Madtree & Cincinnati Flower Show Collaborate On Hortense Saison

Here’s a peek at a new collaboration beer coming from Madtree  Brewing and the Cincinnati Flower Show.  This is Hortense and it is a Saison brewed with Nasturtium flowers and cucumbers.  This is a 16.9oz bottle (kegs below) and stay tuned here for release details (bottling in April 2016).

Here’s the official press release from Madtree:

CINCINNATI, OH (April 6, 2016) – MadTree Brewing and the Cincinnati Horticultural Society teamed up to create a special limited edition beer for the Cincinnati Flower Show called Hortense. Hortense is a crisp 5.1% ABV Saison ale brewed with nasturtium and cucumbers. The nasturtium flower, grown locally at Carriage House Farms, provides peppery undertones while the cucumber provides a hint of melon to compliment the fruity notes already present in the beer.
“This was a particularly fun beer to make since it required us to think a bit harder about ingredients that come from a flower garden,” said Jeff Hunt, MadTree Brewing co-founder. “The Saison style of beer is a traditional light and refreshing beer that has been enhanced by the nasturtium and cucumber.”

A limited amount of 500ml bottles will first be available for purchase in the MadTree Taproom on Thursday, April 7 at 11AM with a limit of three bottles per person. Representatives from the Flower Show and Spring Fling will be on-site to talk more about the flowers used in Hortense and the many events happening at the show. Hortense bottles will also be available at the Cincinnati Flower Show at Yeatman’s Cove from April 13 – 17.

We also have Blood Orange PsycHOPathy IPA brewed with blood orange.