Rowley Chantal

Rowley Chantal

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Brewed by Rowley Farmhouse Ales

Santa Fe, NM, United States

Style:  Saison

8% Alcohol by Volume

35 International Bittering Units

This is a limited edition beer

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Chantal is a robust French saison that we recently brewed with our close friend Paul McQuaid. Paul and his wife Chantal are some of our closest friends at the brewery, and were instrumental in our getting the tap room ready to open. While we were in the midst of our build out, Chantal was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, as she had a lingering cough for months that nothing would seem to quell. She finally saw a doctor and was given this shocking news. Over a two year period, she worked hard to battle this unrelenting disease, but finally succumbed to it this past summer. We still are heartbroken by her loss, but wanted to do something to honor her memory. Out of this idea comes Chantal. She and Paul brewed this medal-winning beer a couple of times as homebrewers, so we scaled it up and brewed a 7 barrel batch. Chantal is a high gravity robust French saison that is hopped with Sorachi Ace, and finished on 1.2 lbs/gallon of whole red raspberries. We will donate 1 dollar off each draft pour to the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico, who helped Paul and Chantal out in their time of need. We hope to honor her memory with this intense, but ultimately drinkable beer. Since Chantal was Dutch, I say proost! We miss you Chantal!