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RATINGS: 61   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.32/5   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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We are happy to announce that Abita Beer will be creating our first ever collaboration brew with Birrificio del Ducato. Two Boots, appropriately named for the shape of Louisiana and Italy, is a Saison brewed with peppercorn, lemon balm and honey.

Birrificio del Ducato is an award-winning craft brewery located in Parma, Italy that uses natural and local ingredients. Brewmaster, Giovanni Campari, visited our brewery recently to meet with me and conduct a small initial brew.

Two boots will be made with pilsner and wheat malts and hopped with German Perle hops. We used a local producer of raw honey, Blood River Honey, to give the brew a very dry finish, which is great for a Saison. The addition of the lemon, green and pink peppercorn enhances the overall flavor of the brew.

The honey is added in the brewhouse at the end of the boil, and then the lemon balm and pepper is added in the aging tank. Adding the pepper to aging tank will impart the flavor and aroma without adding as much heat and spice. Finally, adding the lemon balm to the aging tank will impart the fresh flavor and aroma of the herb. In the end this is a very balanced beer with the flavors of the malted barley, wheat, hops, yeast, herbs, and honey all blending together for a refreshing brew.

Two Boots will be released in very limited quantities on draft in August 2014. It will be available in 22oz bottles and as a select on draft in spring 2015.

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hman43 (4428) - Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA - JUL 19, 2016
It pours a hazy yellow with a full white head that produces a fair amount of Belgian Lace. It has high lemon aromas, some funk, high fruity esters, and low spice. The lemon and fruity esters dominate the taste with low spice, grain, earth, and very low honey. It has a moderately dry feel with slight sourness and some sweetness with a light moderate body and high carbonation on the low side. Overall, it is a pleasant ale with fruity esters and lemon in domination but a bit sweet on the finish.

3.7
eaglepark (8) - Crestview, Florida, USA - JUN 22, 2016 does not count
Pours a hazy gold with a nice white head. Very nice aroma and a great taste -- the honey is a very nice addition. Very good saison.

3.6
hayduke (6098) - Ferndale, California, USA - APR 23, 2016
This 22 oz bottle was courtesy of Strykzone. t poured a hazy gold wit ha white head. Nose is wet hay, banana, clove and some funk Medium in body. Flavor shows some honey, pepper. funk, banana, Finishes spicy, Pretty good

3.7
drpimento (7568) - La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA - APR 17, 2016
Aroma is pretty good ~ traditional saison. Appearance was really good at first, but shortly just average. Flavor’s good enough, though I don’t pick up the pepper, I do get a bit of the lemon. Nice drinking brew.

3.8
oldrtybastrd (5002) - Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA - APR 9, 2016
Pours a golden amber color with big fluffy head. Aromas of citrus, grass, yeast, and some dusty notes. Starts spicy effervescent, then to some grassy funky highlights...nice dryfinish.

3.5
Kavu (10900) - Helsinki, FINLAND - FEB 21, 2016
0,65l bottle from Susan’s Fine Wine and Spirits, shared with Thalian. BB already gone sadly. Pours cloudy golden with a medium head. Aroma is slightly sour and earthy malts with some peppery notes. Flavor is sweet and slightly sour malts, pepper and some hops. Still pretty good.

3.3
Headbanger (4579) - Aurora, Illinois, USA - JAN 22, 2016
16oz draft 7/29/15 (Brewhouse-South)-Pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of spices, citrus, and pepper. Taste of the same. This light bodied brew is just another beer from Abita. Nothing to write home about.

2.2
DCLawyer (3007) - Falls Church, Virginia, USA - DEC 29, 2015
Bottle share. Bomber. Hazy gold with small white head. Vegetables, weeds, white pepper. This is not good.

1.9
MrChopin (4304) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - OCT 23, 2015
[ Bottle ][ 1oz ][ @tasting ][ $0 ][ Shot glass ][ 08.15.15 ]
hazy straw, thin white ring. Dusty lemon nose, plenty of pepper. Front palate is destroyed by pepper eaters, plenty of banana and cloying wheat sweetness bordering on hefe. Sticky and sweet throughout.

3.1
rumproasts (6127) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - OCT 17, 2015
bottle. golden with one finger head. medium body with sweet honey. moderate spice from the peppercorn in particular. mild hops. little to no traditional saison character.


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