Saison Sunday — Wild Blue Sky

A solemn moment of appreciation you are invited to be intentional while sharing craft brews. Our professional tasting group is open to all the ritual involves a finely crafted beverage and a music listening session. Posted below are prior selections by finding this page you can also cue a playlist and select a beverage for sipping.

Ozark Beer Company has hosted our collaboration series since 2022. We are unique in the way we co-exist. - Barrett Tillman

June 8th, 2025

Host Brewery:

Ozark Beer Company
Northwest Arkansas
Address: 109 N Arkansas St
Rogers, AR 72756
https://www.ozarkbeercompany.com

Lake Atlanta is peaceful water reserve reshaped for outdoor recreation. Enjoy a sip of nature. We harvested samples around the lake seeking cultures to perform well with beer. The wild yeast holds mystery the samples were funky, moderate acidity, wet barnyard, stone fruit notes of cherry, and citrus. Wildcrafting is a self-guided study maintained like sourdough. The process requires selection, discarding, feeding, and refermenting. The dominate cultures develop with time making fascinating wild ales from simple ingredients.

The yeast for this project has waited a year in development. Once bottled we waited another six months for wild yeast expression. Wild yeast will render the beer with a rustic handshake. The flavor will change becoming more tea like with an earthy husk, sweet at times, peppery and fruity at others. The vintage is prepared for transformation.

Tasting Notes: 2025.05.27 — 138 days – current character of stone fruit aroma with diminished hop presence maintaining soft corn sweetness very well in balance low white pepper spice.

The bottles scheduled for this release are holding the character of primary fermentation. The wild yeast is active maturing in varying degrees for the next three years. From a brewer's perspective we are trying them too early. Brewers usually access the stages alone. These moments offer intimacy with the product and insight into its development. The beer is not any greater just different. We pray the bottles age well within context.

OBC Blue Sky Lager is a seasonal favorite brewed with Texas blue corn. The collaboration release finishes the beer with Lake Atalanta wild yeast at the carbonation stage. I've tracked the fermentation and development maintaining a collection of cultures to see how things shift. The beer is very similar to Warrior Forest a blue corn wild ale from my time in Costa Rica. Over time it will rest at medium-light body with well-placed earthy funk. At three years the activity shall slow yielding to oxidative notes. Refermentation is active each bottle holds a distinct mystic. The carbonation can range. Age the bottles at cellar temperature with great care and consideration. This vintage is cork & caged. Store horizontal. Then upright before serving. Allow bottles to fully cool 24 hours when ready carefully pour gently leaving the sediment behind.

Let us know how your bottles are developing. The timeline is dependent on storage conditions. Ambient temperature welcomes mystery. Note the flavors you find. Tag photos. Share Stories. Save the yeast for your own creations, fermentations, baking, or cooking. The beer will not last forever. We assume it's best before five years.

Blending and hand bottling wild ales with industry friends is an intentional rebellion. I prefer beers with yeast contact for long term aging. I continue to promote wild expression as well as beer in glass bottles. Working with the team at Ozark has been a joy. We are creating community one beer at a time. The area deservers this type of presence where we collaborate making a long lasting impact for the sake of holding space. I enjoy wild crafting with nature. The yeasts are collections from my travels. They have morphed and shifted as much as I. Their natural expressions continue with maturity. So has the craft beer culture we once knew. I am inspired by the next challenge. My work will be to chart a new course while also creating community.

Curated Playlist:

Sunday Op. #73 — A jazzy classical composition with touches of traditional.

A moment musical appreciation focused on acoustics to calm the spirit. This collection explores textures beyond conventional pop harmonies. The sound creates textures rather than strictly adhering to melodies.

Sample Beverage:

25A 300109 — Wild Blue Sky

Cork & Caged - Bottled On 2025.01.09 / Lot 25A / Best Before 2030.01.09

Saison Sundays are filled with conversation, music, and friends. I am a brewer working with yeast and wild fermentation. The tasting group has access to upcoming beer releases featuring rustic ales I've created or collected. The brewery hosted tasting events happen when beers are released.

The concept of critical listening is taken from Hi-Fi audio meetings with a group of audiophile enthusiasts. We meet monthly to share new music, enjoy analog sound, and chat all things vintage. Private gatherings are hosted by request.

Send a message to visit or request to join. - Barrett Tillman