Upright Pathways Saison

Pathways Saison is a mixed fermentation beer blended from barrels varying in vintage from three to nine months. Several yeast and bacteria strains evolve over time, working with the core ingredients to yield a beer with classic farmhouse notes – light acidity, grassy malt, herbal hops, and earthy/fruity yeast notes.

Grist
Pilsener, Caramel

Hops
Willamette, Mt. Hood, Columbia

Each Pathways blend is unique, as the barrels that comprise it all have an individual profile that evolves over time. Those casks may have one of multiple brettanomcyes or lactobacillus strains, light use of fruit, or other distinct elements. Each blend does have the common goal of crafting a saison with character and balance that extends for over a year of conditioning, in which young bottles show an attractive herbal hop profile intertwined with light malt, oak, and fermentation notes, while older bottles lean more heavily on the fermentation notes as the yeasts and bacteria develop.