Westbrook releases Bearded Farmer: “Thomas”

Thomas

“Thomas,” the third entry in Westbrook‘s Bearded Farmer series of saisons, was released at the brewery last week and began hitting store shelves across the state on Wednesday.

Following in the footsteps of the first two entries, Thomas is tweaked from the previous incarnation. This time around, the 7.8% ABV, 75 IBU saison is brewed with Pilsner and Munich malts; Wakatu, Motueka and Pacific Gem hops; and is fermented with a single strain of French saison yeast. Unlike Hughey and McCullough, Thomas doesn’t have any Brett in it.

Thomas is available in 750s and on draft. Greenville and Charleston already have it and it should show up in Columbia soon.

Westbrook brewing Bearded Farmer No. 3 this week

Westbrook

Wasting little time after the release of the second beer in its one-off saison series, Westbrook is gearing up to brew the third entry of its Bearded Farmer line.

According to Assistant Brewer Mike Levin, Bearded Farmer No. 3 will be brewed in Mt. Pleasant this week. No word on how it’ll differ from the first two entries – Hughey and McCullough – but as before, you can probably expect a unique mix of ingredients.

Hughey was brewed with oat, rye and spelt and fermented with Belgian and French yeast strains, including three types of Brettanomyces. McCullough used pilsner and rye malts, was spiced with white, green and pink peppercorns and then also fermented with three Brett strains.