Hood River, Oregon’s Ferment Brewing has 5 new late spring and early summer beer releases: La Palapa Mexican, Calliope IPA, Guajava sour, a classic Hefeweizen, and the return of cult favorite White River Saison in bottles.
Ferment’s White River Saison is a classic saison, highly effervescent, 5% ABV, and inspired by the small farmhouse breweries of Belgium’s Wallonia region. It’s released every year in limited 500 ml bottles. Malts and hops from the Belgian, French, and German countryside are combined and fermented with yeast captured from the wind on the slopes of Mt. Hood. The beer is highly complex while remaining refreshing with notes of honeysuckle, pepper, and citrus zest.
This year, and moving forward, White River Saison is released in refillable bottles through the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC). Bottles can be returned to the Ferment tasting room in Hood River, at any OBRC bottle drop, or consumers can sign up for the OBRC green bag program at home. Through this program, bottles are cleaned and reused instead of being shipped away and broken down, which reduces waste. Learn more at at the : https://bottledrop.com/refill
“At Ferment, our commitment to sustainability and community impact is part of our core, so we are proud to be part of the OBRC Bottle Drop network,” said Ferment Operations Director, Jenn Peterson. “Our Farmhouse series beers, which are best suited for glass, are now packaged in the specialty refillable bottles, which have a 95% lower carbon footprint and require 92% less energy and 82% less water than conventional bottles.”
