Helios Ale (V Saison)

“Helios is the young Greek god of the sun. He is the son of Hyperion and Theia. By the Oceanid Perse he became the father of Aeëtes, Circe, and Pasiphae. His other children are Phaethusa (“radiant”) and Lampetia (“shining”) and Phaeton. Each morning at dawn he rises from the ocean in the east and rides in his chariot, pulled by four horses – Pyrois, Eos, Aethon and Phlegon — through the sky, to descend at night in the west. Helios once allowed Phaeton to guide his chariot across the sky. The unskilled youth could not control the horses and fell towards his death.” (pantheon.org) A beer to drink during the time that we, as humans, worship the sun.  A sun beer.

What used to be called, V-Saison, is now Helios Ale.  In my love of Saisons I thought it was a good choice to try the Victory offering, especially when I am in the midst of harvest season of my Victory Garden.

Look at the colour!  This is really what it looked like, sunshine!  The Helios Ale is an earthy take on the style.  Not my favorite saison this year but not bad at all.  Too spicy for my taste.  There is a heavy pepper taste, cinnamon, and vanilla.  Light on the hops.  Nice and crisp beer. ★★★★★