burning Sky Saison Houblon: tasting note

Tasted 2025-12 · done

Isolated

Saison Houblon pump-clip badge, Burning Sky: round yellow badge with Burning Sky Artisan Brewers & Blenders and Saison Houblon 4.5% ABV in red lettering under a garland of hop leaves and cones, above an illustrated crowd raising glasses of beer Badge artwork: Burning Sky.

Impression

I have not drunk enough Saisons to judge fairly, as I tend to find them a bit cloying for my taste. I felt this beer was more approachable: crisp, citrusy and refreshing. I felt the yeast phenols added significantly to the beer's complexity without overpowering the more delicate flavours. I immediately understood that getting hold of this yeast was going to be just the beginning; actually making a beer this good was going to be a different story.

The beer

Researched 2026-11-08 from published sources (numbered below), not the author's own observations.

Item Finding
Brewing Pils malt and pale wheat; Magnum to bitter, Strisselspalt and Celeia in the boil and a long whirlpool, dry hopped on day 3 with Saaz, Strisselspalt, Celeia and Centennial; 37 IBU (the homebrew kit made with the brewery) [2]
Organisms One saison yeast; the commercial strain is not named [2]. Burning Sky's house Saison strain was isolated from a Belgian brewery and is not sold [4]. No Brett or bacteria stated
Fermentation and ageing Warm saison fermentation (kit: 21 °C rising to 24 °C) [2]; no oak stated
Packaging 440 mL can; ABV listed at 4.5 % and 5.2 % by retailers, 5.4 % on the kit [1][2][3]; filtration and can conditioning not stated

What it means for the bugs:

  • A single Saccharomyces is expected, probably the house Saison strain [Med].
  • No Brett or bacteria are stated for this beer.
  • Whether cans are filtered is not public; live yeast in the can would be the house strain if unfiltered [Med].

Sources: 1. Burning Sky Saison Houblon 4.5% (440ml can), Hop Burns & Black (retailer, brewery description), accessed 2026-11-08. 2. Saison Houblon Recipe Kit, Burning Sky, The Malt Miller, accessed 2026-11-08. 3. Saison Houblon, Burning Sky, 5.2%, 440ml can, Raynville Superstore (retailer), accessed 2026-11-08. 4. Taming the Wildflowers: The Beautiful and Distinctive House Yeasts of British Brewing, Neil Walker, Good Beer Hunting, 2022-06-22.

The bugs

I bought a couple of cans of Saison Houblon, together with a bottle of Saison Provision, to get Burning Sky's house Saison yeast. The plates came clean directly from the cans, and a mini-beer confirmed it was the Saison yeast. The story is in the Burning Sky Saison Provision journey; there is no separate journey for Houblon.

Decision

Isolated: Burning Sky Saison Houblon - Sacch.