American Farmed Beer Features Locally Farmed Cranberries

(Westport, MA) – With the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, American families are planning to gather and give thanks for all of our blessings. This definitive American holiday could not be better served than with the fall seasonal from Just Beer: their American-grown Saison brewed with local cranberries from Decas Brothers.

“As far as we know, we’re the only ones doing a cranberry-kissed version of this Belgian style ale,” says owner and brewer Bill Russell. “I love how the bitterness, the tartness and the wonderful aroma of cranberry slides right in next to the aromas and flavors of a true Saison. It’s a wonderful marriage.”

Cranberries are one of only a handful of fruits native to North America and our region’s agricultural gem. “We’re in the Napa Valley of cranberries,” says Russell “and that’s why we’ve worked with cranberries in several of our beers over the years. But none of these beers has been as spot-on remarkable as this one. This recipe is a classic brew.”

Saison beers are native to Belgium and “Saison” is French for season. Aptly named because these ales are traditionally brewed in the autumn and spring when it was cool (in the days before refrigeration) and meant to be held for summer drinking. Today they are available year round although Just Beer’s Saison is only available this fall (at the brewery and in stores throughout the South Coast).

“I’ve got the entire Russell clan at my house this year so I’m going to need a few of these to survive the family onslaught.” When asked what’s next at Just Beer, Bill laughs and says, “Something for Mr. Claus. He’s got to get through Christmas.”