‘Tastes like hard work:’ Inside a foraging hike on the Kitsap Peninsula
Courtney Flatt of Northwest Public Broadcasting joined us for a day of foraging Fireweed on the Kitsap Peninsula. We talked about why saisons are a perfect vehicle for foraged ingredients, how we foraged responsibly and the joy of being in nature.
After the hike, we sat down to enjoy a sip and opened a bottle of Alexandra – our saison brewed with Fireweed from last year.
“You get a little bit of bitterness, herbaceous qualities,” he said.
“Oh yeah. I love it,” Mitchell said.
“Smells like hard work. Tastes like hard work, too,” Jones said.
The leaves they picked will be released in next year’s beer. For now, Pogue said he was glad to be out of the office, away from the computer.
“There’s a part of you that feels more alive after gathering. Right?” he said. “You have that connection to the world around us.”