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Fermentation Lounge to release Canopy Roads collaboration

Fermentation Lounge (known to locals as “The Ferm”) has bragging rights as Tallahassee’s first craft brewery since the rough waters of the late 1990s. They are not resting on their laurels, though. The folks at The Ferm are using their reputation and brewing system to help local up-and-coming breweries leave the locals with a lingering taste of their liquids.

After a successful collaboration with Grasslands Brewing Company, now the Ferm Folks have collaborated with Canopy Roads Brewing Company to bring a preview of their beers and their team. From The Ferm’s Facebook page:

We [had] a ton of fun hanging out with the folks from Canopy Roads Brewing. All of you will be able to enjoy what all of that fun produced. This baby is an American wheat ale (think Blue Moon, without the corporate attachments) with a healthy, yet not overpowering, addition of citra hops to accentuate the citrus notes and highlight the tang of the tea used in creating a perfect summer ale. We will have two versions on tap for your swigging pleasure.

We gave them a barrel (30 gallons) to highlight their recipe – an orange blossom tea wheat. Using locally sourced and produced ingredients; wildflower honey from T’s of Tallahassee and local orange blossom tea from Tomato Cafe and Tea Room in Havana as well as Florida oranges.

We took the remaining 10 gallons and tweaked as only we could..and came up with a rather tasty sidekick. Instead of wildflower honey and oranges, our additions of lemon and gallberry honey really showcase how subtle changes of ingredients can really change a beer (or wine or bourbon or, well, you get the idea).

Come by and meet the Canopy Roads Brewing gang and enjoy both varieties of an amazing beer this Thursday when we open our doors.

Fermentation Lounge is located at 113 All Saints Street in Tallahassee.

Grasslands Brewing Company

Update on Grasslands/ Fermentation Lounge collab

After publishing the article yesterday on the Grasslands Brewing and Fermentation Lounge collaboration beer, Fermentation Lounge brewer Robert Clark emailed Florida Beer News with some further information on the collaboration.

We made 30 gallons of the beer at Ferm (Grasslands has no license). All thirty gallons are currently in our tanks behind the bar and undergoing the fermentation process. All thirty gallons are based on one of Grassland’s flagship brews Ryzein’ Sun Saison. The Ferm brew team will take 10 gallons (we have 10 and 20 gallon fermentors), and add a special treatment to it. I also tweaked the initial grain bill of that batch. 20 gallons will be left alone, so that people can get a “first taste” of Grasslands beer. We are calling it a collab, but I am trying to give the spotlight to Grasslands beer and allow him a chance to show off his brand.

Clark also says that he is trying to work with local homebrewers to showcase Tallahassee talents, and give them a chance to brew something special. Clark is also in talks to collaborate with Canopy Roads Brewing of Tallahassee, a brewery in planning.

Grasslands Brewing Company

Grasslands Brewing and Fermentation Lounge collaborate

Tallahassee- Grasslands Brewing Company, a brewery in planning in Tallahassee, and Fermentation Lounge, Tallahassee’s first, albeit very small, brewery are collaborating on a rye saison.

The beer itself is a rye saison, with 20 gallons being made on the brewing system at Fermentation Lounge. 10 gallons was given to Grasslands for a special treatment, to be announced at a later date.

Release date is Wednesday November 13, when the bar opens at 5pm.

About Fermentation Lounge:

Fermentation Lounge, or “The Ferm” as it’s known to locals, is Tallahassee’s first craft brewery. They make beers in very small batches, then the beer goes on draft at the bar on All Saints Street, and is usually gone within a matter of days, sometimes hours. The Ferm prides itself on making beers from fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients. Brewer Robert Clark prefers to make beers that patrons will have an emotional reaction to.

About Grasslands Brewing:

The mission of GrassLands Brewing Company is to provide this great country (and ultimately the world) with uniquely crafted beers made with 100% natural malts, hops and adjuncts. GrassLands ales will use organic ingredients and recycled materials whenever and however possible in all facets of the brewery.

GrassLands Brewery is also committed to the environment and animal welfare. It will utilize environment-friendly and sustainability/conservation-focused business & operation practices where-ever and however possible. GrassLands Brewing Company’s slogan – Earth First Ales – represents our commitment to the conservation and sustainability of our environment and declining animal habitats, especially in the coastal regions of the southeast United States. To facilitate awareness of these issues, GrassLands will host regular events and will make annual donations to be reinvested into nonprofits that embody the GrassLands Brewing Company mission.