Side Project Brewing Tête de Cuvée 2024

Technical Details

Tasting Profile

Tête de Cuvée Vintage 2024 is the pinnacle of Side Project Brewing’s saison programme — a painstaking blend of the brewery’s finest and oldest wine barrel-fermented saisons, including Oude Fermier and Oude du Blé, each rested in French oak for over a year before being united and bottle-conditioned. The result is an ethereally complex ale: a hazy golden pour with fine Champagne-like effervescence, an aroma of wildflower honey, stone fruit, dry oak, and barn funk, and a palate that balances bright lactic acidity with buttery white wine, lemon zest, white pepper, and a silky, pillowy mouthfeel that lingers long into a bone-dry finish.

Food Pairing

Pair with a classic Burgundian roast chicken with tarragon jus — the beer’s dry oak and lactic acidity cut through rich pan drippings beautifully. Equally compelling alongside an aged Comté or Gruyère cheese board, where the nutty, crystalline notes of the cheese mirror the saison’s French oak character.