[8/1 Update: Matt Bonney of Brouwer’s Cafe in Seattle said today that this beer is available at the bar in both bottles and on draft.]

[6/30 Update: Tomme Arthur blogged about this beer last week. Matt Bonney of Brouwer’s in Seattle said last week that it should arrive by early-mid July.]

(Seattle, WA) – Friday morning shocker. Tomme Arthur is bottling another new beer? Following in the footsteps of Russian River Brewing’s Vinnie Cilurzo, Arthur has brewed up a special ale for a Seattle-based beer haven. The Brettanomyces-touched saison, brewed with Amarillo and Simcoe hops, was made for Brouwer’s Cafe in Seattle. It was recently available at the cafe for Brouwer’s Sourfest, an event celebrating sour ales that is still ongoing as I write this. It now looks like it will be bottled in 750’s.

Lost Abbey Brouwer’s Imagination 2008 won the bronze medal in the “other international ale” category at the World Beer Cup in San Diego last month. The farmhouse ale is the second beer brewed by a reputable California outfit exclusively for the Seattle market (speculating here but probably a given). Russian River Deviation was released early last month to commemorate Bottleworks’ ninth anniversary.

The label implies that this is the first in a series. It will be interesting to see whether Lost Abbey has a partnership with Brouwer’s Cafe or whether Brouwer’s Cafe has plans to have various breweries contribute to the ongoing project.