Quaff ON! Brewing Co. to Release New Saison Ale on June 1st, Exclusively at Bloomington Location

Quaff ON! Brewing Co. will release Conviviale, a new saison ale, Monday, June 1, exclusively at Quaff ON! Bloomington.

This beer is part of a brand new chef/brewer collaboration series in which Quaff ON!/Big Woods chefs and brewers work together to develop a flavor profile and complementary beer style.
In planning the release, Quaff ON! Bloomington’s Chef Dan Nichols explained that he looked for “something light and flavorful with hints of spice, herb, citrus, and a hint of sour that would drink well out on a patio on a June summer day.”

The resulting flavor profile combined lemon verbena for herbaceous and citrus notes, tamarind for sour, and saffron for spice — all of which color Quaff ON! Small Batch brewer Martin Gradolf’s Conviviale.

Those flavors will also appear in “Moules Conviviale” — Nichols’s Spanish saffron steamed mussels dish that will be paired with the new beer. The mussels will be steamed in Conviviale, along with more saffron, cream, garlic, red and green and yellow peppers, scallions and ciliantro.
Quaff ON! Bloomington will tap Conviviale Monday at 4 p.m. and will be offering the dinner special that day as well.