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Three things I learned about Saison Vautour in just 5 minutes on the phone with Ryan Michaels, brewer at McKenzie Brew House (Chadds Ford), where I’ll be the guest speaker at their inaugural Belgian Beer Reserve Dinner on Thursday. (Tix are just $39, still available.)

1. Vautour is French for vulture. The guys at the brewery saw a bunch of them flying overhead and decided to name their Saison after them. Saison Vautour has won GABF gold twice in the past 3 years, and it’ll be one of the featured beers at Thursday’s dinner.
2. The current version was made with a touch of Brettanomyces, which gives it just a funky edge.
3. Starting in February, Saison Vautour (which has mainly been available by bottle only) will be on tap year-round at both McKenzie’s locations.

Something else I didn’t know: McKenzie’s is now doing some barrel-aging. We’ll be serving two varieties on Thursday.

Come join me - especially you city-dwellers. This is a great opportunity to get a taste of the very best from a suburban brewpub that’s been making waves with its farmhouse ales for quite a few years.

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